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Papers of William Hugh Clifford Frend, b.1916, Professor of
Ecclesiastical History, University of Glasgow, Scotland, 1966-1979
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Frend, William Hugh Clifford (b.1916: Professor of
Ecclesiastical History, University of Glasgow, Scotland)
English
William Hugh Clifford Frend was born at
Shottermill, Surrey in
1916 , son of
the Rev and Edith Frend. In 1951 he married Mary Grace, and they had a daughter
and a son. He was educated at Ferden School and at Haileybury College. He went
on to study at Keble College, Oxford and graduated with a First Class Honours
Degree in Modern History in
1937 . During
the war he served in military administration and intelligence. He was first in
the War Cabinet Offices as the Secretary to the Morton Committee on allied
forces, and then in Political Intelligence in the Mediterranean theatre. He was
awarded the Cross of Merit by General Anders for his work with the Polish
forces in Italy. After the war he returned to teach at Cambridge and earned a
reputation as a formidable scholar in the early history of the Church in
Mediterranean countries. He took part in various excavations in North Africa,
Egypt and Crete, which contributed, to the social history of early
Christianity. In
1966 he was
appointed the professor of Ecclesiastical History at the
University of Glasgow , a post he remained in until
1979 . He
published various books on the early Church, and contributed articles to many
journals.
Source: The journal of Glasgow University Graduates Association: The
College Courant, Vol.21, No.43, (1969, Glasgow).
- Lecture notes undated
- Drafts of various publications undated
- Conference papers undated
- Personal papers undated
- Correspondence undated
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Deposit: Professor Rev Frend: 1989
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Compiled by Vikki Laidlaw, Hub Project Assistant, 14 October 2004.
Amended by Sam Maddra, Assistant Archivist (cataloguing), 24 August 2016.
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