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Missionary activity in the Victorian era: a selective bibliography

Joshua Finnell (Humanities Librarian, Denison University, Granville, Ohio, USA)

Reference Reviews

ISSN: 0950-4125

Article publication date: 10 June 2014

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to identify unique Victorian-Era collections of British and American missionary activity, which provide an introduction to the breadth and depth of primary sources in the field of missiology.

Design/methodology/approach

This article provides a list of physical archives, digital repositories, microfilm collections and subscription databases with relevance to missionary activity in the Victorian Era. Collections were purposefully selected based on denominational importance or historical relevance. The bibliography consists of collections from both the USA and Great Britain.

Findings

Through grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the digital availability of Victorian Era missionary materials has increased significantly over the past decade.

Originality/value

This bibliography includes archival collections housed or hosted in the USA and Great Britain. The annotations describe the scope and uniqueness of each archive, and will be of interest to scholars interested in the field of missiology.

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Citation

Finnell, J. (2014), "Missionary activity in the Victorian era: a selective bibliography", Reference Reviews, Vol. 28 No. 5, pp. 2-5. https://doi.org/10.1108/RR-12-2013-0322

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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