Jerusalem Christians Correspondence

Correspondence of Christians in Jerusalem, 1828-1904, comprising a printed letter from William Howley, Archbishop of Canterbury, to the Prelates of the Eastern Churches, concerning the new Anglican Bishopric in Jerusalem, 1841, and article by A L Tibawi (The Muslim World, lxxix, no 1, 1979) concerni...

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Date(s) of creation: 1841-1979
Level: Collection
Format: Archive           

Reference number: MS 380273
Summary: Correspondence of Christians in Jerusalem, 1828-1904, comprising a printed letter from William Howley, Archbishop of Canterbury, to the Prelates of the Eastern Churches, concerning the new Anglican Bishopric in Jerusalem, 1841, and article by A L Tibawi (The Muslim World, lxxix, no 1, 1979) concerning the letter; manuscript letter from the Agent of the Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem, 1868; manuscript letters from Arab Protestants, one to the Church Missionary Society and one to Bishop Barclay, 1880; correspondence and papers exchanged between George Blyth, Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem, and Khalil Sakakini, and Isa al-Isa, discussing activities of the Arabic Literary Club and various educational matters, 1903-1904.
Main author: Anglican Communion; Diocese of Jerusalem
Other authors: Arabic Literary Club; Jerusalem
Extent: 1 file
Admin history: From at least 1821 the Church Missionary Society advocated the establishment of a permanent post in Jerusalem. The London Jewish Society, which aimed to convert Jews to Christianity, also took an interest in the city. The first permanent station was established in Jerusalem in 1833 and the first Bishop, Michael Solomon Alexander (a converted Jewish Rabbi), arrived in 1841 with the aim of converting Jews and Palestinians to Christianity. The Bishopric started as an Anglo-Prussian union, for Anglicans and Lutherans. In 1845, the first Anglican Ch ... View more
Acquisition: Donated in 1980.
Access status: Open
User restrictions: For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
Language: Arabic
English
Scripts: Arabic
Finding aids: Notes with the letters summarise their contents.
Publications: Some of the documents are discussed in the bibliography of A L Tibawi, British Interests in Palestine 1800-1901 (1961), and in Revue de l'academic arabe (Damas, 1974), pp 871-881.
Format: Archive           
Subjects:
Access Points - Person, Corporate & Family Names:
Name Code Person, Corporate or Family Name Type of Entity
GB/SOASNAF/P76 Al-Isa; Isa Daoud (1878-1950); Palestinian journalist and poet Person
GB/SOASNAF/P84 Barclay; Joseph (d 1881); Bishop in Jerusalem Person
GB/NNAF/P146563 Blyth; George Francis Popham (d 1914); Bishop in Jerusalem Person
GB/NNAF/P141255 Howley; William (1766-1848); Archbishop of Canterbury Person
GB/SOASNAF/P447 Sakakini; Khalil (1878-1953); Palestinian educationalist and Arab nationalist Person
GB/SOASNAF/P483 Tibawi; Abdul Latif (fl 1956-1980); historian Person
GB/SOASNAF/C05 Arabic Literary Club; Jerusalem Corporate
GB/NNAF/C8992 Church Missionary Society Corporate
GB/SOASNAF/C574 Anglican Communion; Diocese of Jerusalem Corporate
Access Points - Places:
Place Code Place Name
6269133 Middle East
294640 Israel
281184 Jerusalem
293198 Jerusalem