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Churchmen and Societies

	Bishop George Bell Papers Correspondence 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 Papers The collection of William John Birkbeck, theologian and scholar concerned with Russian Church history.
	Christian Faith Society Papers of the Society, which was founded in 1691 for the promotion of Christianity overseas.
	Church Society Papers of the Society and its predecessor bodies, the Church Association and National Protestant League.
	Church Union The Union was founded in 1860 with the aim of defending and propagating high church principles.
	Commonwealth Records Records of ecclesiastical administration during the Commonwealth period (1649-1660).
	Doctors' Commons An association or college of ecclesiastical lawyers in existence from 1511-1857.
	Papers of Canon J.A.Douglas Papers of Canon J.A.Douglas, Hon General Secretary of the Church of England Council on Foreign Relations.
	Community of St Andrew The Community of St Andrew was founded in 1861 with Elizabeth Ferard as the first deaconess.
	Bishop Gerald Ellison Papers Bishop 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 Society Papers relating to applications and grants for the building and restoration of churches throughout England and Wales from 1818-1982.
	John Keble Papers Papers of Revd John Keble and relatives such as Thomas Keble.
	Kettlewell Sermons Copies of sermons, attributed to John Kettlewell (1653-1695).
	Library Records Records of the history of the Library itself.
	Lord Wharton’s Charity Charity founded in 1692 for the purchase of bibles, catechisms and other books for poor children.
	Bishop Hugh Montefiore Papers The 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 Archive Central archive of the Mothers' Union, founded in 1876 to promote the sanctity of marriage and Christian family life.
	Royal Commission on Ecclesiastical Discipline Papers 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 Clergymen Society instituted in 1788 for the relief of country clergy.
	Society of St Francis Papers The 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 Evangelist Papers of the Society of Saint John the Evangelist, an Anglican religious order for men founded in Oxford in 1866.
	John Stott Papers Papers 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 Papers The 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.