WILLIAMS, William Samuel (fl 1895-1938)

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0100 KCLCA Williams WS
Held at	: King's College London College Archives   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/library/archivespec/ ›
Full 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 & 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.

Finding aids:

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

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Transferred from the Library of King's College London.

Allied Materials

Related material:

National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record

Publication note:

Description Notes

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