| Administrative History | Emily Ruth Spriggs (b c 1872) of Gosport was accepted as a CMS missionary in 1897 and left for service with the East Africa Mission in the same year. She served in Tanganyika, at Mamboya, Kongwa, Berega and Dodoma. |
| Custodial History | Deposited with the CMS by Canon G. Hewitt, 1966; transferred on permanent loan to the Special Collections Department by the CMS in the 1980s |