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Archive of Artefacts from Pioneering Kenya Missionary Gifted To National Library of Scotland

Posted by Jean-Yves on Jun 29, 2017
 

Letters, documents and photographs that belonged to a pioneering Scottish missionary have been saved for the nation. The collection casts fresh light on the life of Minnie Watson, one of the founders of the Presbyterian Church in Kenya.

The archive has gathered dust in a cupboard in Dundee for nearly 70 years but the Church of Scotland missionary’s great niece, Paddy McFarlane, has decided to gift them to the National Library of Scotland.

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