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Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)CMS/ACC722
TitleAccession 722: Papers of Canon Thomas Francis Cecil Bewes
Extent6 files
Date1878-1985
DescriptionSermons, 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 Mission Society Unofficial Papers. It is arranged into one series.
F: Family papers
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), any data subjects and 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.
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), missionary and clergyman. CMS missionary in Kenya 1928-1949; CMS Africa Secretary (CMS headquarters, London) 1948-1959.
Custodial HistoryDeposited with CMS by the Bewes family, March 1994. CMS retained the photographs and accompanying papers [F4] when they transferred the rest of the collection to the University of Birmingham; the retained material was transferred to the University of Birmingham, Special Collections: Cadbury Research Library 30 April 2025.
Archival NoteCatalogued by CMS, c 1994. Catalogue updated by Cadbury Research Library, 2025.
Related MaterialThere are records relating to Canon Bewes' missionary service in the Church Mission Society Archive (GB 0150 CMS).
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