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Collins, Walter


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0102 MS 380566

Held at: School of Oriental and African Studies

Title: Collins, Walter

Date(s): 1891-1892

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 1 file

Name of creator(s): Collins | Walter | b 1865 | missionary

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Born, 1865; lived at Herston, Swanage, Dorset; attended a preparatory institute, 1890; sent to work as Lay Agent for the Uganda Mission of the Church Missionary Society, 1891; his connection with the Church Missionary Society ended when he returned to England (possibly due to ill health), 1892.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Photocopies of papers, 1891-1892 and undated, of Walter Collins, comprising his journal, 1891-1892, covering his journey by sea and the overland journey to Lake Victoria, and his work around Kampala delivering goods to various missions, also describing the political situation and fighting between tribes, and the homeward journey; notebook, 1891, containing poems by Collins inspired by Biblical verses; undated notebook containing notes by Collins on Uganda; two books produced by the Church Missionary Society, 1892 and undated, on Uganda and its history, including published sketches; undated printed songs or hymns.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: Mainly English, but the songs/hymns are in an African language, possibly Swahili or Luganda.

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Unrestricted.

Conditions governing reproduction:

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Database.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

The photocopies were made in 1994.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

The original papers are among the Church Missionary Society Archive at Birmingham University Information Services, Special Collections Department.

Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Jul 2002


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Anglicanism | Protestantism | Christianity | Ancient religions | Religions
Anglicans | Protestants | Christians | Religious groups
Assistant missionaries | Missionaries | Religious groups
Colonial countries | Political systems
Diaries | Nonfiction | Prose | Literary forms and genres | Literature
Illustrations | Visual materials
Lay missionaries | Missionaries | Religious groups
Maritime transport | Transport
Missionary work | Religious activities
Poetry | Literary forms and genres | Literature
Religious music | Musical styles
Religious texts | Religious doctrines | Theology
Travel abroad | Travel
Tribes | Ethnic groups
Catholicism
Catholics
Primary documents
Water transport

Personal names
Collins | Walter | b 1865 | missionary

Corporate names
Church Missionary Society

Places
Kampala | Central (province) | Uganda | East Africa
Victoria, Lake | East Africa