Collins, Walter
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0102 MS 380566 |
Held at | : School of Oriental and African Studies Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.soas.ac.uk/Archives/home.html › |
Full 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 & 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.
Finding aids:
Database.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
The photocopies were made in 1994.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
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
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