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Papers of and relating to Mary Slessor, missionary.

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Identifier: Acc.13297

Scope and Contents

Papers of Mary Slessor, missionary, including her court record book, 1905-1906, compiled during her vice-presidency over the Ikot Obong native court, a copy of a letter, 1914, and a small number of photographs, undated.

Dates

  • Creation: 1905-1906, 1914.

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted

Extent

0.02 Linear metres (Single folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

Borrowed from 121 George Street by Carol Christian and Gladys Plummer for research for their biography of Mary Slessor, `God and one Redhead: Mary Slessor of Calabar` in 1970. Returned September 2011 to NLS.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented, Carol Christian, 2011.13297

Related Materials

Letters to Mary Slessor from the Women`s Foreign Mission Committee are indexed in volume 6 of the catalogue of manuscripts.

Papers of and relating to Mary Slessor were loaned by the Women`s Foreign Missions Committee to Dundee in the 1950s and are now to be found at the McManus Art Gallery and Museum. Additional correspondence is at Dundee City Archives.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

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

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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