File belonging to Joseph Oldham containing mixed material on African and ecumenical issues
Scope and Contents
File belonging to Joseph Oldham containing mixed material on African and ecumenical issues. Content includes: letter from Jospeh Oldham to Betty Gibson regarding a visit; comments by Oldham on a chapter on 'Ecumenical History' by Prof Latourette (1884-1968) and comments on chapters III and IV; notes by Gibson; 'African Research Survey. memorandum on the Economic and Social Problems of Africa' by Charlotte Leubuscher (1888-1961); two journal letters from 'Father Francis' , Delta State, Nigeria; four documents by the Royal Commonwealth Society of notes on the conditions in Southern Cameroons, Sierra Leone, Sarawak and Brunei, and the Federation of Nigeria; copy of The Christian Council Quarterly, no. 40, December 1955; and two copies of The South African outlook: a journal dealing with missionary and racial affairs, Nos. 1025 and 1026, September and October 1956.
Dates
- Creation: 1930-1959
Biographical / Historical
Generally open for consultation to bona fide researchers at Centre for Research Collections, University of Edinburgh Main Library, George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9LJ. Contact repository in advance: is-crc@ed.ac.uk
Extent
1 file
Physical Location
MS 5026
Physical Facet
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- Language of description
- Undetermined
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Repository Details
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