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LevelSub-fonds
Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)CMS/ACC709
TitleAccession 709: Records of the Photo Bureau
Extent15 files
Date[20th century]
DescriptionBoxes of glass slides received from the Photo Bureau mainly at the time of the headquarters move from Salisbury Square.

The Photo Bureau provided sets of slides for missionaries and others on deputation work. These were always captioned and marked CMS. The speaker’s own slides were interspersed as necessary for the talk and were sometimes numbered from an original personal slide sequence.
CopyrightPermission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance in writing from the Director of Special Collections (email: special-collections@contacts.bham.ac.uk), from the Church Mission Society (email: maddy.peston@churchmissionsociety.org), from data subjects, and any other rights holders. Requests to publish should be accompanied by a copy of proposed text and images. Special Collections will assist where possible with identifying other copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material.
Access StatusOpen
Custodial HistoryDeposited with CMS prior to transfer to the University of Birmingham. Transferred to University of Birmingham, Special Collections: Cadbury Research Library by CMS, October 2025.
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