Overseas correspondence and report files for Africa: The Church of Nigeria

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; conferences held or attended by MU members. Reference is occasionally made to political events and the social, economic and cultural circumstances of the dioceses, as well as climatic conditions 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 to imply that every subject is covered in each diocesan file. The reference MU/OS/5/6/8 has not been used.