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Instructions to C.M.S parties, 1981

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 113/34

Scope and Contents

An article on the instructions issued in 1876 and 1878 to the pioneer Church Missionary Society parties to Karagwe and Uganda, 89 pages with 23 pages of notes.

Dates

  • Creation: 1981

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Biographical / Historical

Albert Thomas Matson (1914-1987) was born in Sipson, Middlesex. He attended Southall Grammar School, and joined the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1939. In 1944 he was appointed Health Inspector for the Colonial Service in Kenya, based initially at Kisii. From 1949 until his retirement he worked in Nandi District. Matson developed an interest in East African history, and contributed articles to the 'Kenya weekly news' and other periodicals. He retired at the age of 48 to focus on his writing, and settled in Seaford, Sussex. The first volume of his work 'Nandi resistance to British rule' was published in 1972. Matson died on 16 September 1987.

Extent

1 envelope(s) (1 envelope) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

MSS 468

Other Finding Aids

MSS Addenda, vol. I.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented by A.T. Matson.

Existence and Location of Copies

RCMS 161/1/5/9 is another copy of the article.

Related Materials

The R.C.S. Manuscripts Collection includes Matson's correspondence with H.B. Thomas, RCMS 150/9/7, and Matson's papers, RCMS 161.

Bibliography

Part I of the article was published in the 'Journal of religion in Africa', vol. 12, no. 3 (1981), pp. 192-237. Part II was published in vol. 13, no. 1 (1982), pp. 25-46.

General

This collection level description was created by RAS using information from the original typescript catalogue.

Originator(s)

Matson, Albert Thomas, 1915-1987

Finding aid date

2003-10-03 15:13:29+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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