| Summary: |
Images, mainly original photographs or reproductions of them, of missionaries and other staff employed by the (Wesleyan) Methodist Missionary Society and its predecessors. The majority of these images have been identified and dated (mostly 1910s to 1960s). This collection of photographs principally comprises images of MMS (as well as its predecessor organisations) missionaries and other staff with nearly all of them dating from the 1910s to 1960s (there are about nine C19th images or copies of them). Most of the images are portrait style photographs but some are less formal, including a few images of couples or families. It would seem that most of the photographs were commercially produced and given to the Methodist Church by the subjects themselves. It is clear from the reverse of some of these photographs that they were reproduced in Methodist missionary publications, such as The Kingdom Overseas, and where this is known the relevant issue has been recorded in the note field of the list. However, it is likely that many of the remaining photographs were also reproduced in Methodist missionary publications.
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| Previous numbers: |
MMS/01/20/01
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| Extent: |
957 items
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| Note: |
The date field contains the date recorded on the reverse of the photograph. This is presumably the date the photograph was taken but, in some instances, may be the date that the individual began overseas service. Where no date is recorded on the photograph an attempt has been made to date the photograph by other sources. The place field lists the mission district or mission field that the missionary served in as recorded on the reverse of the photograph. Where this information is lacking an attempt has been made to establish the district or field from other sources. Please note that place names have not been modernised as the name used at the time reflects the area designated as a mission district or field by the missionary society and not necessarily a specific geographic area. The note field contains any further relevant information recorded on the reverse of the photograph (such as subsequent postings or the edition of a magazine the image was reproduced in) as well as, in a few instances, any additional information added by the cataloguer for clarification.
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| Arrangement: |
Arranged alphabetically by surname. |
| Access status: |
Open
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| Language: |
English
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| Physical description: |
The photographs within this collection have been placed inside archival polyester pockets for their protection. Please do not remove a photograph from a pocket.
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| Format: |
Archive
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