Photographs of the Booth and Langworthy families, and some of Booth’s missions in Africa, c 1873-1926
Scope and Contents
Photographs of the Booth and Langworthy families, and some of Booth’s missions in Africa. Also includes a roll of negatives, a leaf from David Livingstone’s grave and a New Year’s card from the Auckland Baptist Church. 2 files, 1 box, c 1873-1926.
In the box is a woodblock with a negative(?) of a portrait of Joseph Booth, with the caption: " Cliché (for reproduction in magazines, etc.) of the head and shoulders of Joseph Booth: formerly in the possession of the Seventh Day Baptist missionary to Nyasaland, the late Walter B. Cockerill of Milton Junction, Wisconsin, U.S.A."
Dates
- Creation: c 1873-1926
Creator
- From the Fonds: Booth, Joseph, 1851-1932 (English Missionary in Africa) (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
2 envelopes
Full Extent
1 box ; 7 cm x 7 cm x 7 cm
Physical Location
MS 2501
Previous reference
MS 2503/3
Subject
- Booth, Joseph, 1851-1932 (English Missionary in Africa) (Person)
- Livingstone, David, Dr, 1813-1873 (medical missionary | explorer) (Person)
Source
- Cockerill, Walter Benjamin, 1886-1984 (Seventh Day Baptist Church member, missionary) (Former owner, Person)
Genre / Form
Occupation
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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