Holloway Helmore Papers
Papers, 1850-1861, of Holloway Helmore, comprising correspondence, largely between the Helmore family and Robert Moffat and his family, also including letters from Roger Price; and Helmore’s journal of the journey from Kuruman to the Zambezi River for the purpose of establishing a mission among the...
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CWM/LMS/Africa/Personal/Box 1 |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
1850-1861 |
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Sub-series |
| Format: | Archive |
| Main author: | Helmore; Holloway (1815-1860); missionary |
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SOAS Archive |
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CWM.LMS.20.02.01 |
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archive |
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Archive & Special Collections |
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Archive & Special Collections |
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Reference only |
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CWM/LMS/Africa/Personal/Box 1 |
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CWM/LMS/20/02/01 |
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CWM/LMS/20/02/01 |
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CWM/LMS/20/02/01 |
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01 |
| title |
Holloway Helmore Papers |
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1850-1861 |
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Sub-series |
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7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File |
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1 box (part) |
| author |
Helmore; Holloway (1815-1860); missionary |
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Helmore; Holloway (1815-1860); missionary |
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Helmore; Holloway (1815-1860); missionary |
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Helmore; Holloway (1815-1860); missionary |
| format |
Archive |
| scb_admin_history |
Born at Kidderminster, England, 1815; studied at Homerton College; appointed London Missionary Society (LMS) missionary to Africa; ordained at Leamington, 1838; married Anne Garden; sailed to South Africa, 1839; arrived at Cape Town; proceeded to Griqua Town; moved to Lekatlong and took charge of that station, 1840; moved to Borigelong, between Lekatlong and Taung, connected with the Kuruman mission, 1842; returned to work in Lekatlong, 1843; returned to England, his health having failed, 1856; appointed to open a mission among the Makololo, north of the Zambesi, 1858; arrived at Cape Town with his wife and four children and proceeded to Lekatlong; left Kuruman, 1859; arranged to travel with Roger Price and family to meet David Livingstone at Linyanti; after a difficult journey, arrived at Linyanti, where he, his wife and two children died of fever, 1860; the mission to the Makololo was abandoned. |
| scb_custodial_history |
The papers were deposited with the London Missionary Society and form part of the special series of personal papers of individual LMS missionaries and officers. |
| scb_acquisition |
Deposited on permanent loan with the records of the London Missionary Society by the Congregational Council for World Mission (later Council for World Mission) in 1973. |
| description |
Papers, 1850-1861, of Holloway Helmore, comprising correspondence, largely between the Helmore family and Robert Moffat and his family, also including letters from Roger Price; and Helmore’s journal of the journey from Kuruman to the Zambezi River for the purpose of establishing a mission among the Makololo, 1859, with typescript copies. With a typescript biography on Helmore, including photographs. |
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GB/NNAF/P217954 GB/SOASNAF/F06 GB/NNAF/P131097 GB/NNAF/P147953 GB/SOASNAF/P1588 |
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Creator of Subject of Subject of Subject of Subject of |
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9406051 986134 1085596 953987 876728 |
| scb_access_status |
Open |
| language |
English |
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English |
| scb_related_material |
The School of Oriental and African Studies holds the records of the London Missionary Society (Ref: CWM/LMS), including letters from individual missionaries, among them Helmore (Ref: CWM/LMS South Africa Incoming Correspondence); Helmore’s candidate’s papers (Ref: CWM/LMS Candidates’ Papers Box 7 No 23); and a portrait of him (Ref: CWM/LMS Miniature Portraits Box 1 Bundle 3 Miniature 10). |
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Clergy Evangelism Missionaries Missionary work Protestantism Protestants Travel abroad |
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Clergy Evangelism Missionaries Missionary work Protestantism Protestants Travel abroad |
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Clergy Evangelism Missionaries Missionary work Protestantism Protestants Travel abroad |
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CWM |
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CWM.00LMS.0020.0002.0001 |