College and Collegiate Church of The Holy Spirit, Isle of Cumbrae

• Reference:GB 254 MS 54
• Dates of Creation:1832-1929
• Name of Creator:
  College and Collegiate Church of The Holy Spirit
• Physical Description:
  1 box

• Scope and Content

  Sermons, prayers, orders of service, etc. c.1854-1900; constitution and statutes 1851-c.1901; calendars 1865-1878; presentations, collations, ordinations, etc., mainly diocese of Argyll and The Isles 1826-1926; correspondence including letters from George Frederick Boyle, 1832-1929.

• Administrative / Biographical History

  In 1848 the Honourable George Frederick Boyle (later 6th Earl of Glasgow) set up a choir school attached to the Church of St. Andrews, Millport. In 1849 Boyle founded and endowed the Episcopal College and Collegiate Church of the Holy Spirit, Cumbrae which was completed in 1851 to plans by William Butterfield. The College was consolidated in the 1860s and affiliated to the University of Durham as Cumbrae Theological College. In 1879 the Collegiate Church was elevated to the status of Cathedral of Argyll and the Isles. It closed in 1888, and between 1919 and 1927 the buildings housed the Community of St Andrew of Scotland.

• 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.

• Acquisition Information

  This collection forms part of a deposit of books and manuscripts made by the College of the Holy Spirit, Cumbrae to Dundee University Library in 1969.

• Note

  In 1848 the Honourable George Frederick Boyle (later 6th Earl of Glasgow) set up a choir school attached to the Church of St. Andrews, Millport. In 1849 Boyle founded and endowed the Episcopal College and Collegiate Church of the Holy Spirit, Cumbrae which was completed in 1851 to plans by William Butterfield. The College was consolidated in the 1860s and affiliated to the University of Durham as Cumbrae Theological College. In 1879 the Collegiate Church was elevated to the status of Cathedral of Argyll and the Isles. It closed in 1888, and between 1919 and 1927 the buildings housed the Community of St Andrew of Scotland.

• 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 include photographs.

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Gary Smith

• 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.

• Custodial History

  Held by the College and Dundee University Library

• Accruals

  Not expected

• Related Material

  * Br MS 1/1-8 Correspondence from George Frederick Boyle Correspondence and papers of George Frederick Boyle 1861-1886 are held at the National Archives of Scotland (ref: GD20)
  * BrMS 1/8; BrMS 1/7
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  * -
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  * BrMS 1/6
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  * BrMS 1/5

• Additional Information

  Published

  Catalogued

  MS 54

• Subjects

  Episcopal Church, Scotland

  Religion