Record

LevelSub-fonds
Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)CMS/ACC575
TitleAccession 575: Papers of Alfred Elliott Bowlby
Extent2 items
Date1890
DescriptionThis collection consists of an oil painting by and a group photograph showing Lilian Bowlby, Alfred Bowlby's wife
ArrangementThis collection forms part of the Church Missionary Society Unofficial Papers. It is arranged into one series: Family 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 HistoryAlfred Elliott Bowlby (1860-1950) was a CMS missionary in India 1884-1903, based in the North-West Provinces mission. In 1890 he married Lilian Dickinson who was a professional painter and was, at that time, in the service of the Zenana Bible Medical Mission.
Reference: Register of missionaries (clerical, lay & female) and native clergy from 1804 to 1904 (Church Missionary Society, 1905)
Custodial HistoryDeposited with the CMS in May 1987 and transferred to the Special Collections Department in 2005

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