Rev James John Ellis scrapbooks

Four volumes of material (notes, articles, maps, publications, photographs, copies of letters, etc) collected and created by Rev Ellis regarding his and others Methodist missionary work in the MMS District of Tiruchi and, particularly in and around Dharapuram, India.


Order number: MMS/Special Series/Biographical/India/Box 1213
Date(s) of creation: c1909-c1979
Level: Sub-series
Format: Archive           
Main author: Ellis; James John (1883-1962); ordained missionary
Other authors: Hobday; James (1829-1889); ordained and educational missionary, Hobday; George (1830-1912); ordained missionary

Order number: MMS/Special Series/Biographical/India/Box 1213
Summary: Four volumes of material (notes, articles, maps, publications, photographs, copies of letters, etc) collected and created by Rev Ellis regarding his and others Methodist missionary work in the MMS District of Tiruchi and, particularly in and around Dharapuram, India.
Main author: Ellis; James John (1883-1962); ordained missionary
Other authors: Hobday; James (1829-1889); ordained and educational missionary, Hobday; George (1830-1912); ordained missionary
Previous numbers: MCOD ACC NO 190
Extent: Four volumes
Admin history: James John Ellis was born in Wacton, Norfolk in 1883 and educated at the Central High School & York College in Leeds, Yorkshire. After graduating in science from Manchester University he considered a career in medicine but instead decided to enter the ministry leaving Didsbury College in 1907. He was then posted to India where he served at Findlay High School (later College) in Mannargudi in the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society district of Trichinopoly. In 1909 Ellis was involved in the conversion of two Brahman students, Paul Rung ... View more
Custodial history: Gift to Methodist Church Overseas Division from Mr J C Ellis of Brigg, Lincolnshire, January 1993
Access status: Open
Access conditions: Gloves to be worn when consulting photographs
Copyright: Copyright principally 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
Tamil
Related material: Also within the records of the (Wesleyan) Methodist Missionary Society is the official correspondence for James John Ellis (MMS/India/Correspondence/Trichinopoly/FBN 40-41 & MMS/India/Correspondence/Madras/FBN 28). Further information on his work, as well as the work of his colleagues, will be contained in the relevant Synod Minutes (MMS/India/Synod Minutes/FBN 6-8 & MMS/India/Synod Minutes/South India/FBN 12-22).
Format: Archive