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Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)CMS/ACC801
TitleAccession 801: Papers of William Caley
Extent3 files, 16 items
Date1932-1940
DescriptionPapers of Rev William Caley, CMS Home Secretary 1934-1940. Comprising circular diary letters, letters, addresses of welcome, newspaper cuttings and other miscellaneous material relating to the Meeting of the International Missionary Council held in Madras 12-30 December 1938 at which Rev Caley was a CBMS delegate [Conference of Missionary Societies in Great Britain and Ireland]. Also included are other miscellaneous printed papers and a collection of photographs showing locations in India.
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), 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.
LanguageEnglish
Arabic
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 HistoryCanon William Leonard Bertram Caley (d 1974), clergyman and administrator. CMS Home Secretary 1934-1940; CBMS delegate to Tambaram Conference, 1938; later Canon and Prebendary of Salisbury Cathedral. Sources: Information supplied by the CMS Archivist; CMS magazine 'Yes' October 1974 (page 21): available online at AM Digital 'Church Missionary Society Periodicals' (accessed 29 June 2025).
Custodial HistoryCMS received the collection from Mr Caley, March 2000 (source: CMS catalogue). CMS retained the photographs when they transferred the rest of the collection to the University of Birmingham, Special Collections in May 2007 (2007/24).
Archival NoteCatalogued by CMS, c 2000. Catalogue updated by Cadbury Research Library, 2025.
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