Southern Rhodesia [Zimbabwe] by Rev Avon Walton
Groups include: Epworth girls and John Melusi going to mission house to sing Christmas carols; John and Mrs White; Mrs Walton and Hugh Walton with trap and mules; woman, possibly Mrs Walton with trap with mules. People include: Peter Mantiziba [d. 1934, first indigenous minister born and trained in...
| Order number: |
MMS Box 1195B |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
c 1900-c 1917 |
| Level: |
File |
| Format: | Archive |
| Order number: |
MMS Box 1195B |
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| Summary: |
Groups include: Epworth girls and John Melusi going to mission house to sing Christmas carols; John and Mrs White; Mrs Walton and Hugh Walton with trap and mules; woman, possibly Mrs Walton with trap with mules. People include: Peter Mantiziba [d. 1934, first indigenous minister born and trained in Southern Rhodesia] with wife and child, asking permission to go to Northern Rhodesia; Rev Avon Walton acting as surgeon for operation in open air due to African's fear of entering hospital; Ramushu with his twin girls, "One child was always put to death, but Ramushu showed them the better way".
Activities include: bringing gifts for the church; travelling by oxen.
Places or buildings include: Nengubo Institute, 1904.
Prints taken by/received from: Rev and Mrs Avon Walton [Rhodesia, 1898-1917] |
| Previous numbers: |
MMS/16/20/03/07 |
| Extent: |
9 silver gelatin prints and 1 type-written caption |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Copyright: | Copyright probably held by Methodist Missionary Society. |
| User restrictions: | For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance |
| File number: |
7 |
| Format: | Archive |