Administrative History | It is possible that Dixon in the title of these of these papers is Dixon Edward Hoste (1861-1946) who was General Director of the China Inland Mission, 1902-1935 and was interned in Shanhai during the Second World War. Source: Who was who 1941-1950 |
Custodial History | Provenance of this collection is unknown. This collection was formerly held by the Selly Oak Colleges Library; it was then transferred to the Orchard Learning Resources Centre which was opened in 1997 following the merger of the Selly Oak Colleges Library and the Westhill College Library. In 2000, the custodianship of all archive collections held at the Orchard Learning Resources Centre was transferred to the University of Birmingham |