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- 1910-1962 (Création/Production)
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11 boxes
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Born in Rockferry, Birkenhead, England, 1883; trained at Didsbury theological college; ordained as a Wesleyan Methodist minister; served the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society at Chipembi, northern Rhodesia (later Zambia), 1910-1915; chaplain to the armed forces, 1915-1917; returned as missionary to northern Rhodesia, 1917; instrumental in the development of Chipembi mission station and its circuit, although his treks in the Luano Valley did not result in permanent missionary endeavour there owing to shortages of money and manpower; served the Selukewe, Salisbury, Broken Hill, Lusaka, Nambala and Kafue circuits; reduced the language of the Bene-Mukuni to writing, translating part of the Bible and producing a vernacular hymnbook; began the first girls' secondary school in northern Rhodesia at Chipembi, 1928; supernumerary from 1951; subsequently served at Chingola; MBE; married, firstly, Louie (née Barrett) and, secondly, Dorothy Mabel Christian (née Hicks); died, 1963. Publications: articles and books on missionary subjects.
Histoire archivistique
The papers were deposited with the Methodist Missionary Society and form part of the special series of biographical papers of individual missionaries.
GB 0102 MMS/Special Series/Biographical/Central Africa/FBN 15-20 (Boxes 613-623) 1910-1962 Collection (fonds) 11 boxes Gray , Sidney Douglas , 1883-1963 , missionary
Born in Rockferry, Birkenhead, England, 1883; trained at Didsbury theological college; ordained as a Wesleyan Methodist minister; served the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society at Chipembi, northern Rhodesia (later Zambia), 1910-1915; chaplain to the armed forces, 1915-1917; returned as missionary to northern Rhodesia, 1917; instrumental in the development of Chipembi mission station and its circuit, although his treks in the Luano Valley did not result in permanent missionary endeavour there owing to shortages of money and manpower; served the Selukewe, Salisbury, Broken Hill, Lusaka, Nambala and Kafue circuits; reduced the language of the Bene-Mukuni to writing, translating part of the Bible and producing a vernacular hymnbook; began the first girls' secondary school in northern Rhodesia at Chipembi, 1928; supernumerary from 1951; subsequently served at Chingola; MBE; married, firstly, Louie (née Barrett) and, secondly, Dorothy Mabel Christian (née Hicks); died, 1963. Publications: articles and books on missionary subjects.
The papers were deposited with the Methodist Missionary Society and form part of the special series of biographical papers of individual missionaries.
Deposited on permanent loan with the records of the Methodist Missionary Society from 1978.
Papers, 1910-1962, of the Rev S Douglas Gray, comprising personal correspondence, 1910-1940s; personal papers, 1910-1950, among them journals and diary and autobiographical extracts, including accounts of journeys in Rhodesia (later Zambia), addresses on missionary work, notes for sermons, and papers on Gray's furloughs, MBE, health, and retirement; papers relating to missionary work, including correspondence with Missionary Society officials, 1924-1954, correspondence and papers on medical, educational, and evangelistic matters and on indigenous customs including marriage, 1919-1962, and printed material, 1911-1940s; circular letters and circuit and district reports, 1912-1951, on various circuits in north and south Rhodesia; papers, 1911-1955, largely typescript, on general missionary affairs in Rhodesia; correspondence with Oliver Roebuck, 1923-1925, 1930, and Roebuck's diary, 1923.
Unrestricted, but only to be viewed on microfiche.
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English
Unpublished handlist.
Published on microfiche by IDC Publishers.
The School of Oriental and African Studies holds the records of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society (Ref: MMS/WMMS), succeeded in 1932 by the Methodist Missionary Society.
Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Source: Wesleyan Methodist Church Minutes of Conference (1963), p 203. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Mar 2002 African cultures Ancient religions Autobiographies Awards Christianity Christians Clergy Cultural heritage Customs and traditions Diaries Documents Educational missionaries Educational missionary work Evangelistic missionaries Evangelistic missionary work Gray , Sidney Douglas , 1883-1963 , missionary Information sources Literary forms and genres Literature Marriage Medical missionary work Methodism Methodist Missionary Society Methodists Mission administration Missionaries Missionary societies Missionary work Mission policy National cultures Nonfiction Ordained missionaries Primary documents Prose Protestantism Protestant nonconformists Protestant nonconformity Protestants Religions Religious activities Religious doctrines Religious groups Religious institutions Religious movements Religious organizations Religious texts Roebuck , Oliver , 1896-1966 , missionary Sermons Social behaviour Social norms Southern Africa Theology Travel Travel abroad Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society Zambia Zimbabwe Nonconformists Nonconformity
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Deposited on permanent loan with the records of the Methodist Missionary Society from 1978.
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Papers, 1910-1962, of the Rev S Douglas Gray, comprising personal correspondence, 1910-1940s; personal papers, 1910-1950, among them journals and diary and autobiographical extracts, including accounts of journeys in Rhodesia (later Zambia), addresses on missionary work, notes for sermons, and papers on Gray's furloughs, MBE, health, and retirement; papers relating to missionary work, including correspondence with Missionary Society officials, 1924-1954, correspondence and papers on medical, educational, and evangelistic matters and on indigenous customs including marriage, 1919-1962, and printed material, 1911-1940s; circular letters and circuit and district reports, 1912-1951, on various circuits in north and south Rhodesia; papers, 1911-1955, largely typescript, on general missionary affairs in Rhodesia; correspondence with Oliver Roebuck, 1923-1925, 1930, and Roebuck's diary, 1923.
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Unrestricted, but only to be viewed on microfiche.
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No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
Langue des documents
- anglais
Écriture des documents
- latin
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English
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
The School of Oriental and African Studies holds the records of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society (Ref: MMS/WMMS), succeeded in 1932 by the Methodist Missionary Society.
Instruments de recherche
Unpublished handlist.
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Published on microfiche by IDC Publishers.
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- Culture nationale » Culture africaine
- Religions » Religion ancienne
- Comportement social » Norme sociale » Prix et distinction
- Religions » Religion ancienne » Christianisme
- Groupe religieux » Chrétien
- Groupe religieux » Clergé
- Patrimoine culturel
- Patrimoine culturel immatériel » Coutumes et traditions
- Document
- Source d'information
- Forme et genre littéraire
- Littérature
- Mariage
- Activité religieuse » Oeuvre missionnaire
- Culture nationale
- Document » Document primaire
- Forme et genre littéraire » Prose
- Religions » Religion ancienne » Christianisme » Protestantisme
- Religions
- Activité religieuse
- Théologie » Doctrine religieuse
- Groupe religieux
- Institution religieuse
- Institution religieuse » Mouvement religieux
- Comportement social
- Comportement social » Norme sociale
- Théologie
- Voyage
- Voyage » Voyage à l'étranger
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- anglais