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WILLIAMS, William Samuel (fl 1895-1938)


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0100 KCLCA Williams WS

Held at: King's College London College Archives

Title: WILLIAMS, William Samuel (fl 1895-1938)

Date(s): 1934

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 1 volume and 1 file

Name of creator(s): Williams | William Samuel | fl 1895-1938 | author

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

London Diocesan Reader, from 1898; member of the Central Readers' Board, from [1912]; Honorary Secretary to the Readers' Board for the Diocese of London, from 1912. Publications: A Brief History of Readers and their Work in the Diocese of London, 1866-1926 (The Author, London, 1927); A History of the Reader Movement- "Lay Readers" in the Church of England (Parrett & Neves, Chatham, 1932); The Glorious Ministry of the Laity, in the early days of the Christian Church (Parrett & Neves, Chatham, 1936); The History of Acolytes and Servers and of what they have done for the Church down the centuries (Parrett & Neves, Chatham, 1938).

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of William Samuel Williams, 1934, comprising a copy of his book The Case for the Lay Ministry of the Church of England: readers, evangelists and parish clerks, etc (Parrett & Neves, Chatham, 1934); papers originally enclosed in the book, 1934, comprising reviews from the Church Times, copy memoranda from Williams and others relating to the office of Reader, papers and correspondence relating to the Church Assembly Lay Readers Group.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English.

System of arrangement:

1 file, 1 volume.

Conditions governing access:

Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services, King's College London.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

This collection level description available online, also in hard copy in the reading room of King's College London Archives.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Transferred from the Library of King's College London.

ALLIED MATERIALS

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Existence and location of copies:

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Sources: British Library Public Catalogue; The Case for the Lay Ministry of the Church of England: readers, evangelists and parish clerks, etc William Samuel Williams (Parrett & Neves, Chatham, 1934); King's College London, Manuscripts and Private Papers, A Select Guide. Compiled by Julie Tancell for the RSLP AIM25 project.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: January 2001


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Anglican clergy | Clergy | Religious groups
Anglicans | Protestants | Christians | Religious groups
Church | Religious institutions
Catholics

Personal names
Williams | William Samuel | fl 1895-1938 | author

Corporate names
Church Assembly Lay Readers Group

Places