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English Hymnal Company

Catalogue reference: EHC

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This record is about the English Hymnal Company dating from 1905-2000.

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Reference: EHC
Title: English Hymnal Company
Date: 1905-2000
Description: Minutes Books, Cash Books and a collection of letters and papers regarding the English Hymnal Company.
Note: The Library was also given various printed editions of 'The English Hymnal' and a 'Hymnal for Scotland' (the version of the hymnal published for use in Scotland). These include the first edition of 1906, and a rare 'abridged edition' produced in response to the polemic engendered by several bishops who threatened to ban the main edition in their dioceses (for more on this, see biographical works on Percy Dearmer by Nan Dearmer and Donald Gray in the printed books collection, and a paper by Martin Draper published by the Ecumenical Society of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 2006, not held in the Library). \r\n\r\nRelated material in other collections in the Library includes correspondence in the Davidson papers.
Held by: Lambeth Palace Library
Language: English
Creator(s): English Hyminal Company
Physical description: 12 vols
Access conditions: Open
Immediate source of acquisition: Given to the Library by the company in 2019.
Record URL: https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/a5f4704b-78a1-4d97-bd31-4e96045b2f33/