Material relating to Rev Dr William J Platt
Items collected or created by Margaret Collier. 'Journal des Missions Evangéliques' (Feb 1965) which includes an article (pp 44-47) mentioning Platt being honoured for his work in the Ivory Coast. 'Transcription of a conversation between Dr W J Platt and Margaret Collier on August 24th 1981' discuss...
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MMS/Special Series/Notes and Transcripts 2/Box 1404 |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
1965-1993 |
| Level: |
File |
| Format: | Archive |
| Order number: |
MMS/Special Series/Notes and Transcripts 2/Box 1404 |
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| Summary: |
Items collected or created by Margaret Collier.
'Journal des Missions Evangéliques' (Feb 1965) which includes an article (pp 44-47) mentioning Platt being honoured for his work in the Ivory Coast.
'Transcription of a conversation between Dr W J Platt and Margaret Collier on August 24th 1981' discussing his work for the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society in West Africa.
'Notes concerning a conversation between Dr W J Platt and Margaret Collier on August 24th 1981'. Typescript which has been hand annotated [by Platt] with corrections and edits.
'Edited version of a conservation between Dr W J Platt and Margaret Collier on August 24th 1981 (Dr Platt himself edited the conversation)'.
Letter from WJP [Platt], Windsor, Berks, to Margaret Collier, Aldershot [Surrey], 20 March 1985 - thanking her for information on Ivory Coast, Mr Groves ill health, meeting [in London] re Ivory Coast's autonomy, the need for a 'simple paper-back history' of the [William Wade] Harris movement, would like Collier to contribute to said history. With envelope and transcript of letter [by Collier].
Letter from WJ Platt, Windsor, Berks, to Margaret Collier, Aldershot [Surrey], 23 August 1985 - documents at Mission house on Ivory Coast history which may be sent there, would like to check accuracy of the information compiled, suggests alternative (less tiring) meeting arrangements. With envelope and transcript of letter [by Collier].
Letter from WJP [Platt], Windsor, Berks, to Margaret Collier, Aldershot [Surrey], 7th March - upcoming BBC 2 documentary, 'Ivory Coast: let my people go', which he discussed with them. With envelope and transcript of letter [by Collier].
Copies of obituaries for Platt from 'The Times' (14 July 1993), 'The Guardian' (17 July 1993) and the 'Methodist Recorder' (19 Aug 1993).
Printed 'Service of Thanksgiving for the life of William James Platt 2 May 1893 - 5 July 1993', Mission House London, 30 November 1993. |
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17 items |
| Admin history: | Rev Dr William Platt (1893-1993) served the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society in Dahomey [Benin] from 1916 to 1924 and in their French West Africa District from 1924 to 1930. He then resigned from the missionary society and worked for the British and Foreign Bible Society from 1930 to 1961. Margaret Ann Collier (1931-) served the Methodist Missionary Society as an educational missionary in their Ivory Coast District from 1959 to 1982. |
| Acquisition: |
Gift, accepted on behalf of the Methodist Church, from Margaret Collier of Aldershot, Surrey, March 2006 |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Copyright: | Various copyrights |
| User restrictions: | For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance |
| Language: | English French |
| Scripts: |
Latin |
| Format: | Archive |