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The Reading Room re-opens this week as the UK's lockdown restrictions are slowly lifted, and we are also offering Zoom appointments for those wishing to view small amounts of material. Please email if you would like to make an appointment! [email protected] or [email protected]
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I’m pleased to be able to let you know that digitised Echoes of Service magazines up to 1960 are now available on the CBA website. They can be found here: https://luna.manchester.ac.uk/luna/servlet/view/search/what/Periodicals?q=echoes%20of%20service&sort=reference_number%2Cimage_sequence_number&os=0.
A permanent link is maintained on our ‘digitised material’ webpages here: https://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/search-resources/special-collections/guide-to-special-collections/christian-brethren-collections/digitised-material/.
A quick note about usage – some of the volumes from the 1940s and 1950s cover more than one year, so if you’re looking for a specific year which doesn’t appear to be there, you’ll find it with the following year (for example, the 1946 volume also contains 1944 and 1945).
I hope you enjoy using the new online material!
From today the UK has entered a new period of lockdown, but I continue to work on the CBA. You are welcome to contact me with your enquiries, and our digital resources are still available on our website: https://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/search-resources/special-collections/guide-to-special-collections/christian-brethren-collections/digitised-material/
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Over the last couple of months I've been getting some new catalogues online, ready for when we're able to open the archives again. These include records from the Fordyce Gospel Hall in Insch and the North Sankuru Mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo. To find out more please see our online catalogues here: https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/manchesteruniversity/data/gb133-for and here: https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/manchesteruniversity/data/gb133-nsm
This collection contains documents and materials relating to the North Sankuru Mission in the Belgian Congo, between c.1933 and 1944. The collection is mainly comprised of circulars sent from the mission, which include updates on the conversion of native people to Christianity, among a few other eve...
I'm very pleased to let you all know that my furlough leave has come to an end. While the physical archive is still closed, I am once again working from home and very happy to help with any enquiries about the archive.
From Monday 20 April I will be on furlough. Under Government rules, I am not permitted to undertake any work on behalf of the University while I am furloughed so this page will not be monitored.
Any enquiries relating to the Christian Brethren Archive should be directed to my colleagues at [email protected] until I return to work.
Best wishes,
Lianne
Although the Christian Brethren Archive is currently closed, you are still able to access our digitised collections online. For more information, and to view the collections, please see our webpages at https://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/search-resources/special-collections/guide-to-special-collections/christian-brethren-collections/digitised-material/.
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Due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19, the University of Manchester has decided to close all non-essential facilities, including the libraries, from 5pm today.
Therefore, the Christian Brethren Archive will be closed until further notice. While I will be contactable by email during working hours, I will be unable to make appointments for the Reading Room, or answer enquiries which involve consulting the collections for the foreseeable future.
I will post any updates I receive as the situation develops.
Kind regards,
Lianne Smith
Christian Brethren Archivist
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We've recently catalogued a collection of papers relating to the London Village Workers, and written a blog post about it. You can find out more here: https://rylandscollections.wordpress.com/2019/10/14/the-london-village-workers/
I’m pleased to be able to share with you details of the London Village Workers collection, part of the Christian Brethren Archive, which has recently been catalogued by Karen Jacques. The London Vi…
I'm pleased to announce that an annotated bible of John Nelson Darby will be included in an upcoming exhibition at the John Rylands Library in our Bible display cases. The exhibition will open in April 2019.
Another great image from our Echoes of Service lantern slide collection, Daniel facing down the Lions.
Our Collections Assistant Karen Jacques has discovered this wonderful illustration in the letters of Edward Petter. Petter was a travelling biscuit salesman, and a member of the brethren. His collection of 500 letters provide a fascinating insight into his travels, his faith and his affection for his wife and family. The illustration below is intended for his grandchildren, and details his travels on the Hai (Peiho) River to Peking.
Another great blog post on the papers of Interlink and women mission workers in the Christian Brethren Archive: https://rylandscollections.wordpress.com/2018/09/18/the-papers-of-interlink-in-the-christian-brethren-archive/
Jane Donaldson writes: The papers of Interlink have recently been deposited with The Christian Brethren Archive. Interlink, formerly known as the Home and Foreign Mission Fund, was a service agency…
A blog post on the latest additions to our digital holdings https://rylandscollections.wordpress.com/2018/08/21/digitisation-projects-in-the-christian-brethren-archive/
I’m delighted to announce the completion of several digitisation projects of material from the Christian Brethren Archive, with special thanks to the Photography and Imaging cataloguing teams. The …
CBA News! A selection of early brethren address books from 1873, 1897, 1904 and 1933 have been digitised and are now available online: http://luna.manchester.ac.uk/luna/servlet/view/search?search=SUBMIT&q=address+book&dateRangeStart=&dateRangeEnd=&QuickSearchA=QuickSearchA
We are delighted to announce that the catalogue for the Echoes of Service Archive is now available online: https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/manchesteruniversity/archives/7880d2e4-ebf8-3ccc-be39-703395b75f27
The collection is made up of correspondence, general administration matter relating to missionary activity, and photographic material. The correspondence files relate to individual missionaries and married couples, and are made up of copies of correspondence to workers in the field, and letters from...
The Christian Brethren Children's Books collection has now been catalogued. We look forward to promoting access to this wonderful and interesting collection. https://rylandscollections.wordpress.com/2018/07/11/the-childrens-book-collection-in-the-christian-brethren-archive/
I am pleased to announce that a collection of children’s books in the Christian Brethren Archive has been catalogued. The collection contains wonderful examples of religious fiction and non-fiction…
A blog post on our newly digitised E.H. Broadbent material: https://rylandscollections.wordpress.com/2018/06/26/the-journals-of-e-h-broadbent/
John McCrory writes: The papers of E.H. Broadbent document his travels as a Christian Brethren missionary through Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia, from the late nineteenth centu…
Delighted to announce some newly digitised resources from the Christian Brethren Archive, including some early assembly address books, the journals of E.H. Broadbent and the photographs of Geoffrey Bull. Special Collections Blog posts to follow! http://luna.manchester.ac.uk/luna/servlet/view/search/what/Photography--History--20th%2Bcentury?q=brethren
Still enjoying our excellent newly digitised postcard collection, featuring brethren mission workers around the world.
For an update on some of our recent work, here's a link to the John Rylands Special Collections blog for a piece by one of our volunteers: https://rylandscollections.wordpress.com/2018/05/09/sunday-school-holiday-camp-collection-in-the-brethren-archive/
Emma Dent writes: A small collection amidst the Christian Brethren archive is that of the Cardiff Assemblies’ Sunday School Holiday Camps. Although Cardiff Assemblies’ Sunday School holiday camps b…
Our early digitised edition of Echoes of Service are now live and available for access! Please see below a link to all of the volumes from 1872 - 1918
http://luna.manchester.ac.uk/luna/servlet/view/search/what/Periodicals?q=echoes+of+service&sort=reference_number%2Cimage_sequence_number
I am pleased to annouce the completion of the digitsation of an album of postcards of mission workers from our Echoes of Service collection, to view the postcards please follow the link below: http://luna.manchester.ac.uk/luna/servlet/view/search?search=SUBMIT&q=postcard&dateRangeStart=&dateRangeEnd=&sort=reference_number%2Cimage_sequence_number&QuickSearchA=QuickSearchA
Every time I return to the lantern slide collection, I make a new discovery. Today, it is a wild cat! Our lantern slide collections can be viewed at: http://luna.manchester.ac.uk/luna/servlet/view/search;JSESSIONID=917f0810-1771-4e32-bb38-a85b69399993?q=Echoes+of+Service+mission+organisation&sort=reference_number%2Cimage_sequence_number&os=250&pgs=250&res=1&cic=nonconform%7E91%7E1
Some musings on the challenges of cataloguing: https://rylandscollections.wordpress.com/2018/02/05/the-language-of-catalogue-descriptions/
The Heritage Imaging Team has recently completed a project to digitise 901 lantern slides held in the Christian Brethren Archive. As mentioned in a previous blog post, in the case of many of these …
The catalogue for the papers of Harold Rowdon, Brethren historian and scholar, is now complete and available for use. Rowdon's papers provide valuable insight into his work with CBRF, Harvester and Partnership, and his seminal 1966 PhD thesis, The Origins of the Brethren: 1825-1850. https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/manchesteruniversity/archives/c66f7cdd-eab4-3661-9b5f-80cb6e714b23?terms=hrp
The collection contains minutes relating to the Bournemouth and District Christian Brethren Churches, to organisations including the London Bible College, the 'Bloomsbury' Committee, the World Mission Study/Action Group and the international sub group of Partnership, and also relating to the Bournem...
The Echoes of Service Lantern Slide Collection is now available to view online, can anyone help us to identify some of the people and activities that the slides depict? http://luna.manchester.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/ycax18
A blog post about the digitisation project is also now available: https://rylandscollections.wordpress.com/2018/01/08/digitisation-of-lantern-slides-from-the-christian-brethren-archive/
We are delighted to announce that the Echoes of Service Lantern Slide Collection in the Christian Brethren Archive has been digitised and will soon be available online. Please see below a taster of the fascinating images the slides contain:
The Christian Brethren Archive is delighted to announce the completion of the digitisation of a collection of Letters by John Nelson Darby, and two notebooks from the Fry Collection. Please see below a blog post to find out more and with links to the digitised material: https://rylandscollections.wordpress.com/2017/09/04/digitisation-of-the-christian-brethren-archive/
We are pleased to announce that a further selection of material from the Christian Brethren Archive has been digitised, and is available for access online. This material includes a collection of co…
The Christian Brethren Archive is always pleased to discuss the acquisition of new material. In the last few months, we've received additions to the collection from the Carl McAuley at the Church of God in Belfast, Janice Holmes on Ireland Outreach, and David Angell on Village Works. If you have material that you think could be preserved in the CBA, please get in touch!
Delighted to welcome a new volunteer to the Christian Brethren Archive, John McCrory, whose first project will be to catalogue the papers of Joy Guy.
Pleased to show a researcher the scrapbook of John Nelson Darby today. A digitised version of the scrapbook can be found at: http://luna.manchester.ac.uk/luna/servlet/detail/nonconform~91~1~393282~126877?sort=reference_number%2Cimage_sequence_number&qvq=q:darby;sort:reference_number%2Cimage_sequence_number;lc:nonconform~91~1&mi=4&trs=924
Archive News! A letterbook of John Nelson Darby is now available online.
For more information, please see my new post on the John Rylands Special Collections blog: https://rylandscollections.wordpress.com/2017/05/08/digitisation-of-a-letterbook-of-john-nelson-darby/
I am pleased to announce a new addition to the digitised material for the Christian Brethren Archive, a letterbook of John Nelson Darby (1800-1882). Darby was one of the founder members of what lat…
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