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LevelSub-fonds
Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)CMS/ACC798
TitleAccession 798: Papers of Cecil John Patterson
Extent4 files, 1 volume, 20 items
Date20th century
DescriptionPapers, correspondence, printed material and photographs relating to Cecil Patterson's missionary work in Nigeria including correspondence and newspaper articles and magazines specifically relating to Biafra.
ArrangementThis collection forms part of the Church Mission Society Unofficial Papers. It is arranged into one series.
O: Official 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), 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.
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, but subject to some access restrictions
Administrative HistoryCecil John Patterson (1908-1992), missionary. Based with CMS in Onitsha, Nigeria, 1934-1969.
Custodial HistoryDeposited with the CMS October 1999. CMS retained the photographs [O6; O7] when they transferred the rest of the collection to the University of Birmingham, Special Collections in May 2007; the photographs were transferred to the University of Birmingham 30 April 2025.
Archival NoteCatalogued by CMS, c 1999. Updated by Cadbury Research Library, 2025.
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