Records of Barbara Joan Sim

Diaries, biography, music certificates, photographs, genealogical papers, and musical recordings, c.1940-2014.

Barbara Joan Sim was born in South Duffield c.1943. Her association with the Church Army, a society of evangelists within the Anglican Communion, which exists to enable people to come to a living faith in Jesus Christ and reaches out to people in challenging circumstances, began c.1966. By 2011, Barbara was an Ambassador for the Church Army.
Barbara was a gifted singer. She sang in London's Royal Albert and Festival Halls, in York Minster, Canterbury Cathedral and Wakefield Cathedral, as well as entertaining people in care homes and hospitals. Barbara completed foundation courses in Humanities and Theology at the Open University and St. John's University in York prior to 2011
Barbara Joan Sim died in Hemingbrough, Selby, on 19 June 2014 at the age of 71.

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The archive was gifted to the Borthwick Institute in 2015 in accordance with the will of Barbara Joan Sim.

Barbara Joan Sim was born in South Duffield c.1943. Her association with the Church Army, a society of evangelists within the Anglican Communion, which exists to enable people to come to a living faith in Jesus Christ and reaches out to people in challenging circumstances, began c.1966. By 2011, Barbara was an Ambassador for the Church Army.
Barbara was a gifted singer. She sang in London's Royal Albert and Festival Halls, in York Minster, Canterbury Cathedral and Wakefield Cathedral, as well as entertaining people in care homes and hospitals. Barbara completed foundation courses in Humanities and Theology at the Open University and St. John's University in York prior to 2011
Barbara Joan Sim died in Hemingbrough, Selby, on 19 June 2014 at the age of 71.

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Includes musical recordings. Access to audiovisual material may be restricted due to technical requirements, please contact the Borthwick Institute for more information.

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Further accruals are not expected.

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