William Charles Willoughby Papers

Papers, 1883-1939, of and relating to William Charles Willoughby, comprising sketches of Urambo, 1883; building accounts, 1894, 1897; correspondence, 1897-1904, 1917, 1923-1924, relating to his missionary work and writing, comprising letters received and copies of letters sent; pass for travel, 190...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/Africa/Personal/Box 6
Date(s) of creation: 1883-1939
Level: Sub-series
Format: Archive           
Main author: Willoughby; William Charles (1857-1938); missionary
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Order number: CWM/LMS/Africa/Personal/Box 6
Summary: Papers, 1883-1939, of and relating to William Charles Willoughby, comprising sketches of Urambo, 1883; building accounts, 1894, 1897; correspondence, 1897-1904, 1917, 1923-1924, relating to his missionary work and writing, comprising letters received and copies of letters sent; pass for travel, 1900; invitation, 1900; various undated typescript and manuscript notes by Willoughby, some for sermons and addresses, others including information about Africa and Tiger Kloof; The Congregationalist, Jan 1914, publishing a speech by Willoughby; undated article by Willoughby in an LMS newsletter; miscellaneous photographs of people and scenes in Africa; sketch map, undated; press cuttings, 1924-1932, of articles by Willoughby and reviews of his books on race relations in Africa and African beliefs and customs; correspondence and papers relating to Willoughby and Tiger Kloof, 1938-1939 and undated; press cuttings, 1924-1932, comprising reviews of Willoughby's books 'Race problems in the new Africa ... : a study of the relation of Bantu and Britons in those parts of Bantu Africa which are under British control' (1924), 'The Soul of the Bantu' (1928), and Nature-worship and taboo: further studies in "The soul of the Bantu" (1932). Also includes 15 black & white photographs, including: - 'Mirambo, King of Urambo, the "Robber Chief" of "the mountains of the moon", thought to be taken by Willoughby 1882/3 [N.B. negative of same image removed due to deterioration]; - 'Kisosera [?] and his wife. A Village Chief & medicine man at the door of his hut'; - 'Group of Wanyamwersi [Nyamwezi, or Wanyamwezi] women in fala costume ready for dance - drums & girls in foreground'; - 'The missionary [Willoughby] with a group of Wanyamwersi [Nyamwezi, or Wanyamwezi] around him at the door of the Mission House, Urambo'; - 'Kapya, son of Mwinyamsiriwa [?], Prime Minister of Urambo'; - Group of 3 African women, including Semane [?], Diely [?] 'Khama's youngest d.[daughter] by 1st family'; - unidentified missionary groups and individuals, including Willoughby
Main author: Willoughby; William Charles (1857-1938); missionary
Extent: 2 boxes (part)
Admin history: Born at Redruth, Cornwall, England, 1857; studied at Spring Hill Theological College, Birmingham; appointed by the London Missionary Society (LMS) to central Africa and ordained as a Congregational minister, 1882; returned home with malaria, 1883; resumed study at Spring Hill; minister in Perth, Scotland, 1885-1887; married Charlotte Elizabeth Pountney (d 1940), 1885; engaged in deputation work for the LMS, 1887-1889; minister in Brighton, 1889-1892; appointed LMS missionary to the Bechuanaland Protectorate (now Botswana), 1892; went to Palapye ... View more
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.
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.
Access status: Missing
Language: English
Finding aids: Unpublished handlist
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 Willoughby (Ref: CWM/LMS Central Africa Incoming Correspondence); his candidate’s papers (Ref: CWM/LMS Candidates’ Papers Box 17 No 42); reports by Willoughby in Bechuanaland, 1895, 1902, 1908-1917 (Ref: CWM/LMS South Africa Reports Box 2 File 30, Box 3 File 37, Box 4 Files 43-4, 45, 47-51); photographs of William and Charlotte Willoughby and contemporary scenes, some taken ... View more
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