Key Information
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1934 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent
1 volume and 1 file
Scope and content
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.
System of arrangement
1 file, 1 volume.
General Information
Name of creator
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).
Repository
Custodial history
Transferred from the Library of King's College London.
Conditions governing access
Open, subject to signature of Reader's undertaking form, and appropriate provision of two forms of identification, to include one photographic ID.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied from open material for research purposes only.
Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Archives.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Finding aids
Collection level description available in hard copy in the reading room of King's College London Archives.
Alternative identifier(s)
Place access points
People and Organisations
- Church Assembly Lay Readers Group (Subject)
Genre access points
Rules and/or conventions used
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000.
Script(s)
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.