Booth Family Papers
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1780
Scope and Contents
This fonds consists of:
- Letters from Joseph Booth, Annie Booth, Lillian Booth, and Emily Booth Langworthy to Mary ("Babs") Booth (later Sales). The letters describe the Booths’ deportation from Basutholand, their struggle to find work in England during the war, and Booth’s illness during the 1920s. The final letters in the group are addressed to "Dot" (Emily). 2 files, 1914-1927.
- Agreements, circulars and other Booth items, including: agreements to transfer land (originals and copies); letter to Booth from the Commissioner’s Office Nairobi refusing a grant of land; circular to Yorkshire Baptists appealing for assistance; and a notebook belonging to Booth. 1 file, 1895-1916.
- Copies of letters and other material about Booth held by the Seventh Day Baptist Historical Society, Janesville, Wisconsin. 1 file, 1910-1915.
Dates
- Creation: 1895-1927
Creator
- Booth, Joseph, 1851-1932 (English Missionary in Africa) (Correspondent, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Extent
6 folders (1 box)
Previous reference
MS 2505
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Library in 1990 by Professor Harry Wells Langworthy, Professor of History at Cleveland State University, Ohio and great-grandson of Joseph Booth. Accession no. E.1990.27.
Processing Information
Catalogued by Aline Brodin in August 2024, using an older handlist (H210).
Source
- Langworthy, Harry Wells, III, 1939-1996 (Professor of African history at Cleveland State University, Ohio) (Compiler, Person)
Creator
- Booth, Joseph, 1851-1932 (English Missionary in Africa) (Correspondent, Person)
- Booth, Annie, d 1921 (née Watkins | married to Joseph Booth) (Correspondent, Person)
- Langworthy, Emily Booth, fl 1889-1952 (writer; daughter of Joseph Booth) (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Booth, Mary, b 1898 (daughter of Joseph Booth) (Recipient, Person)
- Title
- Booth Family Papers, 1895-1927
- Author
- Aline Brodin
- Date
- August 2024
- Description rules
- Isad(G)2
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk