The items in this collection include board minutes, reports, and publications by the United Methodist Church (UMC) and its predecessor denominations. These materials were scanned and published in microform by the United Methodist Church's Commission on Archives and History.
The lists and descriptions below are taken from: The General Commission on Archives and History of the United Methodist Church. Microfilm. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources Inc.
Board of Missions, Sierra Leone, 1911-1948 (7 reels)
These are the committee minutes dealing mostly with the United Brethren in Christ’s mission work in Sierra Leone, the denomination’s major mission field in Africa.
Sierra Leone Outlook, 1910-1970 (7 reels)
Periodical: the official publication of the United Brethren in Christ in Sierra Leone.
These items are available in microfilm format, or rolls of film with micro images of the pages on each film.
Microfilm rolls may not leave the library, and need a microfilm reader to use.
Please contact the Reference Librarians at sthref@bu.edu to request any rolls of microfilm and make an appointment to use the microfilm readers. Make sure to include the title of the publication as well as the years/volumes/rolls of the title that you are interested in.