Ninth edition (1913) of Driver's publication which has in parts been annotated by Rev J Rossendale S Law. Annotations appear to be translations of small sections of the text into Mende, possibly in 1940s or 1950s, although Law had owned this book since January 1917.
Annotated copy of S R Driver's commentary on the Book of Genesis
This material is held atSchool of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Archives, University of London
- Reference
- GB 102 MMSL MSS/063
- Dates of Creation
- Early to mid 20th century
- Language of Material
- English Mende (Sierra Leone)
- Physical Description
- 559 pages
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Rev J Rossendale Stone Law (1892-1971) served the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society in Sierra Leone from 1916 to 1959 and from 1969 to 1971.
Access Information
Open
Acquisition Information
Deposited at SOAS by the World Church Office of the Methodist Church, March 2006
Archivist's Note
Catalogued
Conditions Governing Use
For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
Publication out of copyright but annotations are the copyright of the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes.
Custodial History
Gift from Rev Glanville T Magor to the Methodist Church, January 2006