Home Office Correspondence

Correspondence of the London Missionary Society's Home Office. Includes incoming correspondence, 1795-1927, and outgoing correspondence from 1760s to 1940s, written by officials from the LMS (representing the LMS Board) to missionaries, ministers and supporters.

Archive & Special Collections CWM/LMS/01/06 Open

Date(s) of creation: 1764 - 1939
Level: Series
Format: Archive           

Summary: Correspondence of the London Missionary Society's Home Office. Includes incoming correspondence, 1795-1927, and outgoing correspondence from 1760s to 1940s, written by officials from the LMS (representing the LMS Board) to missionaries, ministers and supporters.
Extent: 240 boxes
Arrangement: Outgoing correspondence comprises several separate sequences, including general outward letters, 1866-1914, an additional sequence known as 'Home Office Extra', 1764-1945, and outgoing correspondence to individuals in the mission field overseas, which is arranged to reflect the organisation of the regional committees: Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western. Thus, Northern Outgoing Correspondence includes letters to Russia, 1822-1835. Southern Outgoing Correspondence includes letters to Africa and Madagascar, 1822-1830; Africa, Europe ... View more
Access status: Open
Finding aids: Detailed lists for Home Incoming Correspondence, 1795-1876 (list A1), and Home Office Extra, 1764-1943 (list A1 & A1 add.) are available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library.
Format: Archive           

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