Spreading the word: British missionary work around the world, 1808-1967
Spreading the word: British missionary work around the world, 1808-1967
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Ghana in Records from colonial missionaries, 1886-1951
Gold Coast records from the archives of the USPG, 1886-1951As outlined in the short history entitled The beginning of... explore collection...
Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist periodicals, 1744-1960
Wesleyan and Primitive Methodism, 1744-1960Although Methodism has come to be associated most closely with... explore collection...
Colonial women missionaries of the Committee for Women's Work, 1861-1967
Records of the Committee for Women's Work, 1861-1967Originally the "Ladies' Association for the Promotion of Female Education... explore collection...
Tanzania and Malawi in records from colonial missionaries, 1857-1965
Universities' Mission to Central Africa The Universities’ Mission to Central Africa (UMCA) was an Anglican... explore collection...
Australia in records from colonial missionaries, 1808-1967
Australian records in the USPG archiveThe United Society Partners in Gospel (USPG) is a UK-based... explore collection...
New Zealand & Polynesian records from colonial missionaries, 1838-1958
New Zealand & Polynesian records in the USPG archiveThe United Society Partners in Gospel (USPG) is a UK-based... explore collection...
South Africa in records from colonial missionaries, 1819-1900
South African archives of the USPGThe United Society Partners in Gospel (USPG) is a UK-based... explore collection...
South American missionaries' records, 1844-1919
Missionary Records from South America, 1844-1919Includes most of the material held in the SAMS archives... explore collection...
'Black Schools' in Canada, America and the Bahamas, 1645-1900
The archives of the Associates of Dr Bray to 1900The Associates of Dr Bray was a philanthropic group established... explore collection...
Indian and Sri Lankan records from colonial missionaries, 1770-1931
South Asian records of the USPGThe United Society Partners in Gospel (USPG) is a UK-based... explore collection...
Ghana and Sierra Leone in colonial and missionary records, 1700-1850
Early colonial and missionary records from West AfricaThe United Society Partners in Gospel (USPG) is a UK-based... explore collection...
America in records from colonial missionaries, 1635-1928
American material in the archives of the USPG, 1635-1928The United Society Partners in Gospel (USPG) is a UK-based... explore collection...
Colonial missionaries' papers from America and the West Indies, 1701-1870
Journal, annual sermons and reports of the SPG, 1701-1870The United Society Partners in Gospel (USPG) is a UK-based... explore collection...
Canada in records from colonial missionaries, 1722-1952
Canadian records in the USPG archive, 1722-1952The United Society Partners in Gospel (USPG) is a UK-based... explore collection...
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.
Series Data
Dates Covered
1635-1967Subjects Covered
- African
- American
- Asian
- Australasian
- Australian
- Bahamian
- British
- Canada
- Canadian
- Caribbean
- Church
- Co-operative
- Colonial
- Fascism
- Government
- History
- Jamaican
- Maritime
- Medicine
- Methodist
- Missionaries
- Missionary
- Politics
- Protest
- Religion
- Revolution
- Science
- Scottish
- Slavery
- Suffrage
- Trade
- Unions
- Usa
- War
- Women
- Workers
- Ww1
- Ww2
Countries Covered
- America
- Antigua
- Argentina
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Bermuda
- Borneo
- Burma
- Canada
- Ceylon
- Chile
- China
- Dominica
- England
- Germany
- Grenada
- Grenadines
- Guyana
- India
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Korea
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Martinique
- Montserrat
- Myanmar
- Nevis
- Nyasaland
- Patagonia
- Scotland
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- St. Kitts
- St. Thomas
- St. Vincent
- Suriname
- Tanzania
- Tobago
- Tortola
- Trinidad
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Zanzibar
Contributors
- Bodleian Library
- Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History
- Rhodes House Library
- South American Missionary Society
