| Order number: |
MMS/Special Series/Notes and Transcripts 2/Box 1404
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| Summary: |
Transcriptions of letters - from the (Wesleyan) Methodist Missionary Society archive - written by Dixon from Epworth House, Padiham [Lancashire], Bingley [Yorkshire] and Bathurst, Gambia, between July 1905 and November 1908. Letters discuss his preparations prior to departing for missionary work in The Gambia and then comments on his experiences once there including impact of Islam, language skills needed, lack of 'native agents', attempts to increase size of the mission, education, etc.
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| Extent: |
10 pages
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| Admin history: |
Rev Robert Dixon (1854-1939) served the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society as a missionary in The Gambia from 1879 to 1882 and again from 1905 to 1909. |
| Acquisition: |
Gift, accepted on behalf of the Methodist Church, from Mr John Holt, June 2005
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| Access status: |
Open
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| Copyright: |
Copyright held by author |
| User restrictions: |
For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance |
| Language: |
English
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| Scripts: |
Latin
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| Originals: |
MMS/West Africa/Correspondence/FBN 7
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| Format: |
Archive
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