South Africa

Minutes (primarily Synod) for South Africa are extant from 1823 to 1887 with the addition of minutes (1889-1944) for Transvaal and Swaziland (including Rhodesia to 1911). General correspondence dates from 1807 to 1824 with the addition of correspondence relating to the South African Conference from...

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Date(s) of creation: 1807-1947
Level: Series
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Summary: Minutes (primarily Synod) for South Africa are extant from 1823 to 1887 with the addition of minutes (1889-1944) for Transvaal and Swaziland (including Rhodesia to 1911). General correspondence dates from 1807 to 1824 with the addition of correspondence relating to the South African Conference from 1883-1942. Correspondence for specific areas is available as follows: Albany (1825-1857), Bechuana (1838-1876), Bloemfontein (1876-1885), the Cape including Mauritius (1825-1885), Clerkebury (1881-1885), Grahamstown (1864-1885), Kaffraria (1858-1864), Mashonaland (1891-1898), Natal (1858-1885), Queenstown (1868-1885), and Transvaal and Swaziland (1881-). Please note that there are siginifcant gaps in some of these correspondence sequences.
Access status: Restrictions apply
Access conditions: The majority of the collection is only available for consultation on microfiche.
Copyright: Copyright held by Methodist Missionary Society
User restrictions: For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
Finding aids: Handlists to correspondence dating up to 1900 are available in the SCRR.
Format: Archive