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LevelSeries
Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)CMS/B/OMS/G1 C1 O
TitleOriginal papers [incoming]
Extent12 boxes
Date1881-1930
DescriptionThe original papers comprise all incoming papers sent by the North-West Canada (initially North-West America) Mission Secretary, or occasionally directly from the missionaries and others, to the CMS UK office (London).

They consist mainly of letters and reports, but include minutes and papers of local CMS and diocesan committees.
Access ConditionsMicrofilm or digital copies are made available in place of the originals.
Access StatusOpen, but subject to some access restrictions
Administrative HistoryWhen the incoming papers from the missions arrived at the CMS UK office, London, they were numbered in the chronological order in which they arrived. A new running number was started for each year from 1 January onwards. From 1884, those originating in Great Britain are also marked with the initials of the mission - 'N.W. A.' ('N. W. C.' from 1896).

The date of receipt was also noted and often the initials of Secretaries and other staff of the CMS UK office who were dealing with the material.

Some items were removed from the sequences of incoming correspondence and filed elsewhere either as soon as they had been entered on the précis [see precis books CMS/B/OMS/G1 C1 P] or in the normal course of administrative work. Usually in these cases, a filing note can be found inserted in the files of Original papers in place of the extracted item; giving the number of the item, the initials of the staff member and the department.
CopiesAvailable on microfilm and online.

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