Photograph album predominately depicting the Methodist mission in Bankura and Sarenga, Bengal, India

Photograph album comprising images (photographs and cuttings from publications) depicting: map of Methodist missions in south-west Bengal; Methodist mission property in Bankura including church, accommodation and schools/colleges; Bankura colleagues and pupils (Purnu Babu, Mullin, Sanaton, Marian Da...

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Order number: MMS/Special Series/Biographical/India/Box 1412
Date(s) of creation: 1943-1950
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
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scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with MMS/Special Series/Biographical/India/Box 1412
callnumber MMS/17/02/06/24/01
callnumber_txt MMS/17/02/06/24/01
callnumber-sort MMS/17/02/06/24/01
prefix_number 01
title Photograph album predominately depicting the Methodist mission in Bankura and Sarenga, Bengal, India
scb_date_creation 1943-1950
scb_level Item
level_sort 8/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File/Item
scb_extent 1 volume
format Archive
description Photograph album comprising images (photographs and cuttings from publications) depicting: map of Methodist missions in south-west Bengal; Methodist mission property in Bankura including church, accommodation and schools/colleges; Bankura colleagues and pupils (Purnu Babu, Mullin, Sanaton, Marian Das, Kamala Das, Renu Das, Lilian Das, Malati Hembrom); activities (gardening, leisure, collecting water, school prize-giving); religious events (Palm Sunday, Boxing day, weddings, baptisms); Girl Guides and Boys Brigade; milk distribution during 1943 famine; Bankura leprosy home; Sarenga colleagues and pupils (Jyotsna, Radhika, Chanchala, Asha Soren, Babulal, Bisu, Danu, Angura, Radhika Ri, Labanya Sirdar, Dipika Tudu, Mridula Tudu; Chanchala Bhukta, Mr & Mrs Fred Mondal); Sarenga village school and pupils as well as church and congregation; Garra village; visits by Methodist officials (J A Stead, Miss Freethy); General synod of India, Burma and Ceylon, 1946; Sarenga Hospital (buildings, wards, staff and patients); Santal mission; Rev C Pande & 1950 synod); holiday in Darjeeling (views of Himalayas, 'Brockham', Ghoom Buddhist temple, local people, railway); holiday in Srinagar, Kashmir (views of town, local people); holiday in Naini Tal [Nainital] (views of lake, local people, 'Faihaven'), holiday in Kodaikanal, Palani Hills (town and surrounding area); images of churches in Calcutta [Kolkata] with map; views of Port Said [Egypt] and fellow passengers on board [P&O SS] Chitral. Most pages and images have captions.
scb_arrangement Some images missing at transfer to SOAS Archives
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright vested with Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
scb_use_restrictions For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
language English
language_search English
scb_scripts_material Latin
hierarchy_top_id_raw MMS
hierarchy_sequence MMS.0017.0002.0006.0024.0001

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