International Ministries - Missionary Correspondence

Collection

Identifier: Group 1-Series 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Missionary correspondence files contain manuscript letters and reports, as well as some diaries, from missionaries in the field to the home office in the United States. Letters were often published in the Baptist Missionary Magazine, and later Missions Magazine, in order to inform home congregations about the mission work that they supported through their tithes, offerings, and prayers. This collection is a rich resource for researchers interested in topics such as mission history, evangelism, church planting, health care, education and literacy, and women's history.

Dates

Creation: 1810-1989

Creator

American Baptist Board of International Ministries (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

All materials in this collection have been microfilmed in order to preserve the originals. Onsite researchers calling for these materials should expect to use the microfilm surrogates. Individual microfilm reels are not available for purchase. For information on duplication, contact the repository office.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and copyright holder. Staff may refuse copying of fragile or at-risk materials.

Materials may be accessed by request at the American Baptist Historical Society. For more information on accessing collections or obtaining copies, visit http://abhsarchives.org.

Biographical / Historical

See "Chronological History of the Board of International Ministries, 1793-1994" in the American Baptist Quarterly, June 1995, XIV (2): 108-121.

Extent

313 Linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Original correspondence, as well as their microfilm surrogates, is physically arranged first by date, then by missionary surname, as follows:

1800s: Boxes 1-94; 1900-1919: Boxes 95-198; 1920-1929: Boxes 199-290; 1930-1939: Boxes 291-374; 1940-1949: Boxes 375-447; 1950-1959: Boxes 448-508; 1960-1969: Boxes 509-574; 1970-1979: Boxes 575-598; 1980-1989: Boxes 599-626.