"Scholars feast day, Shagamu." William Mellor served in Nigeria for over fifty years, from 1921 to 1974. Methodist Missionary work in West Africa had begun in 1811 with Coke's mission to Sierra Leone. A second station was opened on the River Gambia in 1821, and on the Gold Coast in 1834.
Authors
- Collection
- International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m2366
- Dates
- 1933
- Format
- Photographs
- Pages
- gelatin silver prints, 9 x 13.7 cm.
- Place Discussed
- Africa Nigeria
- Provider
- California Digital Library
- Published in
- Nigeria
- Reference
- impa-m2366 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-SOA-MMS-06-20-025-003
- Rights
- Archives, Manuscripts and Rare Books Division, The Library, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, United Kingdom Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies. Library docenquiry@soas.ac.uk http://www.soas.ac.uk/library/archives/services/
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/614c6c676acbe827ae7b28ed978c6ee9
