STH: Special Collections

Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society Archives

From the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. Microfiche. Leiden: Inter Documentation Company, Inc.

• Women’s Work Collection
  This series of records relates to the work of women missionaries employed by the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society who were organized and funded independently from the main Society.  The records have been arranged by the form of the material and then sub-divided by the region to which they relate.

Guide to the Microfiche

Please use the following guide book to determine which reels correspond with the titles, regions, and years that you would like to see: 

• Synod Minutes, 1853-1946
• Correspondence
  • Canton, 1851-1904
  • Hunan, 1907-1945
  • Hupeh, 1905-1945
  • Ningpo, 1933-1946
  • North China, 1933-1945
  • South China, 1905-1945
  • South West China, 1932-1945
  • Wenchow, 1933-1945
  • Wuchang, 1877-1905
  • China General Correspondence, 1936-1945

What is Microfiche?

These items are available in microfiche format, or fiche(flat slides of film) with micro images of the pages on each film.

Microfiche may not leave the library, and need a microfiche reader to use. 

How to Access Microfiche

Please use our “Ask The Archivist” form to request microfiche and make an appointment to use the microfiche 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.