Correspondence and papers of the Church of Scotland Foreign Mission Committee and Jewish, Colonial and Continental Mission Committees.
Scope and Contents
The archive of the Church of Scotland Foreign Mission Committee, 1929-64, together with much 19th and earlier 20th century material, and some items relating to Jewish and Continental Missions.
Dates
- Creation: 1796-1991, undated.
Creator
- Church of Scotland (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
1233 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The order of the mission fields box files (Acc.7548/B/1-42), established by the numbering, has been regarded as authoritative for all later unnumbered files.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1979, by Church of Scotland, Edinburgh.
General
The following records include historic geographical references, some of which are problematic culturally. The latter are included only to allow the historic record to be presented accurately for the purpose of discovery and research. Such terms are only given where they form part of the original description and as such are recorded in quotation marks.
General
Some stray items were added in 1988 (D/5a, 18a, 31a, 49f, 60a, 76a; and G/43a, 43b, 46a, 98a).
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk