'Clinton's Book'

Annotated transcript copies of works by Rev Desmond Clinton, which included 'The London Missionary Society in South Africa, 1799-1836' (thesis?) and 'The South African melting pot : a vindication of missionary policy, 1799-1836', published London : Longmans, Green and Co., 1937. Also includes corres...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/Africa/Odds, Box 30
Date(s) of creation: 1935-1936
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
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scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with CWM/LMS/Africa/Odds, Box 30
callnumber CWM/LMS/04/08/03/12
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callnumber-sort CWM/LMS/04/08/03/12
prefix_number 12
title 'Clinton's Book'
scb_date_creation 1935-1936
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 1 folder
format Archive
scb_admin_history Desmond Kenilworth Clinton was born on 28 July 1908 in the Transvaal. He completed his theological training in England at New College, London, and Mansfield College, Oxford. He married Iris Corbin on 22 June 1935 at Streatham Congregational Church. He was ordained shortly afterwards, on 30 June 1935 at Purley. Mr and Mrs Clinton sailed for South Africa in the same year, where Desmond became minister of the Congregational Church at Claremont, Cape Town. In 1937 he became Moderator of the Congregational Churches in the Western District (including Cape Town, Paarl and Worcester). In 1940 he became minister of the Ebenezer Church, Johannesburg. He served for a period as Editor of 'The Congregationalist', and was the CUSA (Congregational Union of South Africa) representative on the Joint Committee for Church Union. He was active in the work of the CUSA, and in October 1944 was installed as Chairman of the Union at the Cape Town Assembly. He died on 4 January 1945.
description Annotated transcript copies of works by Rev Desmond Clinton, which included 'The London Missionary Society in South Africa, 1799-1836' (thesis?) and 'The South African melting pot : a vindication of missionary policy, 1799-1836', published London : Longmans, Green and Co., 1937. Also includes correspondence, 1935-1936, regarding his thesis at Mansfield College, Oxford, and possible publication of his book.
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_scripts_material Latin
scb_file_number 12
scb_publications Copies of both works can be found in the CWM Library at SOAS, 'The South African melting pot : a vindication of missionary policy, 1799-1836' (reference: CWML H114) and 'The London Missionary Society in South Africa, 1799-1836', typescript copy (reference: CWML Q381).
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