South Africa

Comprises the personal papers of missionaries who worked for the MMS (or its predecessors) in their districts in South Africa (including Bechuanaland and Namaqualand). There is a small amount of material relating to Ceylon [Sri Lanka] and Ireland. Includes the papers of, or material relating to, Sa...

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Date(s) of creation: 1752-1951
Level: Sub-series
Format: Archive           

Summary: Comprises the personal papers of missionaries who worked for the MMS (or its predecessors) in their districts in South Africa (including Bechuanaland and Namaqualand). There is a small amount of material relating to Ceylon [Sri Lanka] and Ireland. Includes the papers of, or material relating to, Samuel Broadbent, Thomas Jenkins, Sergeant John Kendrick, Jacob Links, Samuel & Sarah Palmer, Barnabas Shaw and William Shaw.
Extent: 8 boxes
Note: Brief biographical information on Methodist missionaries who worked in the South African 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.
User restrictions: For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
Language: English
Tswana
Xhosa
Khoekhoe
Format: Archive