Harriet Sara Menge

Further information available at the University of Birmingham:

Church Missionary Society Unofficial Papers

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Level Sub-fonds

Repository University of Birmingham Information Services, Special Collections Department, Main Library, Edgbaston Campus

FindingNo CMS/ACC522

Extent 1 file

Title Accession 522

Date 1840-1844

Description This is a collection of papers relating to Harriet Sara Menge (nee Hall) which include a typescript copy of her journal in which she describes her voyage to India, a picture of the vessel, the 'Thomas Coutts' and additional notes and family letters.

Arrangement This collection forms part of the Church Missionary Society Unofficial Papers. It is arranged into one series: Family Papers

Language English

FindingAids A catalogue of this collection to file level is available on the Online Archive Catalogue (click on the tree icon at the foot of this record to display the summary contents list of the catalogue and to view the full catalogue records). A paper copy of this catalogue is also available for consultation in the Special Collections Department reading room.

AccessStatus Open

AdminHistory Harriet Sara Menge was the first wife of Charles Caesar Menge (List I No.223), a CMS missionary in India, originally from Hanau, Hesse. After their marriage in 1840 they both returned to Nasik, Bombay to continue his work. In 1844 Harriet died at sea on another voyage.

CustodialHistory Deposited with the CMS in September 1983 and transferred to the Special Collections Department in July 2003

RelatedMaterial The Special Collections Department holds the Church Missionary Society Archive, the official archive of the society (GB 0150 CMS), which includes papers relating to the work of Charles Menge.