Canton, correspondence

This series comprises correspondence from 1851-1905, relating to the Canton district of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, and the Methodist Missionary Society. The series includes incoming letters from missionaries detailing their work to the missionary society’s secretaries, as well as inc...

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Date(s) of creation: 1851-1905
Level: Series
Format: Archive           
Main author: Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society. Canton District
Other authors: Methodist Missionary Society. Canton District

collection SOAS Archive
id MMS.12.02.01
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber MMS/12/02/01
callnumber_txt MMS/12/02/01
callnumber-sort MMS/12/02/01
prefix_number 01
title Canton, correspondence
scb_date_creation 1851-1905
scb_level Series
level_sort 4/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/
author Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society. Canton District
author_facet Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society. Canton District
Methodist Missionary Society. Canton District
authorStr Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society. Canton District
author_letter Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society. Canton District
author2 Methodist Missionary Society. Canton District
author2Str Methodist Missionary Society. Canton District
format Archive
description This series comprises correspondence from 1851-1905, relating to the Canton district of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, and the Methodist Missionary Society. The series includes incoming letters from missionaries detailing their work to the missionary society’s secretaries, as well as incoming correspondence from the district chairman about the missionary work being conducted in their district. The later files also contain copies of outgoing letters from the secretaries to the missionaries and district chair.
scb_access_status Restrictions
scb_conditions_gov_access The majority of this sub-series is available for consultation on microfiche only.
language English
language_search English
scb_scripts_material Latin
hierarchy_top_id_raw MMS
hierarchy_sequence MMS.0012.0002.0001