Guide to the George W. Schwab Papers

George W. Schwab and his wife Jewel Huelster Schwab were appointed by the PCUSA Board of Foreign Missions to its West Africa Mission in 1905. Initially, the nature of their work was educational, industrial and evangelistic. From 1905-1920 the Board assigned them to explore the entire Basa field, and from 1921 until their retirement in 1941 they served in Sakbayeme after the Basa field was taken over by the Board. The Schwabs' extensive writings on their experiences in Africa include a monograph on the hinterland tribes of Liberia and several Bulu language texts. Mr. Schwab was a research associate in Anthropology for West Africa in the Anthropology division of Harvard University, a Fellow of the Royal Geography Society and a member of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences.