| Collection | National Society (Church of England) for Promoting Religious Education |
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| NGO | National Society for Promoting Religious Education (National Society) |
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| Repository | Church of England Record Centre |
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| Description | The online catalogue describes the records of the National Society for Promoting Religious Education as follows: "The bulk of the archive is comprised of the two series of school files - NS/1 relating to schools in England and NS/2 relating to schools in Wales. Some of the files relate to proposed schools which were never actually built, others to schools that ceased to be Church of England schools on their transfer to the LEA, others to schools now closed, and the rest to schools still in existence as Church of England or Church in Wales schools today. The bulk of the material on these files relates to applications for National Society Building Grants and the supporting papers to applications can include annual reports, plans and builders specifications. In addition, a condition of a grant was a sight of the school trust deeds; the majority of the files usually contain some information on these documents. The archive also includes various minute book series including that of its governing body (General/Standing Committee/Council) and a set of annual reports from 1811 onwards. In addition, the archive contains an extensive collection of the Society's own publications. These mainly date from the latter half of the Nineteenth Century onwards and books published by the Society's Depository and also in conjunction with the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge (SPCK). There are also some modern administrative series of files." |
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| Access Rights | 'This material is not held at Lambeth Palace Library, therefore please order from the Church of England Record Centre at least 5 working days before you need to view it in the reading room.' (Source: online catalogue). |
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| Coverage | 1811- |
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| Size of Collection | 1038 linear feet |
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| Finding Aids/Catalogues | online catalogue. |
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| Reference of Catalogue | NRA 16656 NSPRE |
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| Additional information | Collections exist for a number of local branches of the National Society for Promoting Religious Education, including:
Canterbury diocese branch, held at Canterbury Cathedral Archives;
Hampshire branch, held at Hampshire Record Office -see online catalogue;
Northamptonshire branch, held at Northamptonshire Record Office;
Sheffield district, held at Sheffield Archives -see online catalogue.
Minor references to the National Society for Promoting Religious Education are listed on A2A and AIM 25. |
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| Source of Information | NRA; Church of England Record Centre; A2A. |
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| Last Edited at | 02/10/2007 12:12:59 |
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