Hospital Chaplains, Edinburgh Diocese of the Episcopal Church of Scotland
Scope and Contents
List of duties; routines and timetables; visiting etiquette; scriptural texts; list of Church property; annual and Christmas accounts; baptism, confirmation and burials registers; annual returns 1939-1960; graphs relating to activities 1927-1962
Dates
- Creation: 1927-1962
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
None
Biographical / Historical
Prior to Herbert T. Coles's appointment in 1940, Episcopalian hospital patients were visited by ministers on a rota basis. As well as providing cover for normal church services, the principal duty of the Supernumerary and Hospital Chaplain was to make Communion and pastoral visits to those receiving care in a variety of institutions in and around Edinburgh. Initially over 20 local institutions were visited and, in 1960, a second Chaplain was appointed (Rev. C. F. Crichton).
Extent
1 item: bound volume
Arrangement
Chronological within record class
Other Finding Aids
Manual item-level descriptive list available
Custodial History
Unknown
Immediate Source of Acquisition
National Archives of Scotland (Scottish Record Office), July 1991
Accruals
No further accessions are expected
- Title
- Hospital Chaplains, Edinburgh Diocese of the Episcopal Church of Scotland
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Lothian Health Services Archive Repository
Centre for Research Collections
Edinburgh University Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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