Papers, 1838-1948 (inclusive) [microform].

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Papers, 1838-1948 (inclusive) [microform].

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Reel 1: Includes correspondence with Church Missionary Society, H. Venn and other missionaries. Diary recording the course of the Undine on a voyage to the New Hebrides, 1848-1849. Reminiscences of Selwyn's grandson, Stephen, written ca.1922.; Reel 2: Letters to Church Missionary Society, Society for the Propagation of the Gospel and others relating to Church of England affairs in New Zealand, 1841-1868; inwards correspondence on his pamphlet 'Are Cathedral institutions useless?', published 1838 and indicates his role in Church reform at the time. Includes papers of his son, J.R. Selwyn, Bishop of Melanesia, and other members of the family.

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Yake University Divinity School Library

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Selwyn, George Augustus, 1809-1878

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Missionary, Bishop of New Zealand, metropolitan. From the description of Papers, 1838-1948 (inclusive) [microform]. (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 81802700 Selwyn was the first Anglican Bishop of New Zealand, 1841-1868. He travelled widely throughout his vast diocese to promote Christainity among the Maoris and in Melanesia. From the description of George Augustus Selwyn papers [microform], 1831-1906. (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702690794 ...

Church Missionary Society.

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The Church Missionary Society was founded in 1799 by a small group of laymen and clergy of the Church of England. It was originally named the Society for Missions to Africa and the East. Its purpose was to enable the Church to send missionaries to Africa and other heathen areas. Henry M. Stanley, following his discovery of the missionary explorer, David Livingstone, was instrumental in opening the Uganda Mission. His famous letter, published in the Daily Telegraph in 1875, prompted a contributio...

Selwyn, J. R., 1844-1898

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Epithet: Bishop of Melanesia British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001137.0x00020a ...

Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (Great Britain)

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The Society was founded in 1701 to provide orthodox clergy to the British colonies. From the description of Records, 1701-1786. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122489525 From the guide to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (Great Britain) records, 1701-1786, 1701-1786, (American Philosophical Society) In 1965, merged with the Universities' Mission to Central Africa to form the United Society for the Propagati...