Churchmen and Societies
![]() | Bishop George Bell PapersCorrespondence and diaries of George Bell, Bishop of Chichester, which include extensive material on the German churches before and after World War II. |
![]() | William John Birkbeck PapersThe collection of William John Birkbeck, theologian and scholar concerned with Russian Church history. |
Christian Faith SocietyPapers of the Society, which was founded in 1691 for the promotion of Christianity overseas. | |
![]() | Church SocietyPapers of the Society and its predecessor bodies, the Church Association and National Protestant League. |
![]() | Church UnionThe Union was founded in 1860 with the aim of defending and propagating high church principles. |
![]() | Commonwealth RecordsRecords of ecclesiastical administration during the Commonwealth period (1649-1660). |
![]() | Doctors' CommonsAn association or college of ecclesiastical lawyers in existence from 1511-1857. |
![]() | Papers of Canon J.A.DouglasPapers of Canon J.A.Douglas, Hon General Secretary of the Church of England Council on Foreign Relations. |
![]() | Community of St AndrewThe Community of St Andrew was founded in 1861 with Elizabeth Ferard as the first deaconess. |
![]() | Bishop Gerald Ellison PapersBishop Ellison was Bishop of London and a highly respected and influential figure in the Church of England. |
![]() | Fulham Papers (Papers of the Bishops of London) (FP)Official papers of several Bishops of London, transferred from Fulham Palace. |
![]() | Incorporated Church Building SocietyPapers relating to applications and grants for the building and restoration of churches throughout England and Wales from 1818-1982. |
![]() | John Keble PapersPapers of Revd John Keble and relatives such as Thomas Keble. |
![]() | Kettlewell SermonsCopies of sermons, attributed to John Kettlewell (1653-1695). |
![]() | Library RecordsRecords of the history of the Library itself. |
![]() | Lord Wharton’s CharityCharity founded in 1692 for the purchase of bibles, catechisms and other books for poor children. |
![]() | Bishop Hugh Montefiore PapersThe Rt Rev. Hugh Montefiore was born into a prominent Jewish family. He converted to Anglican Christianity whilst at school and became Bishop of Kingston Upon Thames (1970-1978) and Bishop of Birmingham (1978-1987). He wrote many books and was a sometimes controversial, but influential figure. |
![]() | Mothers' Union ArchiveCentral archive of the Mothers' Union, founded in 1876 to promote the sanctity of marriage and Christian family life. |
![]() | Royal Commission on Ecclesiastical DisciplinePapers of the Commission, which was appointed in 1904 and reported in 1906. |
![]() | Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (SPG)Correspondence and papers, mostly relating to the church overseas and the establishment of episcopacy in America. |
![]() | Society for the Relief of Poor Pious ClergymenSociety instituted in 1788 for the relief of country clergy. |
![]() | Society of St Francis PapersThe SSF is an international Franciscan religious order. It was formed in the 1930s by uniting groups in the Franciscan tradition including the Brotherhood of St Francis of Assisi. |
![]() | Society of St John the EvangelistPapers of the Society of Saint John the Evangelist, an Anglican religious order for men founded in Oxford in 1866. |
![]() | John Stott PapersPapers relating to the prominent evangelical leader John Stott (1921-2011), rector of All Souls, Langham Place, founder of The London Institute for Contemporary Christianity and Langham Partnership International, and prolific author. |
![]() | The Third Order of St Francis PapersThe Third Order was originally formed in 1930 as the English branch of the Third Order of the Christa Seva Sangha (CSS), a Christian ashram in India, and was under the guidance of Father Algy of the Brotherhood of the Love of Christ at St. Ives and its co-founder Dorothy L. Swayne. |