| Description | Containing:
1. 'The deaf of Coventry, proposed Institute…'
2. 1st Annual Report of the honorary work done by Selwyn Oxley, 1913-1914
3. 'A tour in Italy', part 1.
4. 'Report to the Advisory Council of Swaziland…' by C C Watts.
5. Minutes of the Annual meeting of the Royal School for the Deaf, Derby, 1925.
6. 'St John and the Dumb Boy' (anon.)
7. 'Monks of old time and the deaf'(anon.)
8. 'Work for the deaf in South Africa', by Selwyn Oxley
9. 'Blind and deaf…' by Selwyn Oxley
10. 'Deaf and dumb…' by Selwyn Oxley
11. 'Work for the deaf in S.A.', by Selwyn Oxley
12. Letter from St John-Lee Rectory, Hexham to Selwyn Oxley (?) about St John of
Beverley.
13. Extracts from register of St Botolph's, Aldgate.
14. Extracts from Highways and Byways of Hertfordshire': re deaf and dumb.
15. 'Tour in Italy', parts 2 and 3.
16. Letter from F Gilby recommending Selwyn Oxley as a church worked amongst the deaf
and the dumb.
17. Series of letters, concerning above, from various church dignitaries.
18. Licences from Bishop of Salisbury and the Archbishop of York enabling Selwyn Oxley to
work within the church with deaf and dumb persons.
19. Correspondence concerning tour of RADD caravan 'Ephphatha'
20. Correspondence from B H Payne (Royal Cambrian Institution…) to Selwyn Oxley
concerning names and addresses of deaf people in the locality.
21. Correspondence between Mrs S Oxley and the Colonial Office concerning safety of Hong
Kong Church Missioners during the Japanese occupation.
22. Letter from Li Luklua thanking Selwyn Oxley for the donation of 10 guineas to her
school.
23. Correspondence between Bishop of the Windward Islands and Selwyn Oxley concerning
founding a branch of St John of Beverley.
24. Letter from Chaplain at Lambeth Palace about agenda of Lambeth Conference.
25. Series of letters from Arthur Upson (Abdul-Fady) to Selwyn Oxley about material for the
book he was preparing.
26. Series of letters from Dr A Eicholz to Mr and Mrs Selwyn Oxley concerning research for
the Eicholz Report. |
| AdminHistory | Selwyn Oxley (1890-1951) was a mission worker who worked with the deaf in the 1920s and 1930s through his involvement with the Guild of St John Beverley. He gained an MA from Gallaudet College (now Gallaudet University), USA, a higher educational institution for the deaf and hard of hearing, in 1939.
His publications include:
'A pageant entitled "The deaf of other days: in twelve episodes"' [1928]
'A pageant play entitled St. John of Beverley...' 2nd editon,1932
'With Compliments from Mr. Selwyn Oxley. [A tract on mission work among the deaf.]' 1930
'Work in the deaf world: with a list of schools, missions and societies at work in the deaf world compiled by W Raper and Selwyn Oxley' 1928. |