| collection |
SOAS Archive
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| id |
MMS.17.02.05.02.02
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| recordtype |
archive
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| scb_item_location |
Archive & Special Collections
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| item_location |
Archive & Special Collections
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| scb_loan_type |
Reference only
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| scb_order_with |
MMS/Special Series/Biographical/Central Africa/FBN 13 [fiche 558-562]
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| callnumber |
MMS/17/02/05/02/02
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| callnumber_txt |
MMS/17/02/05/02/02
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| callnumber-sort |
MMS/17/02/05/02/02
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| scb_alt_ref_no |
610/1
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| prefix_number |
02
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| title |
General Official Correspondence
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| scb_date_creation |
1901-1908
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| scb_level |
File
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| level_sort |
7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
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| scb_extent |
120 items
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| format |
Archive
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| description |
Correspondence, mainly received by Edwin W Smith, mostly from officials on the General Missionary Committee of the Primitive Methodist Missionary Society as well as from other missionary colleagues. There are also a few letters written by Smith and a few general papers. Topics, mainly relating to Central Africa Mission, include: health of missionaries, finances and expenses, land and property, expansion of mission and opening of new mission stations, translation work and general evangelical work.
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| scb_access_status |
Open
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| scb_conditions_gov_access |
Only to be viewed on microfiche
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| language |
English
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| language_search |
English
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| scb_file_number |
1
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| scb_related_material |
Also within the records of the (Wesleyan) Methodist Missionary Society is the official correspondence of the Primitive Methodist Missionary Society. Correspondence involving Smith, largely comprising letters from Smith relating to his time as a missionary in Africa, 1898-1924, are available (MMS/PMMS/Correspondence/South & Central Africa/FBN 16-17) - see handlist
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| hierarchy_top_id_raw |
MMS
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| hierarchy_sequence |
MMS.0017.0002.0005.0002.0002
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