Record

Level	Sub-fonds
Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)	CMS/ACC653
Title	Accession 653: Papers of Lorna Alberta Bowden
Extent	3 vols, 1 folder, 1 item
Date	c 1930-1952
Description	This is a collection of papers, of CMS missionary, Lorna Bowden's including her diaries of visits to schools in Kenya, her notebooks and a pamphlet in the Kikuyu language
Arrangement	This collection forms part of the Church Missionary Society Unofficial Papers. It is arranged into one series: Family papers
Language	English
Language	Kikuyu
Finding Aids	A 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 Status	Open
Administrative History	Lorna Alberta Bowden (1892-1970) was accepted for missionary training by the CMS in 1921. She served in the Weithaga District, Kenya and retired in 1953. Source Information supplied by CMS Archivist.
Custodial History	Deposited with the CMS July 1991
Related Material	The Special Collections Department holds the Church Missionary Society Archive, the official archive of the society (GB 0150 CMS), which includes papers relating to Lorna Bowden's service as a CMS missionary. For other personal papers see ACC 296 and ACC425.

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