Church Missionary Society Archive

Scope and Content

  • West Africa (Sierra Leone), 1803-1880
  • West Africa (Sierra Leone), 1820-1880
  • Nigeria – Yoruba, 1844-1880
  • Nigeria – Yoruba, 1844-1880
  • West Africa (Sierra Leone), 1820-1880
  • Nigeria – Niger, 1857-1882
  • Nigeria- Yoruba, 1880-1934
  • Nigeria-Yoruba, 1880-1934
  • Nigeria-Niger, 1880-1934
  • Nigeria-Northern Niger, 1900-1934
  • West Africa (Sierra Leone), 1881-1934

Access Information

Please consult the Visiting the Library webpage containing access information for external visitors. The archives and special collections are available for consultation by special appointment only. To arrange an appointment please email specialcollections@hope.ac.uk . Allow at least 24 hours' notice. Please note that, in line with other archives and special collections, we require personal identification, and may, in some circumstances, ask you to provide references from your research supervisor or other suitable person or body.

The collections are reference only and must be consulted in the Reading Room with the supervision of the Special Collections Librarian.

Other Finding Aids

The listed contents (Excel spreadsheet) is available to download from the Archives & Special Collections' Finding Aids webpage.

Conditions Governing Use

Subject to restrictions, we can provide digital scans of microfilm images as pdf documents for personal research purposes only, as long as it complies with copyright law and Data Protection legislation. Please note, we are only able to offer up to one hour's research time per request.

To reproduce an image for publication requires written consent from the rights holder. Please refer to the Special Collections webpages for detailed information on restrictions to access, digital reproduction and image licensing.