Papers of [Pierre] Benoit relating to the Prophet Harris

3 exercise books of notes (in English and French) re Prophet Harris, c1926 . 2 copies of Miss Thompson typescript translation (from the French) of M. P. Benoit's 1926 'Story of the Finding of The Prophet William Wade Harris'. Both copies (one corrected) also have a brief article entitled 'Harris's S...

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Order number: MMS/Special Series/Notes and Transcripts/FBN 5 (fiche 232-237)
Date(s) of creation: 1926-1962
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: MMS/Special Series/Notes and Transcripts/FBN 5 (fiche 232-237)
Summary: 3 exercise books of notes (in English and French) re Prophet Harris, c1926 . 2 copies of Miss Thompson typescript translation (from the French) of M. P. Benoit's 1926 'Story of the Finding of The Prophet William Wade Harris'. Both copies (one corrected) also have a brief article entitled 'Harris's Strife with the French Government' with one copy containing correspondence, 1926-1929, 1962. Handrwitten manuscript entiled 'Finding Prophet Harris' [being a copy of the 'Story of the Finding of The Prophet William Wade Harris'], 1926.
Extent: 1 folder
Admin history: Rev Dr Pierre Benoit (d. 1962), minister and medical doctor, was a Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society missionary in French West Africa from 1925 until 1945. William Wade Harris (c1860-1929), Liberian evangelist who preached extensively in West Africa founding his own religious movement.
Access status: Open
Access conditions: Only to be viewed on microfiche.
Copyright: Copyright held by Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
User restrictions: For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
Language: English
French
Format: Archive