Record

LevelSub-fonds
Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)CMS/ACC572
TitleAccession 572: Papers of Dorothea Sibella Batley
Extent17 vols, 7 files, 1 bundle
Date1912-1943
DescriptionThis collection of papers consists mainly of letters to family, unpublished short stories and published books written by Dorothea Batley during her time in India as a CEZMS missionary.
ArrangementThis collection forms part of the Church Missionary Society Unofficial Papers. It is arranged into one series: Miscellaneous Papers
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 HistoryDorothea Sibella Batley (1878-1943) was accepted as a CEZMS missionary to India in 1912. She worked at various mission stations, in education and later famine relief work in Midnapore district. She died in Darjeeling in 1943.
Source: Information supplied by CMS Archivist
Custodial HistoryDeposited with the CMS in April 1987 and transferred to the Special Collections Department in 2005

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