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- Bulk 1910-1945 (Création/Production)
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Étendue matérielle et support
135 boxes and 851 microfiche
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Notice biographique
The archive dates from the period after the World Missionary Conference held in Edinburgh in 1910. The Conference of British Missionary Societies was founded in 1912 with over 40 member missionary societies of various denominations. The International Missionary Council was founded in 1921 and its members comprised interdenominational associations of missionary societies in various countries and interdenominational field bodies. The two bodies shared premises at Edinburgh House, near Sloane Square, London, until the IMC became part of the World Council of Churches in 1961.
Histoire archivistique
GB 0102 IMC/CBMS Bulk 1910-1945 Collection (fonds) 135 boxes and 851 microfiche International Missionary Council
Conference of British Missionary Societies
The archive dates from the period after the World Missionary Conference held in Edinburgh in 1910. The Conference of British Missionary Societies was founded in 1912 with over 40 member missionary societies of various denominations. The International Missionary Council was founded in 1921 and its members comprised interdenominational associations of missionary societies in various countries and interdenominational field bodies. The two bodies shared premises at Edinburgh House, near Sloane Square, London, until the IMC became part of the World Council of Churches in 1961.
The original files on Africa were deposited with the archive of the Conference of British Missionary Societies in 1977.
Joint archive, largely dating from 1910-1945, of the International Missionary Council and Conference of British Missionary Societies, relating to co-operative missionary endeavours in Africa (chiefly British Africa, but also including areas under Belgian, Portuguese and French control) and India, in the form of correspondence, memoranda, pamphlets and reports, including material relating to various other missionary societies, comprising original files on Africa, and microfiche copy of files on India.
The archives comprise two sub-fonds: records of work in Africa and records of work in India.
Unrestricted.
No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
Mainly English; some French, German and Portuguese
Unpublished handlist for Africa (2 volumes) and India (1 volume) and database. Separate descriptions of the two sub-fonds for Africa and India are also available online.
The original files on India are deposited at the offices of the World Council of Churches in Geneva.
Published on microfiche by IDC Publishers.
The School of Oriental and African Studies holds records of the Conference of British Missionary Societies (Ref: CBMS); records of the Christian Literature Bureau for Africa and its succession by the International Committee on Christian Literature for Africa (part of the International Missionary Council) (Ref: ICCLA); and microfiche copy of the archives of the International Missionary Council (Ref: IMC).
Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Sources: Rosemary Seton, Guide to Archives and Manuscript Collections (School of Oriental and African Studies, 1994), p 9; IDC Publishers, Missionary Archives on microfiche. 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. May 2002 Africa Ancient religions Christianity Colonial countries Conference of Missionary Societies in Great Britain and Ireland x Conference of British Missionary Societies Ecumenicalism India International Missionary Council Missionary societies Missionary work Political systems Religions Religious activities Religious institutions Religious movements Religious organizations South Asia
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
The original files on Africa were deposited with the archive of the Conference of British Missionary Societies in 1977.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
Joint archive, largely dating from 1910-1945, of the International Missionary Council and Conference of British Missionary Societies, relating to co-operative missionary endeavours in Africa (chiefly British Africa, but also including areas under Belgian, Portuguese and French control) and India, in the form of correspondence, memoranda, pamphlets and reports, including material relating to various other missionary societies, comprising original files on Africa, and microfiche copy of files on India.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accroissements
Mode de classement
The archives comprise two sub-fonds: records of work in Africa and records of work in India.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
Unrestricted.
Conditions de reproduction
No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
Langue des documents
- anglais
Écriture des documents
- latin
Notes de langue et graphie
Mainly English; some French, German and Portuguese
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
The School of Oriental and African Studies holds records of the Conference of British Missionary Societies (Ref: CBMS); records of the Christian Literature Bureau for Africa and its succession by the International Committee on Christian Literature for Africa (part of the International Missionary Council) (Ref: ICCLA); and microfiche copy of the archives of the International Missionary Council (Ref: IMC).
Instruments de recherche
Unpublished handlist for Africa (2 volumes) and India (1 volume) and database. Separate descriptions of the two sub-fonds for Africa and India are also available online.
Zone des sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
The original files on India are deposited at the offices of the World Council of Churches in Geneva.
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
Published on microfiche by IDC Publishers.
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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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Niveau de détail
Dates de production, de révision, de suppression
Langue(s)
- anglais