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Melanesian Mission

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Title Melanesian Mission
 
Creator Melanesian Mission
 
Subject Religions
Ancient religions
Christianity
Anglicanism
Protestantism
Religious movements
National cultures
Oceanic cultures
Religious leaders
Missionaries
Ordained missionaries
Literature
Literary forms and genres
Prose
Nonfiction
Diaries
Church
Information sources
Documents
Primary documents
Clergy
Maps
Medical missionary work
Religious institutions
Religious organizations
Missionary societies
Mission policy
Mission administration
Visual materials
Photographs
Travel
Travel abroad
Religious groups
Christians
Anglicans
Protestants
Educational missionary work
Religious activities
Missionary work
Evangelistic missionary work
Transport
Vehicles
Ships
Mission ships
Catholicism
 
Description

Records, 1848-1984, of the Melanesian Mission, including minute books; correspondence, journals and diaries of pioneer missionaries including R H Codrington and J C Patteson; correspondence of more recent missionaries; logs relating to the Mission vessels including the first 'Southern Cross' log book, 1855. Material relating to the Church of Melanesia includes the proceedings of the Provincial Synod from its inception in 1975, conference reports, and lists of missionaries from the Mission's beginnings to the 1920s. Printed materials include the Southern Cross Log, 1895-1954, 1963-1973, and Annual Reports, 1864-1939 (1917 and 1923 missing). There are also a large number of photographs and manuscript maps of the Diocese of the Melanesian Mission dating from 1875 onwards.


 
Publisher School of Oriental and African Studies
 
Date 2010-06-16
 
Type text
 
Format text/html
 
Identifier http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/vcdf/detail?coll_id=76&inst_id=19
 
Rights

Material under 30 years old is closed.

Permissions to use the collection should be sought from: The Executive Officer, The Melanesian Mission, 15 Covell Close, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2HU. Email mission@talktalk.net.