| Administrative History | CMS work in North India began in Calcutta in 1816. It covered the whole of North India until 1878 and included work in the Himalaya area [see C I 1A]. Between 1878 and 1904 autonomous missions were set up for the Punjab, United Provinces, North West Provinces and Central Provinces [See CMS Work In India]. The area remaining comprised Bengal (with Nadia district) and Bihar (with Santalia).
The main mission stations in Bengal were Calcutta (1816), Burdwan (1817), Krishnagur (1831), Chupra (1846), Bollobhpur (1848), Doyabari, Ranaghat (1906); in Bihar there was work at Bhagalpur (1850), Deoghar (1912) and Purulia (1918). There was also work amongst the Santals in Taljhari (1862), Godda (1872), Barharwa and Bhagaya (1878). |
| Custodial History | Catalogued by Rosemary A. Keen, 1962-1963. Handlist revised and expanded by Rosemary Keen, 1984-1985. |
| Copies | Parts are available on microfilm and online. With the exception of some of the Original Papers (C/I1 O141- O331), the records from the North India mission series held as records of the Committee of Correspondence (CMS/B/OMS C I1) have been microfilmed and are available online. North India mission records held as records of the Group 2 Committee (CMS/B/OMS G2 I1) are not available on microfilm or online.
Microfilm:
Church Missionary Society Archive: Section VI: Missions to India, parts 1, 2, 5 and 6.
Publisher: Marlborough: Adam Matthew Publications, 2003-2007.
Location in the Cadbury Research Library: microfilm drawers B3, B4 and B5.
Digital publication:
Church Missionary Society Archive: Missions to India: North India Mission
Publisher: Adam Matthew Digital.
Access: by institutional subscription: access is free to members of the University of Birmingham and visitors to the Cadbury Research Library and other subscribing institutions. |