Papers of John Baillie, 1900-1964
Sub-Fonds
Identifier: BAI 1
Scope and Contents
school and university notes; awards and achievements; lectures, addresses and broadcasts; sermons and prayers; manuscripts of published works; papers relating to the World Council of Churches, British Council of Churches, General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and other organisations; personal and professional correspondence
Dates
- 1900-1964
Creator
Language of Materials
This material is mostly inEnglish
Physical Description
63 boxes
Biographical / Historical
John Baillie was born in 1886, the son of Rev John Baillie ( 1829-1891), Free Church minister at Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty in the north-west of Scotland, and his wife Annie Macpherson. John (senior) was a graduate of both the University of Edinburgh and Free Church College, Edinburgh
Following the death of his father in 1891, the family home was at Inverness and John (junior) was educated at Inverness Royal Academy and the University of Edinburgh. More study was undertaken at both the universities of Jena and Marburg and he held assistant positions at the University of Edinburgh before entering the church, as an assistant in 1912 and then being ordained in 1920.
The First World War saw Baillie playing an active role in both the YMCA and the British Expeditionary Force. The end of that war saw his marriage to Florence Jewel Fowler and the start of his academic career . He held a number of chairs at the Auburn and Union Theological Seminaries, New York, and at Emmanuel College, Toronto, but he eventually returned to Edinburgh to become Professor of Divinity at New College in 1934. The advent of the Second World War saw Baillie use the North American links he had maintained to help persuade US entry into the conflict. He was elected as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and became Dean of the Faculty of Divinity at Edinburgh in 1950, holding this position until retrial six years later. As part of the ecumenical movement, John Baillie was member of both the British Council of Churches and the World Council of Churches; he became a President of the latter.
Following the death of his father in 1891, the family home was at Inverness and John (junior) was educated at Inverness Royal Academy and the University of Edinburgh. More study was undertaken at both the universities of Jena and Marburg and he held assistant positions at the University of Edinburgh before entering the church, as an assistant in 1912 and then being ordained in 1920.
The First World War saw Baillie playing an active role in both the YMCA and the British Expeditionary Force. The end of that war saw his marriage to Florence Jewel Fowler and the start of his academic career . He held a number of chairs at the Auburn and Union Theological Seminaries, New York, and at Emmanuel College, Toronto, but he eventually returned to Edinburgh to become Professor of Divinity at New College in 1934. The advent of the Second World War saw Baillie use the North American links he had maintained to help persuade US entry into the conflict. He was elected as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and became Dean of the Faculty of Divinity at Edinburgh in 1950, holding this position until retrial six years later. As part of the ecumenical movement, John Baillie was member of both the British Council of Churches and the World Council of Churches; he became a President of the latter.
Extent
From the Fonds: 13 metres
Physical Description
63 boxes
Archivist's Note
None
Grant Buttars 26 February 2003
Grant Buttars 26 February 2003
- Appointment to Office
- Armed Forces
- Auburn Theological Seminary (1818-:)
- Baillie, Annie, 1829-1891
- Baillie, Florence Jewel, 1893-1969 (married to John Baillie)
- Baillie, John, 1829-1891 (Free Church minister)
- Baillie, John, 1886-1960 (Scottish theologian and ecumenical leader)
- British Council of Churches (1947-1990)
- British Expeditionary Force. BEF
- Church of Scotland
- Church of Scotland, General Assembly
- Degrees, Academic
- Ecumenical Movement
- Edinburgh -- Scotland
- Emmanuel College (1828-:)
- France
- Free Church of Scotland (1843-:)
- Gairloch (parish) Ross and Cromarty Scotland
- Inverness Inverness-shire Scotland
- Inverness Royal Academy (1792-:)
- New York City (New York, United States)
- Ordination
- Philosophy
- Religion
- Religion, Study and Teaching
- Ross and Cromarty Scotland
- Scotland
- Toronto (Ontario, Canada)
- Union Theological Seminary (1836-:)
- University of Edinburgh (Scottish University)
- University of Edinburgh, Faculty of Divinity. Faculty of Divinity (1837-2002)
- University of Jena (1558-:)
- University of Liverpool (1881-:)
- University of Marburg (1527-:)
- World Council of Churches (1948-:)
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1939-1945
- YMCA. Young Men's Christian Association (1844-:)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
is-crc@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
is-crc@ed.ac.uk