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Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)CMS/ACC722
TitleAccession 722: Papers of Canon Thomas Francis Cecil Bewes
Extent4 folders, 1 bundle
Date1878-1985
DescriptionThis collection consists of sermons, addresses, talks given by Canon Bewes and texts for broadcasts at the time of the Mau Mau unrest. Also included are photographs and drawings of Kenya, letters and papers in Kikuyu and miscellaneous printed papers including articles by Canon Bewes.
ArrangementThis collection forms part of the Church Missionary Society Unofficial Papers. It is arranged into one series: Family Papers
LanguageEnglish
Kikuyu
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 HistoryRev Canon Thomas Francis Cecil Bewes (1902-1992) was a CMS missionary in Kenya from 1928-1949 and CMS Africa Secretary 1948-1959
Custodial HistoryDeposited with the CMS by the Bewes family March 1994
Related MaterialThe Special Collections Department holds the Church Missionary Society Archive, the official archive of the society which includes papers relating to Canon Bewes' service as a missionary.
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