Description
The collection comprises microfiche copies of original material from the Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions housed
at Yale University's Divinity Library. The papers document the activities of the Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions
and provide information on various aspects of American religious life from 1886-1964. The Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign
Missions was an organization that recruited college and university students in the United States for international missionary
service. John R. Mott founded the SVM in 1888.
Background
The Student Volunteer Movement Papers consist of 673 archival boxes, approximately 285 linear feet. The collection is housed
in the archives of Yale University Library, Divinity Library Collections.
Restrictions
All rights reserved.
Availability
Accessible with general microfiche collections. Scholarly use within parameters of copyright law.