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Baillie, John, 1886-1960 (Scottish theologian and ecumenical leader)

 Person

Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:

1937, 38, 39 file, 1937-1939

 Sub-Series
Identifier: BAI 1/17/8
Scope and Contents

1937, 38, 39 file consists of:


  1. letters, notes, press cuttings and related material
Dates: 1937-1939

American trip, 1941, 1941

 Sub-Series
Identifier: BAI 1/17/11
Scope and Contents

American trip, 1941 consists of:


  1. leaflets and programmes
  2. letters and telegrams
  3. notes and ephemera
  4. press cuttings
  5. visas and travel documentation
Dates: 1941

An Account of My Experiences During the Retreat from France, 10th May to 17th June 1940, c1945

 File
Identifier: BAI 1/13/7
Scope and Contents

1 handwritten and 3 typewritten manuscripts/copies of an unpublished account of John Baillies experiences during the retreat from France in 1940, together with an issue of the London Gazette and a related telegram of the period.

Dates: c1945

Diary of Elizabeth Catherine (Elsa) Gallant, 1917-1919

 Item
Identifier: BAI 9/1
Scope and Contents

Diary covering the period 28 June 1917 - 27 April 1919, recording much of Elsa Gallant's life during this period, including meeting both John and Donald Macpherson Baillie, aspects of the war and her time in France.

Dates: 1917-1919

Early poetry, c1900

 Item
Identifier: BAI 1/1/10
Scope and Contents

A notebook containing early poetry by John Baillie, including one about Gairloch and another about the Boer War.

Dates: c1900

General: 1953-1954, 1953-1954

 Sub-Series
Identifier: BAI 1/17/35
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and related items, including letters from Mona Anderson, Reinhold Niebuhr, Hachiro Yuasa and Lazlo Pap. Includes material relating to the Donald Macpherson Baillie's estate, the unveiling of war memorial panels and installation of the Duke of Edinburgh as Chancellor at the University of Edinburgh, the coronation of Elizabeth II and preparations for the World Council of Churches conference.

Dates: 1953-1954

General addresses, c1912-c1955

 Sub-Series
Identifier: BAI 1/4/3
Scope and Contents

Lectures and addresses given by John Baillie to various audiences throughout his professional life. Includes lectures on the church and international affairs, priesthood and the modern world, Christianity in Scotland, the ecumenical movement, ethics in relation to nuclear weapons, agnosticism, education and theology and war.

Dates: c1912-c1955

German papers, 1945-1946

 Sub-Series
Identifier: BAI 1/17/22
Scope and Contents

Letters, diary, reports, travel documentation, notes and notebooks relating to John Baillie's visit Germany as part of a British Council of Churches delegation.

Dates: 1945-1946

Items relating to John Baillie, 1909-1960

 File
Identifier: BAI 4/4
Scope and Contents

Selected items relating to John Baillie, including his YMCA identification from the First World War, correspondence, press cuttings and club handbooks.

Dates: 1909-1960