Fonds
Temple, William (1881-1944)
Catalogue reference: W.Temple
What’s it about?
This record is about the Temple, William (1881-1944) dating from 1881-1966.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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W.Temple
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Title (The name of the record)
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Temple, William (1881-1944)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1881-1966
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Description (What the record is about)
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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.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<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>
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Lambeth Palace Library
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Temple; William (1881-1944); Archbishop of Canterbury
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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111 volumes
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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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).
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- <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>
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/294ab1f2-025a-48d1-a1a4-fced246fd5ea/
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Temple, William (1881-1944)