Papers and family correspondence

18 boxes of Manuscript letters, journals and associated papers, relating to the life and work of the Rev. John Clarke and his circle of Baptist pastors and missionaries. The collection supplements the holdings of the College and makes accessible new material for reseach in the history of British Baptist history and the Baptist churchs impact on life in the West Indies and West Africa and its involvement in the anti-slavery movement. Grant from the Esme Fairbairn Charitable Trust. Illustrated at p. 44 of AR