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Temple, William (1881-1944)

Catalogue reference: W.Temple

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This record is about the Temple, William (1881-1944) dating from 1881-1966.

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Reference

W.Temple

Title

Temple, William (1881-1944)

Date

1881-1966

Description

Letters and papers (vols. 1-62, 110). The remaining volumes (vols. 63-109, 111) comprise scrapbooks, appointment diaries, sermons, articles, press cuttings, photograph albums etc.

Related material

<p>TEMPLE MATERIAL IN OTHER COLLECTIONS HELD IN LAMBETH PALACE LIBRARY: ARCHBISHOPS' PAPERS. R.T. Davidson: Scattered references. C.G. Lang: Scattered references. G.F. Fisher: Scattered references. BELL PAPERS. File T: Correspondence with Temple, 1941-4; correspondence about memorials and biographies for Temple, 1944-9. Subject Box: Unemployment; Archbishop of York's Committee on, 1933-9. German Church Papers. BISHOPS' MEETINGS: BM 7-9. DOUGLAS PAPERS: Scattered references. LAMBETH CONFERENCES: 1920 and 1930. MSS. SEQUENCE: Numerous, particularly: MS. 1765 - Typescript of letters by Temple to his elder brother F.C. Temple, 1894-1944. MS. 3106 - Recollections of Temple by his wife, 1881-1942. William Temple papers vol. 109 consisted of 9 L.P. records of radio broadcasts, which were transferred to the British Library Sound Archive. Borthwick Institute of Historical Research (for records as Archbishop of York).</p>

Held by
Lambeth Palace Library
Language

English

Creator(s)
Temple; William (1881-1944); Archbishop of Canterbury
Physical description

111 volumes

Immediate source of acquisition

The bulk of the letters and papers listed in this catalogue cover William Temple's three years at Canterbury (1942-4) and were left at Lambeth on his death. Certain personal papers, dealing mainly with the period before 1929, have since been deposited in the Library by his widow. No distinction is made between the two which have been arranged and listed in a single alphabetical sequence by subject (Vols. 1-62).

Unpublished finding aids
<p>Catalogue descriptions originally based on 'Summary catalogue of the papers of William Temple, archbishop of Canterbury, 1942-1944' (typescript, 1981) by Geoffrey M. B. Pick, Assistant Archivist. Correspondents in vols. 1-62 and 110 were not originally noted, except in a few selected instances. Vols. 63-109 were briefly described at file level. Descriptions of vols. 2-62 and 110-111 were augmented by Aaron Hope, Assistant Archivist, 2006-2007.</p>
Administrative / biographical background

William Temple (1881-1944) was appointed bishop of Manchester in 1921, translated to York in 1929 and to Canterbury in 1942.

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