Davidson, Randall Thomas (1848-1930), Baron Davidson

Davidson

Davidson, Randall Thomas (1848-1930), Baron Davidson

1848-1936

The papers cover the Archbishop's whole life. The collection comprises his official papers, divided into a chronological series of 191 volumes arranged alphabetically (vols. 27-217) and a subject series of 299 volumes (vols. 218-516). The remaining 287 volumes (vols. 517-803) include sermons and addresses, diaries and journals, notebooks, newspaper cuttings, photographs and visitation and ordination records. Also included are diaries of Archbishop Davidson's mother, Henrietta (vols. 653-690), and his father, Henry (vols. 691-733).

These form part of the Archbishops' Papers. These in turn form part of the archives of the Archbishops of Canterbury, which also comprise: Bishops' Meetings records (BM), Cartae Antiquae et Miscellaneae (Lambeth Charters) (CM), Convocation records (Conv), Court of Arches records (Arches), Faculty Office records (F), Lambeth Conference papers (LC), Temporalities records (ED and T), including correspondence on the Archbishops' estates (TR 8-36), and Vicar General records (V).\r\n\r\nVolumes arranged in 21 series as follows:\r\n1-26 Correspondence & papers from Davidson's family (kept separately from Official papers)\r\n27-217 Chronological correspondence\r\n218-516 Subject files\r\n517-523 Miscellaneous correspondence\r\n524-548 Sermons and addresses\r\n549-554 Visitations\r\n555-559 Ordinations\r\n560-583 Diaries & journals\r\n584-631 Pocket diaries\r\n632--652 Engagement diaries\r\n653-690 Diaries of Henrietta Davidson\r\n691-733 Diaries of Henry Davidson\r\n734-742 Notebooks\r\n743-778 Newspaper cuttings\r\n779-784 Visitors' books\r\n785-788 Letter registers\r\n789-790 Photograph albums\r\n791-792 Sketch books\r\n793-794 Presentations\r\n795-798 Financial accounts\r\n799-803 Miscellaneous

OTHER PAPERS OF RANDALL THOMAS DAVIDSON IN LAMBETH PALACE LIBRARY\r\n1. Davidson's register, 1902-29.\r\n2. Canterbury diocesan visitation returns, 1907,1912.\r\n3. Lambeth Conference papers.\r\n4. Bishops' Meetings' papers.\r\n5. Archbishop's Assyrian Mission papers.\r\n6. Letters and papers of Randall Thomas Davidson may also be found in the following catalogues:\r\nIndex to the letters and papers of Archibald Campbell Tait, archbishop of Canterbury, 1868-1882, in Lambeth Palace Library, 1989.\r\nIndex to the letters and papers of Edward White Benson, archbishop of Canterbury, 1883-1896, in Lambeth Palace Library, 1980.\r\nCatalogue of the letters and papers of Frederick Temple, bishop of London, 1885-1896, in Lambeth Palace Library, by Victoria Peters, 1993.\r\nIndex to the letters and papers of Frederick Temple, archbishop of Canterbury, 1896-1902, in Lambeth Palace Library, by Melanie Barber, 1975.\r\nLetters and papers of Cosmo Gordon Lang, archbishop of Canterbury, 1928-42, in Lambeth Palace Library, 1986.\r\nLetters and papers of William Temple, archbishop of Canterbury, 1942-4, in Lambeth Palace Library, 1981.\r\nA Catalogue of Manuscripts in Lambeth Palace Library, Mss. 1222-1860, by E.G.W. Bill, 1972.\r\nCatalogue of the Papers of Roundell Palmer (1812-1895) first earl of Selborne, by E.G.W. Bill, 1967.\r\nA Catalogue of Manuscripts in Lambeth Palace Library, Mss. 1907-2340, by E.G.W. Bill, 1976.\r\nA Catalogue of Manuscripts in Lambeth Palace Library, Mss. 2341-3119, by E.G.W. Bill, 1983.\r\nA Catalogue of Manuscripts in Lambeth Palace Library, Mss. 3120-3469, by E.G.W Bill, 1988.\r\nList of the papers of George Kennedy Allen Bell, bishop of Chichester, 1929-1958.\r\nCatalogue of the papers of John Albert Douglas, hon. general secretary of the Church of England Council on Foreign Relations, 1933-1945.\r\n\r\nThe Library also holds various items relating to Archbishop Davidson in its collection of artefacts. \r\n\r\nMATERIAL IN OTHER REPOSITORIES \r\nOrdination papers for the diocese of Winchester, 1895-1902, formerly at Lambeth Palace Library, have been transferred to Hampshire Record Office.\r\nOrdination papers for the diocese of Canterbury, 1902-1944, formerly at Lambeth Palace Library, have been transferred to Canterbury Cathedral Archives.

English

803 files

Except vols. 1-26, the papers were transferred from Lambeth Palace. Vols. 1-26 are an important collection of papers which were retained by Archbishop Davidson's family and transferred to Lambeth Palace Library by Miss Mary Mills (Davidson's cousin) after the death of Lady Davidson [further information on the acquisition in Library records: LR/K/2/8]. \r\n\r\nNote that the numbers in the letter register (vols. 785-8, which provide a complete record of the Archbishop's correspondence), e.g. A1 etc, are not replicated in the present references marked on correspondence in the correspondence volumes, which may bear different numbers.

Randall Thomas Davidson was chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury (1876-1883), and was appointed dean of Windsor in 1883, bishop of Rochester in 1891, translated to Winchester in 1895 and to Canterbury in 1903. He retired in 1928. \r\n\r\nBiographical sources include: \r\nG. K. A. Bell, 'Randall Davidson, archbishop of Canterbury' (second edition, Oxford University Press, 1938) [Lambeth Palace Library H5198.D2B3 [R] ]. \r\nMichael Hughes, 'Archbishop Randall Davidson' (forthcoming: Routledge, 2018).