Brechin Diocesan Library: Miscellaneous Manuscripts and Printed Papers

• Reference:GB 254 BrMS 2/1
• Dates of Creation:1592-2008
• Physical Description:
  0.30 linear metres

• Scope and Content

  Papers including: title deeds of lands within the city of Brechin, 1592 and 1627-1673; baptism register containing note of baptisms in Birse, Careston, Dunlappie, Edzell, Fettercairn, Glenmuich, Lethnott, Lochlee, Menmure, Navar, Strathcathro, 1723-1735; research on the Old Catholic Church in Britain, 1930s; legal papers, 1858-1859; miscellaneous pamphlets, printed papers, circulars, newspaper cuttings 1645-c.1975; papers relating to the election and collation of H.W. Jermyn, to the see of Brechin, 1875-1876; correspondence relating to the Episcopal Church at Laurencekirk, 1854-1874; letters to William Murray, incumbent at Muchalls 1826-1837; papers of the Scottish Episcopal Church Society, 1852-1871.

• Arrangement

  Records are arranged within series.

• Access Information

  Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

• Acquisition Information

  The records were deposited in the University by the diocese Library in 1962.

• Other Finding Aids

  Descriptive list. Subject source lists and databases are also available.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  The records are on paper and parchment.

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Sarah Chubb, Archives Hub Project Archivist, November 2001.

• Conditions Governing Use

  Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

• Accruals

  Not expected

• Related Material

  Br MS 10 St Ternan's Church, Muchalls

• Additional Information

  Published