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JOHN RUSSELL, PRESIDENT OF SION COLLEGE

Catalogue reference: Sion L40.2/E74

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Sion L40.2/E74
Title
JOHN RUSSELL, PRESIDENT OF SION COLLEGE
Date
1845-1846
Description

Diary of John Russell as President of Sion College 1845-46, with historical and other notes on the affairs of the College. John Russell (1786-1863) was Master of the Charterhouse from 1811; prebendary (and afterwards canon residentiary) of Canterbury from 1827; and Rector of St. Botolph without Bishopsgate, London, from 1832. The diary records Sion College business but also transcripts of earlier minutes and other College documents 1622-1845 which Russell made in order to understand College affairs.

Note

'Sion College, founded by Thomas White' (London, 1859), originally compiled by John Russell, continued by William Scott.

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Lambeth Palace Library
Creator(s)
Sion College
Physical description
ii, 267 pp.
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Open

Immediate source of acquisition
Tipped in at p.i is a postcard to the President of Sion College from Canon A.F. Russell, grandson of John Russell, presenting this manuscript. 9 Sept. 1934. Transferred from Sion College to Lambeth Palace Library, 1996.
Physical condition
Quarter leather binding with boards covered in marbled paper, 203 x 175 mm. Paper leaves.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/e996adab-157c-4c55-9ce8-ea1f0034aa2c/

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JOHN RUSSELL, PRESIDENT OF SION COLLEGE