| Reference number: |
MS 380587
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| Order number: |
MS 380587
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| Summary: |
Photocopy of a typescript transcript of the diary, 1839-1842, 1845, 1855-1859 (some gaps), of the Rev Robert Brooking, describing his missionary work, experiences, and local customs in west Africa and Canada, including transcript of a letter from T B Freeman, Cape Coast (west Africa), to Robert Brooking, 1855, describing the work of the mission there. With an article [1980s] by Helen Allen on the life of Robert Brooking.
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| Main author: |
Brooking; Robert (fl 1839-1859); missionary
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| Extent: |
1 file
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| Admin history: |
Revd. Robert Brooking was a Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society missionary in the Gold Coast in West Africa, from 1839 to 1845. Brooking then worked in Canada/North America near Lake Winnipeg and Hudson By c.1855 to 1859. By the time he arrived in Canada, Brooking had married his wife Elizabeth and they had had a daughter. He was appointed to Norway House Mission on 4 April 1857 |
| Acquisition: |
Presented in 1990.
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| Access status: |
Open
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| Language: |
English
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| Originals: |
The original journal of Robert Brooking is thought to be held in the archives of Victoria University, Canada.
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| Related material: |
The School of Oriental and African Studies holds the records of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society (Ref: MMS), including letters from Robert Brooking in West Africa and North America (Ref: MMS West Africa Correspondence, North America Correspondence). Transcripts of his wife's diaries are also available (MS 381041 & MS 381079). |
| Format: |
Archive
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| Subjects: |
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| Access Points - Person, Corporate & Family Names: |
| Name Code |
Person, Corporate or Family Name |
Type of Entity |
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GB/SOASNAF/P745
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Allen; Helen (fl 1990) |
Person |
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GB/SOASNAF/P746
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Brooking; Robert (fl 1839-1859); missionary |
Person |
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GB/NNAF/P132146
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Freeman; Thomas Birch (1809-1890); ordained missionary, farmer, colonial administrator, author |
Person |
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GB/NNAF/C6039
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Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society |
Corporate |
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