| 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 | With the exception of some of the Original Papers (C/I1 O141- O331), the records from the North India mission series which were compiled when the work was administered by the Committee of Correspondence (CMS/B/OMS C I1) have been microfilmed: Church Missionary Society Archive, Section VI: Missions to India, Parts 1, 2, 5 and 6 (Adam Matthew Publications, 2003-2007). Reference copies of the microfilms are available in Cadbury Research Library in microfilm drawers B3, B4 and B5.
North India mission records compiled 1880-1934 when the work was administered by the Group 2 Committee (CMS/B/OMS G2 I1) are not available on microfilm. |