Inventory

Dep.171

John Dowden, Bishop of Edinburgh

National Library of Scotland Manuscripts Division George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1EW Tel: 0131-466 2812 Fax: 0131-466 2811 E-mail: [email protected]

© Trustees of the National Library of Scotland 1. Letters, 1858-86 of John Wheeler Dowden to and concerning his son, John Dowden.

2. Letter, 1875 of John Wheeler Dowden to his son, Edward Dowden.

3. Letters, 1866, n.d., of Alicia Dowden to her son, John Dowden.

4. Letters, 1876-96, n.d. of John Dowden to Edward Dowden, with some typescript copies.

5. Letters, 1862-79 of Edward Dowden (a few written for him by his second wife, Elizabeth D Dowden) to John Dowden, and some poems of the former.

6. Letters, 1880-9 of Edward Dowden to John Dowden.

7. Letters, 1890-1909 of Edward Dowden to John Dowden.

8. Letters, n.d. of Edward Dowden to John Dowden.

9. Letters, 1859 of John Dowden to his father, mother and sister.

10. Letters, 1896, 1906 of John Dowden to his wife and children during visits to America and Norway.

11. Letters, 1861-80 to John Dowden, including letters of Harriet Martineau (1, 1861), Cardinal John H Newman (1, 1874), James Martineau (1, 1874).

12. Letters, 1881-5 to John Dowden, including letters of Henry Wace (1, 1881), David Masson (1, 1882), Randall T Davidson (2, 1883-4), Peter G Tait (3, 1883- 4), R F Littledale (1, 1884), Thomas G Law (1, 1884), Cardinal Newman (1, 1884).

13. Letters, 1886-90 to John Dowden, including letters of T G Law (1, 1886), John S Blackie (copy, 1886), William F Skene (1, 1887), R T Davidson (4, 1888, 1890), J Wickham Legg (1, 1890).

14. Letters, 1891-4 to John Dowden including letters of J S Blackie (1, 1891), R T Davidson (2, 1892), J W Legg (4, 1893-4), T G Law (1, 1893).

15. Letters, 1895 to John Dowden, including letters of E Gordon Duff (1), T G Law (4), A Campbell Fraser (1).

16. Letters, 1896-1900 to John Dowden, including letters of George P Johnston (1, 1896), Sir James Balfour Paul (1, 1896), Sir John Ninian Comper (1, 1897), Francis C Eeles (2, 1899-1900), J W Legg (1, 1900), T G Law (1, 1900). 17. Letters, 1901-3 to John Dowden including letters of J Maitland Thomson (25, 1901-3), T G Law (32, 1901-3), E G Duff (1, 1902), Percy Dearmer (3, 1902), F C Eeles (7, 1902-3), Peter Hume Brown (1, 1903).

18. Letters 1904-6 to John Dowden including letters of J M Thomson (19, 1904-5), J W Legg (1, 1904), R T Davidson (1, 1904), F C Eeles (2, 1905-6), David Hay Fleming (2, 1906), Donald Mackinnon (1, 1906), Thomas Ross (1, 1906).

19. Letters, 1907-8 to John Dowden including letters of J M Thomson (4, 1907-8), D H Fleming (23, 1907-8), Sir J B Paul (1, 1907), Niall D Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll (2, 1907), P Hume Brown (3, 1907-8), Archbishop James A Smith (1, 1907), Donald Mackinnon (2, 1907), Methuen & Co (1, 1907), Andrew Lang (1, 1908), J W Legg (2, 1908), R T Davidson (1, 1908), G P Johnston (1, 1908), David A E Lindsay, Lord Balcarres, later 27th Earl of Crawford (4, 1908).

20. Letters 1909-10, n.d. to John Dowden, including letters of D H Fleming (3, 1909), E G Duff (1, 1910), J S Blackie (6 + proof, n.d.), G Baldwin Brown (1, n.d.), R T Davidson (1, n.d.), A Campbell Fraser (1, n.d.), T G Law (2, n.d.).

21. Letters and papers concerning Dowden genealogy, and photographs, 1892-1934, n.d.

22. Letters to Miss E H Dowden 1910-20, including 5 letters 1910-11, 1914 of J Maitland Thomson and single letters of R T Davidson (1910), R S Lorimer (1910), Thomas Ross (1910), D Hay Fleming (1914) and Messrs Rivington (1914).

23. Letters, 1921-5 to Miss E H Dowden.

24. Letters, 1926-31 to Miss E H Dowden including 4 letter, 1928-9, of D Hay Fleming and 2 letter (1929) of Iain H Mackay Scobie.

25. Correspondence and papers 1932-40, n.d. of Miss E H Dowden including single letters of G P Johnston (1932) and J Maitland Thomson, (n.d.) and typed copies of correspondence (late 18th cent) of bishops of the Episcopal Church of Scotland.

26. Correspondence, (1910-14, n.d.) of Anthony Mitchell concerning projected biography of John Dowden and other biographical material.

27. Letters, 1859, 1877, 1910 of and to Edward Dowden.

28. Personal documents including certificates from Trinity College, Dublin, 1859, 1864; passport, 1862; admission as deacon, 1864, and priest, 1865 and consecration as bishop, 1886. 29. ‘Family Records’.

30. Historical fragments.

31. ‘Aids to the dating of early Scottish Charters’.

32. Notebook of poems, etc.

33. Notebook of criticisms, etc.

34. Bibliographical and other notes, including a bibliography of John Dowden.

35. Lambeth Conference, 1908.

36. Copy of Diary of Samuel Johnson.

37-49 Sermons, 1872-1909, n.d.

50. Prayers, order of service.

51. ‘A Form of Family Prayer’, 1869.

52. Draft liturgies (MS and corrected proofs).

53. Notes, drafts, corrected proofs, etc concerning The Scottish Communion Office.

54. Corrected proof copy of The Scottish Communion Office.

55. Theological and liturgical fragments.

56-86 Newspaper cuttings (classified) collected by John Dowden.

87. Typed and printed lists (all much amended) of the bishops of Scotland, 1903-4, n.d.

88. Notes on the bishops of Scotland.

89. Notes on the post-Reformation bishops of Scotland.

90. Materials for intended book on the medieval bishops of Scotland.

91. Typed transcripts of papers concerning the 18th-century episcopal clergy of Edinburgh.