Papers of the Rev. William Thomas Cairns (1868-1944)
- Reference:GB 237 Coll-759
- Dates of Creation:1900-1943
- Name of Creator:
- Language of Material:English.
- Physical Description:2 folders, 1 notebook, miscellaneous leaves. Access to records in a fragile condition may be restricted.
Scope and Content
The material is composed of: a folder of hymnological notes and papers, 1927-1943, from Cairns' library, which includes a hardcover exercise book containing additional notes, circa 1900; a folder of hymnological notes, 1932-1942, from the library of Rev. Millar Patrick; miscellaneous hymns and folksongs collected by Cairns, 1922-1942; some leaves on the anthems of Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876), 1939; and, miscellaneous leaves on Wesley, 1943
Administrative / Biographical History
William Thomas Cairns was born in 1868. He received an Honorary D.D. from Edinburgh University on 28 June 1935. The Rev. William Thomas Cairns died in 1944.
Access Information
Generally open for consultation to bona fide researchers, but please contact repository for details in advance.
Note
Compiled by Graeme D Eddie, Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections Division.
Other Finding Aids
Local lists.
Accruals
Check the local Indexes for details of any additions.
Related Material
The local Indexes at Special Collections Division, Edinburgh University Library, George Square, show references to Cairns related material (check the Indexes for more details): letters to William Fraser Mitchell, 1931-1942, and letters of Mrs. W. T. Cairns to Mitchell, 1929-1938, and an article by Cairns on 'The relations between John Newton and William Coroper' from The Hymn Society Bulletin, 1941, at Gen. 1948/7.
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