Foreign mission records of the United Free Church of Scotland, incorporating records of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland., 1846-1936.
Scope and Contents
The United Free Church of Scotland was formed from the union of the United Presbyterian Church with the Free Church of Scotland in 1900. In 1919 the United Free Church took over the Gold Coast mission of the Basler Evangelische Missionsgesellschaft.
Dates
- Creation: 1846-1936.
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
374 Volumes
Language of Materials
From the Sub-Group: Undetermined
Arrangement
On the union of the United Presbyterian Church and Free Church of Scotland the two secretaries of their Foreign Mission Committees remained in office as Joint Secretaries, each dealing in general with the same mission-fields as previously. Their successors continued the United Presbyterian series of letter-books for foreign letters, and both series for home letters. Consequently, in arranging the material the Free and United Presbyterian Churches have been regarded as continuing separately and the union of 1900 ignored.
The arrangement is as follows:
MSS.7638-7744. United Presbyterian Church;
MSS.7745-8011. Free Church of Scotland.
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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