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Spreading the Word, 1808-1967

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Spreading the Word, 1808-1967 Trial Series

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16 Collections
87 Volumes
2,143 Documents
865,351 Pages
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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.

Dates Covered

1635-1967

Contributors

  • Bodleian Library
  • Hull History Centre
  • Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History
  • Rhodes House Library
  • South American Missionary Society

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CollectionAmerica in Records from Colonial Missionaries, 1635–1928
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Robert W. Weir’s painting Embarkation of the Pilgrims. A group of people gather, one holding a book, another with his hands outstretched.

Licensed to access America in Records from Colonial Missionaries, 1635–1928

Contributor Bodleian Library Contents 6 Volumes, 76 Documents (33,900 Pages)
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An illustration of a priest celebrating Mass in a Andean village near the river.

Licensed to access South American Missionaries' Records, 1844–1919

Contributor South American Missionary Society Contents 3 Volumes, 71 Documents (20,386 Pages)
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Native American warriors and their wives, arranged for a group sitting.

Licensed to access Colonial Missionaries' Papers from America and the West Indies, 1701–1870

Contributor Bodleian Library Contents 4 Volumes, 195 Documents (40,097 Pages)
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An illustration of two houses nestled within the mountains. Two sets of people walk along with path over the hill.

Licensed to access Indigenous Cultures and Christian Conversion in Ghana and Sierra Leone, 1700–1850

Contributor Rhodes House Library; Hull History Centre; Bodleian Library Contents 2 Volumes, 32 Documents (4,163 Pages)
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John Wesley stands at the head of the table, with a crowd of men sat around it. This illustration depicts the beginnings of the Methodist church

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Contributor Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History Contents 9 Volumes, 301 Documents (224,737 Pages)
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Person holding a holy bible and cross in their hands and praying as the sun rises.

Licensed to access Ghana in Records from Colonial Missionaries, 1886–1951

Contributor Bodleian Library Contents 6 Volumes, 76 Documents (9,566 Pages)
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A photograph of Sydney Opera House illuminated in lights for 'Vivid Sydney' a light festival with abstract designs, vivid colours and aboriginal artwork.

Licensed to access Australia in Records from Colonial Missionaries, 1808–1967

Contributor Bodleian Library Contents 5 Volumes, 83 Documents (19,545 Pages)
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An image of a Māori statue, created by Māori people, who are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand. Behind the statue is a mountain range.

Licensed to access New Zealand & Polynesian Records from Colonial Missionaries, 1838–1958

Contributor Bodleian Library Contents 5 Volumes, 45 Documents (8,523 Pages)
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