West Indies [Caribbean & Americas]

Comprises the personal papers of mainly missionaries who worked for the MMS (or its predecessor the WMMS) in their districts in the West Indies, including British Guiana [Guyana]. Includes the journals of Samuel Goodyer, Thomas Richardson, Thomas Kennington Hyde, William Dowson and John Brownell, th...

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Date(s) of creation: 1691-2007
Level: Sub-series
Format: Archive           

Summary: Comprises the personal papers of mainly missionaries who worked for the MMS (or its predecessor the WMMS) in their districts in the West Indies, including British Guiana [Guyana]. Includes the journals of Samuel Goodyer, Thomas Richardson, Thomas Kennington Hyde, William Dowson and John Brownell, the autobiography of J T Hartwell and William Solomon, as well as the notebooks of Rev & Mrs George Swinnerton. The miscellaneous material principally relates to slavery and the conditions of enslaved people.
Extent: 6 boxes
Note: Brief biographical information on Methodist missionaries who worked in the West Indian districts along with references to where further information appears in printed sources is available from the Methodist Missionary Register. Please contact us for details.
Access status: Open
Access conditions: Only to be viewed on microfiche.
Copyright: Copyright mainly 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
Format: Archive