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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.
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Dates:
1895-1927
From England to Darkest Africa, memoirs by Captain F.J. Brown and related correspondence
Fonds — Box: CSWC Small Collections Box 1
Identifier: CSWC 63
Dates:
1877-1878
Letter from Rev. John Ross to his daughter Peggy Ross about Chinese religion, 1914
Fonds — Box: CSWC Small Collections Box 1
Identifier: CSWC 79
Scope and Contents
This letter was pasted into a copy of The origin of the Chinese people, by John Ross, published 1916
Dates:
1914
Letter to Arthur Evans Moule from Thomas Jenner, China, 1911
Fonds — Box: CSWC Small Collections Box 1
Identifier: CSWC 71
Dates:
1911
Manuscript of Walter Bruce Davis
Collection
Identifier: MS DAV 3
Scope and Contents
Typed manuscript entitled 'Alexander Duff; Prince of Indian Missionaries'. 338 pages
Dates:
1975
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Memoir by Barbara Pedersen of her time in Manchuria, China, 1912-1969
Fonds — Box: CSWC Small Collections Box 3
Identifier: CSWC 94
Dates:
1912-1969
Papers of Helen M. Taylor
Fonds — Box: Gen.2180, Folder: Gen.2180/3
Identifier: Coll-224
Scope and Contents
The collection covers the period of the controversy over the Central African Federation and the protests of the nationalist movement under Hastings Banda. The material includes papers, memoranda, telegrams and reports by Taylor and others relating to the position
of the church, mission and teacher training college at Livingstonia and giving their opinions on the events in Nyasaland. Statements and correspondence are directed to the government, the Devlin Commission of Enquiry and to...
Dates:
1958-1963
Papers of Kenneth Mackenzie
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-64
Scope and Contents
Contains material relating to Central Africa, 1958-64, and to Rhodesia, 1965-70. There is material on South Africa particularly on apartheid, the Springbok tour, and arms for South Africa; Congo; race relations; colour and citizenship; the United Nations; the UK; and, Sweden and other countries. There are newspaper cuttings and also pamphlets, the latter on African independence, the Church, Sweden, the rule of law, politics, immigration, Rhodesia, South Africa, and international agencies. In...
Dates:
1958-1971
Papers of Robert Laws
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-75
Scope and Contents
The Papers of Robert Laws consist of notebooks and papers mainly relating to the work of the Livingstonia Mission in Nyasaland (now Malawi), including notebooks on African languages. There is correspondence and other papers and also printed items including translations from the Bible and grammars.
Dates:
c 1875-1934
Papers relating to Joseph Booth and family
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-210
Scope and Contents
The papers include: correspondence of members of the Booth family (1879-1933) mainly letters from Joseph Booth to his daughters Emily and Mary; bible verses, and other personal items belonging to the Booths (c 1871-1924); agreements, circulars and other material relating to Booth's life as a missionary, supporter of the Sabbath and campaigner for African rights (c 1891-1923); correspondence between Shepperson and the Booth family and other potential sources of information about Booth...
Dates:
c 1871-1986