Papers of Reverend J. Sterling M. Hooper

Correspondence and papers of Reverend Hooper, [1954]-1966, and personal ephemera, nd [1950].

Administrative/Biographical History

Reverend J. M. Stirling Hooper (b 1882) was a missionary in India, and a writer of publications on the subject of Bible translation. His publications included:

• The Approach to the Gospel (London, 1920)
• Hymns of the Alvars (Calcutta: Association Press, 1929)
• The Bible in India (London: Oxford University Press, 1938) and second edition published under the title Bible Translation in India, Pakistan and Ceylon (Indian Branch, Oxford University Press, 1963)
• The Temptation and the Establishment of the Kingdom of God (Madras: Christian Literature Society for India, 1948)
• Greek New Testament Terms in Indian Languages: a comparative word list (The Bible Society Of India and Ceylon, 1957)

Reference: University of Birmingham, Special Collections Department, Online Archive Catalogue ( http://calmview.bham.ac.uk/ ). Accessed May 2002.

The papers are arranged into two series: correspondence and papers, and personal ephemera. Thereunder files are arranged chronologically.

Access Conditions

Open. Access to all bona fide researchers. All papers held at the Orchard Learning Resources Centre will be viewed at the Birmingham University Information Services, Special Collections Department. Please contact the University Archivist for further information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

It is possible that the Reverend (James Edward) Lesslie Newbigin acquired these papers, as they were stored with his own collection, but there is no information regarding their provenance.

Finding Aids

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