GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP97 - DUGMORE, Rev Clifford William (1909-1990)

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GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP97

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DUGMORE, Rev Clifford William (1909-1990)

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  • 1956-1978 (Creation)

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2 boxes

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Biographical history

Born, 1909; educated at King Edward VI School, Birmingham, Exeter College Oxford and Queen's College Cambridge, BA 1932, BD 1940, DD 1957; Deacon, 1935; Priest, 1936; Assistant Curate of Holy Trinity, Formby, 1935-1937; Sub-Warden, St Deiniol's Library, Hawarden, 1937-1938; Rector of Ingestre-with-Tixall, 1938-1943; Chaplain of Alleyn's College of God's Gift, Dulwich, 1943-1944; Rector of Bredfield and Director of Religious Education, Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, 1945-1947; Senior Lecturer in Ecclesiastical History at the University of Manchester, 1946-1958; Professor of Ecclesiastical History, King's College London, 1958-1976; Emeritus, 1976-1990; founded and edited the Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 1950-1978; died, 1990.

Archival history

GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP97 1956-1978 Collection (fonds) 2 boxes Dugmore , Clifford William , 1909-1990 , historian
Born, 1909; educated at King Edward VI School, Birmingham, Exeter College Oxford and Queen's College Cambridge, BA 1932, BD 1940, DD 1957; Deacon, 1935; Priest, 1936; Assistant Curate of Holy Trinity, Formby, 1935-1937; Sub-Warden, St Deiniol's Library, Hawarden, 1937-1938; Rector of Ingestre-with-Tixall, 1938-1943; Chaplain of Alleyn's College of God's Gift, Dulwich, 1943-1944; Rector of Bredfield and Director of Religious Education, Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, 1945-1947; Senior Lecturer in Ecclesiastical History at the University of Manchester, 1946-1958; Professor of Ecclesiastical History, King's College London, 1958-1976; Emeritus, 1976-1990; founded and edited the Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 1950-1978; died, 1990.

The papers were received from the Department of Ecclesiastical History in 1984.

The papers of Clifford William Dugmore contain correspondence relating to the Journal of Ecclesiastical History, and printed booklets, 1956-1978; notably including correspondence with a number of leading historians such as Professors Murray Tolmie and Alfred Cobban, William Cargill-Thompson, and Geoffrey Nuttall, relating to Dugmore's editorship of the Journal of Ecclesiastical History, remarking upon aspects of publication, proofs and the chasing-up of contributors, 1956-1978; correspondence concerning senior staff appointments, 1958-1977 (closed); press cuttings describing the career of Professor Dugmore, 1957-1971; text, reviews and correspondence concerning Professor Dugmore's inaugural lecture in the Chair of Ecclesiastical History, 'Ecclesiastical History. No Soft Option', 1959-1960; copies of printed booklets entitled 'Rome and the Churches', the inaugural lecture of Professor Stuart Hall of King's College, delivered in 1979; Grace Abounding. A Comparison of Frederick Denison Maurice and Karl Barth by Dr Ellen Flesseman-Van Leer (1978).

Most of the collection is open except material relating to staff appointments, which is closed for eighty years.

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.
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A detailed list of the contents of the collection is available for consultation in the King's College London Archives Reading Room.

King's College London: papers of William David James Cargill-Thompson, Professor of Ecclesiastical History (Ref: K/PP92); records of the Department of Christian History and Doctrine (Ref: 1985 KDCD, 1988 KDCD). Please also consult the records of the Department/Faculty of Theology for further references to Professor Dugmore.

Entry compiled by Geoff Browell as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. 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. May 2002 Ancient religions Christianity Church Cobban , Alfred , 1901-1968 , Professor of French History Dugmore , Clifford William , 1909-1990 , historian Educational levels Higher education Higher education institutions King's College London Lectures (teaching method) Leer , Ellen Flesseman , Van , fl 1978 , theologian x Van Leer , Ellen Flesseman Newspaper press Nuttall , Geoffrey Fillingham , b 1911 , ecclesiastical historian Periodicals Personnel management Press Press cuttings Publications Publishing Publishing industry Recruitment Religions Religious institutions Teaching methods Thompson , William David James , Cargill , 1930-1978 , Professor of Ecclesiastical History x Cargill Thompson , William David James Tolmie , Murray , fl 1977 , historian Universities Communications media Information sciences Organization and administration Health services administration Public administration Government Educational institutions

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The papers were received from the Department of Ecclesiastical History in 1984.

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The papers of Clifford William Dugmore contain correspondence relating to the Journal of Ecclesiastical History, and printed booklets, 1956-1978; notably including correspondence with a number of leading historians such as Professors Murray Tolmie and Alfred Cobban, William Cargill-Thompson, and Geoffrey Nuttall, relating to Dugmore's editorship of the Journal of Ecclesiastical History, remarking upon aspects of publication, proofs and the chasing-up of contributors, 1956-1978; correspondence concerning senior staff appointments, 1958-1977 (closed); press cuttings describing the career of Professor Dugmore, 1957-1971; text, reviews and correspondence concerning Professor Dugmore's inaugural lecture in the Chair of Ecclesiastical History, 'Ecclesiastical History. No Soft Option', 1959-1960; copies of printed booklets entitled 'Rome and the Churches', the inaugural lecture of Professor Stuart Hall of King's College, delivered in 1979; Grace Abounding. A Comparison of Frederick Denison Maurice and Karl Barth by Dr Ellen Flesseman-Van Leer (1978).

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Most of the collection is open except material relating to staff appointments, which is closed for eighty years.

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.

Language of material

  • English

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  • Latin

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English

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King's College London: papers of William David James Cargill-Thompson, Professor of Ecclesiastical History (Ref: K/PP92); records of the Department of Christian History and Doctrine (Ref: 1985 KDCD, 1988 KDCD). Please also consult the records of the Department/Faculty of Theology for further references to Professor Dugmore.

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A detailed list of the contents of the collection is available for consultation in the King's College London Archives Reading Room.

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King's College London College Archives

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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.

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