Papers of John Rodger Gray, 1913-1984, theology graduate, University of Glasgow, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 DC 220
- Dates of Creation:1930-1949
- Name of Creator:
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:0.132 metres
Scope and Content
Lecture notes:
- Formal Logic1930;
- Logic I & II 1930-1931;
- Moral Philosophy (ordinary) 1931;
- Sermons 1932;
- Political Economy - Banking and Currency 1931-1932;
- Political Philosophy 1932-1933;
- Political Economy 1932-1933;
- Bibliographies 1933;
- Political Economy 1933;
- Political Philosophy 1933-1934;
- Beginnings and Developments of Religion 1934-1935;
- Kant 1934-1935;
- Plato 1934-1935;
- Apologetics 1935;
- New Testament 1935;
- Dogmatics 1935;
- Background of New Testament 1935;
- Logic and Metaphysics 1936;
- Pastoral Theology 1936-1937;
- Lecture notes of Sheila M Whiteside (later Mrs Gray) c.1949.
Administrative / Biographical History
John Rodger Gray was born on 9 January 1913 . His father was a master butcher. He entered the University of Glasgow aged 17 and was a student from 1930-1934 . In his first year, 1930-1931, he studied English, History (Ordinary), Logic (Ordinary) and Greek. The following year, 1931-1932, he studied Political Economics, Moral Philosophy and Psychology. In his third year, 1932-1933, he studied for Junior Hons in Political Economics, Political Economics and Political Philosophy. In his final year, 1933-1934, Gray studied for Senior Honours in Political Economics and Political Philosophy. He graduated MA in 1934 . He went on to graduate MA and BD (Yale University) and ThM (Princeton University).
He worked as a minister and then became the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for 1977 . John R. Gray died in Dunblane on 9 August 1984.
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Deposited by John Gray, 1984
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Custodial History
Formerly in the custody of John Gray
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Description compiled in line with the following international standards: International Council on Archives,ISAD(G) Second Edition, September 1999 and National Council on Archives,Rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names
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Fonds level description compiled by Andrew Thomson, Hub Project Archivist, 04 November 2004.
Updated by Emma Yan, Assistant Archivist (Cataloguing), 16 January 2008
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