Spreading the Word, 1808-1967
Spreading the Word, 1808-1967
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Introduction
The correspondence and papers of these missionary societies cover work within North America, South America, Asia, Africa, and Australasia. Most collections focus on the 18th and 19th centuries. The North American content covers both the United States and Canada. Records on Asia cover India and Sri Lanka, The Committee for Women's Work were also active in Asia. These collections feature a large amount of correspondence to and from missionaries working in these countries. The Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist periodicals reveal how the missionary work was reported to loyal subscribers who funded the missionaries.
Dates Covered
1635-1967Contributors
- Bodleian Library
- Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History
- Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History, Oxford Brookes University
- South American Missionary Society
