Record

LevelSub-fonds
Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)CMS/ACC892
TitleAccession 892: Iran Diocesan Association
Extent8 boxes
Date1893-1997
DescriptionThis collection of papers relating to the Iran Diocesan association comprises: official papers including Executive Committee and Annual General Meeting minutes 1955-1997; files, in Farsi, on individuals and institutions in the diocese; papers relating to the consecration of William James Thompson; correspondence between Bishop Dehqani-Taft and the Archbishop of Canterbury, correspondence relating to Mahmoud Rezavi's grave and a quantity of printed papers, publications, newsletters and news cuttings as well as photographs particularly of Isfahan. Also included are various papers, many of which are photocopies, sent to the Iran Diocesan Association following requests for memorabilia in their newsletter 151 relating to the history of the Iran Diocese.
ArrangementThis collection forms part of the Church Mission Society Unofficial Papers. It is arranged into two series:
O: Official papers
Z: Miscellaneous papers
Access ConditionsSome of the papers are closed in line with CMS closure periods.
LanguageEnglish
Persian
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
Custodial HistoryDeposited with the CMS by the Iran Diocesan Association, January 2006. Deposited by CMS at the University of Birmingham: Special Collections (now 'Cadbury Research Library'), May 2007.
Archival NoteAccess conditions edited 2024.
Related MaterialSpecial Collections also holds CMS Official Papers relating to the Iran Diocesan Association which comprise the minutes of the Persia Diocesan Association 1921-1954 (PDA C1) and Unofficial Papers CMS/ACC186, CMS/ACC772 and CMS/ACC810.

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