India photographs

This class contains photographic material connected with the work of the WMMS and MMS in India. The items show individuals, groups, buildings, and local scenes, featuring missionaries, local Christians, hospitals, schools, etc. It also includes a a couple of photographs of Ceylon [Sri Lanka] in fil...

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Archive & Special Collections MMS/17/07/09 Open

Date(s) of creation: c 1880-c 1950
Level: Series
Format: Archive           
URL: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa/controller/index.htm
URL Description: Some of these photographs are available on-line at the International Mission Photography Archive site

collection SOAS Archive
id MMS.17.07.09
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber MMS/17/07/09
callnumber_txt MMS/17/07/09
callnumber-sort MMS/17/07/09
prefix_number 09
scb_previous_numbers MMS/09/20
title India photographs
scb_date_creation c 1880-c 1950
scb_level Series
level_sort 4/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/
scb_extent 1 box containing 5 files comprising 97 images.
format Archive
description This class contains photographic material connected with the work of the WMMS and MMS in India. The items show individuals, groups, buildings, and local scenes, featuring missionaries, local Christians, hospitals, schools, etc. It also includes a a couple of photographs of Ceylon [Sri Lanka] in file 5. Where possible, each place name is identified by a contemporary standard form (generally taken from the Society's Annual Reports) and also by a current modern standard form (generally taken from the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names) where this has been identified as different. The modern standard for Poona is Pune.
scb_arrangement Material has either been sorted into manageable units, according to provenance, authorship, geographical location or subject matter, or kept in existing units if these are appropriate. Identifiable sets have been reunited. The files have been arranged chronologically as far as is possible, although individual files can cover large date ranges.
scb_access_status Open
scb_copies Some of these photographs are available on-line at the International Mission Photography Archive site
scb_url http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa/controller/index.htm
scb_url_description Some of these photographs are available on-line at the International Mission Photography Archive site
hierarchy_top_id_raw MMS
hierarchy_sequence MMS.0017.0007.0009

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