London Missionary Society - 'South Sea Mission' papers, ca. 1800-1915
London Missionary Society - 'South Sea Mission' papers, ca. 1800-1915
About this item
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Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1800 - 1915
Call Numbers
A 381
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Physical Description
Contents
1 volume - 0.07 Meters
Textual Records - (manuscript)
Textual Records - (printed)
Photographs
Textual Records - (typescript)
Ephemera
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Access and use
Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 877, frames 1-460 (A 381)
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Miscellaneous papers, including correspondence, notes, and photographs relating to missionary work in the Pacific Islands
Correspondence encompasses matters relating to religion and the spreading of Christianity in the South Sea Islands and New Holland [i.e. Australia]; payment of monies and wages; translated copy of a letter by King Pomare II...
Alternative Titles
Full title
London Missionary Society - 'South Sea Mission' papers, ca. 1800-1915
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Bennet, George, active 1820-1840
Burd, William
Buzacott, Aaron, 1800-1864
Crook, William Pascoe, 1775-1846
Davies, John, 1772-1855
Ellis, William, 1794-1872
Haweis, Thomas, 1734-1820
Lawry, Walter, 1793-1859
Nott, Henry, 1774-1844
Pomare II, King of Tahiti, 1780-1821
Watkin, James, 1805-1886
Wilks, Matthew
Williams, John, 1796-1839
Notes
General note
This is an artificially constructed series based on subject matter and was compiled at an unknown date. Some letters are unsigned and there are multiple authors.
D.S. Mitchell bookplate inside front cover
Signature / Inscriptions
Titled on spine, "South Sea Missions".
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell, 1907
Administrative / Biographical history
The London Missionary Society (LMS) commenced missionary activity in the South Seas, with the first overseas mission to Tahiti in 1796. The LMS established further Missionary Stations in the Cook Islands (1820s), Western Samoa (1830), Niue (1846), and Tokelau (1860s). -- Reference: The School of Oriental and African Studies Library, University of...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
A 381
Record Identifier
n88EemRn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n88EemRn
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Reference code
423678
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