Identity elements
Reference Number
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1820-1911 (Creation)
Extent
23 cu.ft. (22 boxes, 4 volumes)
Name of creator
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
This collection contains letter press books holding the correspondence of the Board of Missions from 1820 to 1911. Correspondents include the Secretary of the Executive Committee (1820-1835); the Secretary-General Agent and Treasurer of the Domestic Committee (1835-1885); the Secretary and Treasurer of the Indian Commission (1874-1879); the Foreign Committee (1820-1886); Joshua Kimber (1873-1883); the General Secretary, Treasurer, and Staff of the Board (1877-1911); and the Spirit of Missions (1852-1862). The letters within the books are arranged chronologically, not by writer or topic.
Arrangement
Executive Committee Correspondence, 1820-1835
Domestic Committee Correspondence, 1835-1885
Foreign Committee Correspondence, 1820-1886
Board of Missions Correspondence, 1877-1911
Conditions of access and use elements
Access conditions
Access to Episcopal Church records is governed by the Archives Public Access Policy. Research requests must be submitted in writing.
Technical access
Rights and permissions
The Archives is able to respond to limited requests for reproductions subject to copyright restrictions, internal policy, and the condition of the source documents.
Languages of the material
English