Interserve Scotland
IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0237 50
Held at: Centre for the Study of Christianity in the Non-Western World, University of Edinburgh
Domain: archival
Title: Interserve Scotland
Date(s) of contents: 1880-
Level of description: Fonds
Extent and medium: 2 boxes of minute books, 2 boxes of correspondence,
CONTEXT
Name of creator(s): Interserve Scotland
Administrative/Biographical history:
Custodial history:
Immediate source of acquisition: The collection was deposited at the Centre for the Study of Christianity in the Non-Western World by the mission in 2001.
CONTENT AND STRUCTURE
Scope and content/abstract: The collection comprises the archives of Interserve Scotland. Minute books of the Indian Female Normal School and Instruction Society, Edinburgh Auxiliary , the Zenana Bible and Medical Mission, subsequently the Bible and Medical Missionary Fellowship and now Interserve from 1880-1975. Correspondence, papers and 73 lantern slides. The society was principally concerned with medical and educational work in Asia.
The collection also includes society publications:
Annual Reports of the Bible and Medical Missionary Fellowship 1956-1959.
Annual Reports of the Zenana Bible and Medical Mission 1930-1947.
Bible and Medical Missionary Fellowship prayer calendar 1978-1983, 1985-
1988.
System of arrangement: The collection is arranged by type of material.
ACCESS AND USE
Language: English.
Conditions governing access: Contact the repository for details.
Conditions governing reproduction: Contact the repository for details.
Finding aids: None.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Related material:
Records of Interserve England and Wales are held at the Interserve England and Wales headquarters.
Records of Interserve Ireland are held at 14 Glencregagh Court, Belfast BT6 0PA.
The National Library of Scotland holds copies of the society's journal publications such as The Indian Female Evangelist.
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Date(s) of descriptions: 25th April 2002
- INDEX ENTRIES
- Subjects
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- Educational missionaries
- Educational missionary work
- Medical missionaries
- Medical missionary work
- Mission schools
- Missionaries
- Missionary work
- Religious activities
- Religious groups
- Schools
- Women missionaries
- Women's missionary work
- Zenana missionary work
- Educational missionaries
- Personal names
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- Corporate names
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- BMMF International
- BMMF Interserve
- Bible and Medical Missionary Fellowship
- Indian Female Normal School and Instruction Society
- Interserve
- Interserve England and Wales
- Interserve Scotland
- Zenana Bible and Medical Mission
- BMMF International
- Places
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- Asia
- India
- South Asia
- Asia