Dr William Christie

• Reference:GB 254 MS 68
• Dates of Creation:1930-1976
• Name of Creator:
  Dr. William Christie
• Physical Description:
  86 items

• Scope and Content

  Newspaper cuttings c 1942-1970; correspondence c 1966-1976; diary and commonplace books c 1935-1967; miscellaneous loose papers 1930-1972; miscellaneous papers and pamphlets c 1957-1972.

• Administrative / Biographical History

  William Christie came from the Stonehaven area and was educated at Mackie Academy, Stonehaven. He attended Aberdeen University and, after graduating in 1925, taught for a time in the West of Scotland. In 1954 he moved to Dundee and was a school inspector there for many years. He retired in 1964, at the age of 61, and gained a Ph.D. at St. Andrews University, 'The History of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Brechin 1688-1875', in 1968. Dr Christie was a past president of the Abertay Historical Society and a member of the vestry of St. Paul's Cathedral. He died in Dundee in September, 1979.

• Arrangement

  Usually chronological 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.

• Note

  William Christie came from the Stonehaven area and was educated at Mackie Academy, Stonehaven. He attended Aberdeen University and, after graduating in 1925, taught for a time in the West of Scotland. In 1954 he moved to Dundee and was a school inspector there for many years. He retired in 1964, at the age of 61, and gained a Ph.D. at St. Andrews University, 'The History of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Brechin 1688-1875', in 1968. Dr Christie was a past president of the Abertay Historical Society and a member of the vestry of St. Paul's Cathedral. He died in Dundee in September, 1979.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  Paper, photographs

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Bernard John McLaughlin.

• 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

  A copy of Dr Christie's thesis is available in the Archives.

• Additional Information

  Published

  Catalogued

  MS 68

• Subjects

  Education

  Religion