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Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)CMS/ACC203
TitleAccession 203: Papers of Agnes Lees
Extent51 volumes
Date1916-1965
DescriptionAn unbroken sequence of personal diaries of Agnes Lees as a CMS missionary teacher in India from 1916 up to 1947.

The diaries are maintained as a daily record of her life. During her service as a missionary, she returned regularly to England on furlough in 1921-1922, 1927-1928, 1934-1935, 1939-1940 and in 1946. She continued to maintain these diaries in her retirement living in Cambridgeshire and Kent.
ArrangementThis collection forms part of the Church Mission Society Unofficial Papers. It is arranged into one series: Miscellaneous Papers.
Access ConditionsAccess to all registered readers
LanguageEnglish
Finding AidsA catalogue of this collection (forming part of the wider CMS/ACC unofficial papers catalogue) is available on the online archive catalogue. Click on the Finding Number to display the summary contents list of the catalogue and to view the full catalogue. A paper copy of this catalogue is also available for consultation at Special Collections.
Access StatusOpen
Administrative HistoryAgnes Jane Lees (1882-1971) was born in Birmingham and educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham. She was employed as a clerk. Accepted as a CMS missionary in 1915, she sailed for service in West India on the S.S. 'Persia'. The ship was torpedoed by an enemy submarine in the Mediterranean on 30 December. After being rescued, she landed in Alexandria and proceeded to Biladia. She served at Biladia from 1916, Kotra from 1928, and Lusadia from 1935. She retired to England in 1947.

Reference: Manuscript register of missionaries (Women 1915-1918) held in the CMS archive.
Custodial HistoryDeposited with the CMS in 1969. Transferred on permanent loan to the University of Brimingham: Special Collections by the CMS in the 1980s.
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