American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions Records Microfilm
Brief Description
Microfilm edition of the files of the ABCFM. The originals are at Harvard University. The units that the Archives has are: #1, letters from the offices of the Board to foreign missionaries (including letters to missionaries working with American Indians); #2, letters from missions in Africa; #3, letters from missions in Asia; #4, letters from missions in Central Asia (India, etc.); #5, letters from missions in the Near East; and #6, letters from missions on the American continents and the islands of the Pacific Ocean.
Dates
- Created: 1827-1929
Creator
- American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions that limit access to this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
No part of this microfilm may be reproduced without the prior permission of the publisher, Research Publications, Inc. For permission, contact:
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Biographical or Historical Information
First American foreign mission agency; established in 1810; Congregational in orientation while accepting missionaries of various denominational backgrounds; Bible translation, education, and medical care were consistently emphasized, with evangelism's priority diminishing over time; merged to form United Church [of Christ] Board for World Ministries, 1961.
Extent
858 Reels of microfilm
Language of Materials
English
Content Description
Microfilm edition of the files of the ABCFM. The originals are at Harvard University. The full collection is divided into six parts:
For more information, please see the published guide located in the Manuscripts Reading Room.
Unit 1: Letters from the offices of the Board
Unit 2: Letters from Missionaries to Africa
Unit 3: Records of Missions to Far East Asia
Southeastern Asia
Missions to China
Unit 4: Records of Missions to Central Asia India Mission
Unit 5: Records of Missions to Near East
Unit 6: Records of the American Continents and the Islands of the Pacific
Provenance
Units 1 and 3 of this collection were purchased by the Archives in November 1984 and May 1985. Unit 4 was purchased by the Center Library and given to the Archives in March 1987. The provenance for Unit 2 is unknown.
Accessions: 84-127, 85-76, 87-21
Undated
Other Libraries Holding this Microfilm Collection
Other Descriptive Information
The BGC Archives purchased this microfilm collection. The original collection from which the microfilm was made is held by Research Publications.
- American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions -- Archives.
- Evangelistic work -- Africa.
- Evangelistic work -- Argentina.
- Evangelistic work -- Asia.
- Evangelistic work -- South Africa.
- Evangelistic work -- South America.
- India -- History.
- Indians of North America -- Missions.
- Indians of North America.
- Missions -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Missions -- Africa.
- Missions -- Asia -- History.
- Missions -- Asia.
- Missions -- China -- History.
- Missions -- China.
- Missions -- Educational work.
- Missions -- India.
- Missions -- Indonesia.
- Missions -- Interdenominational cooperation.
- Missions -- Japan -- History.
- Missions -- Japan.
- Missions -- Singapore.
- Missions -- South Africa.
- Missions -- Southeast Asia -- History.
- Missions -- Southeast Asia.
- Missions -- Thailand.
- Missions -- Zimbabwe.
- Missions, American -- History.
Creator
- American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. (Organization)
- Title
- Collection 261 Records of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Evangelism & Missions Archives Repository