Records of the South Asian Church Aid Association (formerly the Indian Church Aid Association)

Minute books of Executive Committee and Council, 1880-1983; account books, 1953-1974; register of members; administrative files; newscutting albums; photographs.

Administrative/Biographical History

The Indian Church Aid Association was founded in 1880; it was renamed the South Asian Church Aid Association in 1970.

Reference: University of Birmingham, Special Collections Department, Online Archive Catalogue ( http://calmview.bham.ac.uk/ ). Accessed April 2002.

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

The provenance of this deposit is unknown.

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