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Occasional Papers from St. Augustine’s College
1853 - 1935
Saint Augustine‘s was originally founded as an abbey and endowed by King Ethelbert in A.D. 605. Suppressed in 1538,
it was restored 310 years later as an Anglican Mission College, under Royal Charter, in 1848. The Missionary College of
St. Augustine was established to relieve the shortage of ministers qualified to serve the British Empire. The Occasional
Papers, the first of which was published on May 31, 1853, had their origin in the letters received from various quarters
and read at Sunday evening gatherings at the College. These letters from former students give a wide range of
contemporary views and opinions on Christian mission fields. Some detail pioneering labors and successes; others
reflect first impressions of the societies, terrain, and peoples they met; most supply a broad range of local, social,
geographical, anthropological, and missiological information. The letters originate from around the world, some written
aboard ship, and others from locations identified only by their navigational coordinates.
The major requirement for admission to the College was communion with the Church of England and ―satisfactory
certificates of baptism, and of religious and moral character.‖ Because of this, the missionaries themselves came from
diverse nationalities and backgrounds, including one Eskimo named Kallihirua. These letters reflect the attitudes of
participants in an important period of expanding Church of England missionary activity. They record early contacts
with indigenous peoples and reveal the painful efforts of colonial pioneers to adapt English social and religious
practices to very un-English environments. Included are subjects of anthropological interest such as the ―Head Feast‖ of
the Dayaks in Sarawak and the ―Feather Cloak‖ from Hawaii; local cures such as ―Native medicines in the Cape‖; news
from the mission field in China and Zululand; material on the Boer war and the siege of Standerton, Transvaal; along
with many other interesting items. These Occasional Papers provide an important source for missiologists and
anthropologists, and more widely for their portrayal of British colonial and post-colonial history at a local level.
Canterbury, England
5 reels 35mm
Pamphlets in American History
Beginning with Tom Paine‘s Common Sense, which altered the course of early U.S. history; pamphlets have played a
crucial role in American history. This unique microfiche collection brings to your library these historic documents of
public opinion, which are generally unavailable as research sources. There are more than 15,000 titles in this collection,
drawn from all periods of United States history. Pamphlets in American History also provides the cataloging necessary
to integrate pamphlet literature into the mainstream of collection development activities. This collection has been
carefully designed to meet the needs of historians and librarians in the areas of bibliographic control and access. Each of
the five groups within the collection is accompanied by its own guide and each guide includes bibliographic citations,
author title and subject indexes.
Pamphlets in American History is organized within each group in subject-specific segments. In this way, the collection
can be tailored to meet a library‘s collecting policies or departmental teaching strengths. The historical information
contained in the pamphlets is as rich and varied as the authors. Included are biographies, campaign literature, speeches,
legal decisions, trade union leaflets, personal narratives and more. The American History pamphlets collection at the
State Historical Society of Wisconsin has been a major resource for this undertaking. The collection also draws upon the
pamphlet resources of many other general and special collections, including: the Syracuse University Libraries; The
Tamiment Library of New York University; The New-York Historical Society; The Kenneth Spencer Research Library of
the University of Kansas; and the Walter Clinton Jackson Library at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
MARC Records Available!
Pamphlets in American History: A Bibliographic Guide to the Microform Collection, free with collection; Each group has its own guide; Please
inquire about additional subsets
18,589 fiche
Group IV
Catholicism and Anti-Catholicism: From the earliest Catholic missions in California and New
France in Colonial 17 th century to the 20 th century Church, this section presents the theological,
intellectual, social, economic and political history of the American Catholic Church.
Spanish-American War, 1893: Presents documents published before, during and after the
conflict. Topics include issues like the pre-war conditions in Cuba, the emergence of the United
States Navy and America‘s involvement in overseas expansion.
2,018 fiche
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