Microfilm copies of the papers of Reverend Canon Peter Geoffrey Bostock
Microfilm copies of the papers of Reverend Canon Peter Geoffrey Bostock as Church Missionary Society missionary in Kenya (1935-1958), and Archdeacon of Mombasa, dealing mainly with the Anglican Church's response to Mau Mau rehabilitation and social problems through the work of the Christian Council of Kenya and Inter-Church Aid (later Christian Aid). With a series of annual letters to the Church Missionary Society headquarters in London from Bostock and his predecessor Reverend H.T. Harris (1931-1933, 1935-1958), notes on the Taita people, articles, press cuttings, and other historical material (1899-1950s).
Dates
- Creation: 1887-c. 1964
Extent
0.15 linear metres (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Conditions Governing Access
These items are available on the open shelves at the Weston Library.
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. Micr. Afr. 642, reel 1].
Full range of shelfmarks:
Micr. Afr. 642, reels 1-6
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 840
Abstract
Microfilm copies of the papers of Reverend Canon Peter Geoffrey Bostock.
Biographical / Historical
Peter Geoffrey Bostock was born on 24 Dec 1911 and educated at Charterhouse, Godalming, Surrey, The Queen's College, Oxford, and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He was ordained as a Deacon in 1935 and worked for the Church Missionary Society as a missionary in Kenya (1935-1958). During his time in Kenya, Bostock was ordained as a Priest (1937), Canon of Diocese of Mombasa (1952), Archdeacon (1953-1958), and Vicar-General (1955-1958). Bostock was also Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Mombasa (1950-1958), Chairman of the Christian Council of Kenya (1957-1958), Archdeacon of Doncaster and Vicar at High Melton (1959-1967), Assistant Secretary of the Missionary and Ecumenical Council of Church Assembly (1967-1971), and Clergy Appointments Adviser (1973-1976). He married Miss Elizabeth Rose in 1937 and had four children. He died in 1998.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposited by Reverend Canon Peter Geoffrey Bostock on 25 Aug 1992.
- Title
- Catalogue of microfilm copies of the papers of Reverend Canon Peter Geoffrey Bostock
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Marion Lowman.
- Date
- EAD version 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- Second edition.
Repository Details
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