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Overseas correspondence and report files for Africa: The Church of the Province of...
Catalogue reference: MU/OS/5/3
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This record is about the Overseas correspondence and report files for Africa: The Church of the Province of... dating from 1959-1970.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MU/OS/5/3
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Title (The name of the record)
- Overseas correspondence and report files for Africa: The Church of the Province of East Africa
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1959-1970
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Description (What the record is about)
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The correspondence covers the activity of the Mothers' Union in the dioceses in question, concerning in particular: changes in personnel; financing, resourcing and training of MU Workers; missionary and development work; availability of MU literature, including in the vernacular; contact with home branches including links and gifts sent; visits of overseas members to England. Reference is occasionally made to political events and the social, economic and cultural circumstances of the dioceses, as well as climatic conditions, local religious beliefs and attitudes to marriage and the family. It should be noted that this description is indicative of the topics covered in the series and should not be taken as implying that each subject is covered in each diocesan file.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also the Anglican Church of Kenya; the Anglican Church of Tanzania; and African Extra Provincial Dioceses.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Lambeth Palace Library
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Mothers' Union
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 26 files
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/5a8f7207-10d0-40ef-a0de-4a5c3b7c74f5/
Series information
MU/OS/5
Diocesan files
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This record is held at Lambeth Palace Library
Within the fonds: MU
Archive of the Mothers' Union
Within the sub-fonds: MU/OS
Overseas Department
Within the series: MU/OS/5
Diocesan files
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Overseas correspondence and report files for Africa: The Church of the Province of East Africa