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...

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Order number: MMS Box 1195B
Date(s) of creation: c 1900-c 1917
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id MMS.17.07.16.03.07
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with MMS Box 1195B
callnumber MMS/17/07/16/03/07
callnumber_txt MMS/17/07/16/03/07
callnumber-sort MMS/17/07/16/03/07
prefix_number 07
scb_previous_numbers MMS/16/20/03/07
title Southern Rhodesia [Zimbabwe] by Rev Avon Walton
scb_date_creation c 1900-c 1917
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 9 silver gelatin prints and 1 type-written caption
format Archive
description 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]
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright probably held by Methodist Missionary Society.
scb_use_restrictions For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
scb_file_number 7
hierarchy_top_id_raw MMS
hierarchy_sequence MMS.0017.0007.0016.0003.0007