[UMA-SR-000002756] Missionaries’ Diary Journals (Evangelists’ Diaries)

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IdentifierUMA-SR-000002756Extent45 volumesScope and ContentTitled Journals, these diaries were maintained by missionaries employed by Melbourne and Suburban City Mission and provide a detailed daily record of their predominantly evangelical work. These missionaries visited houses in many parts of Melbourne, writing in their diaries on the condition, temporal and spiritual, of the residents. Many of the journals were inspected and signed by a Mission supervisor and often contain statistics on the number of visits and tracts distributed and details of the houses visited, including notes on the inhabitants and their religious denomination.

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Date1864-1913

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Accession[1989.0090] RECORDS OF MELBOURNE CITY MISSION

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[UMA-SR-000002756] Missionaries’ Diary Journals (Evangelists’ Diaries)