Lecture notebooks of James Cromarty Smith, 1863-1944, Church of Scotland minister

Scope and Content

  • Lecture notebooks on pastoral theology, 1921;
  • Lecture notebooks on liturgics, 1929;
  • Notebook of sermons for Holy Week, 1938.

Administrative / Biographical History

James Cromarty Smith, 1863-1944, Church of Scotland minister, was born in 1843 at the Manse of Firth, Orkney Islands, Scotland. He was educated at Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1888, he became minister in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, and from 1905 to 1939 he was the Church of Scotland minister in Coatdykes (later Trinity), Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire. Smith was the president of the Scottish Church Society, from 1913 to 1914 and from 1930 to 1933. He died in 1944.

Source: Scottish Biographies 1938 (London and Glasgow, 1938)

Arrangement

The arrangement of this material reflects the original order in which it was received

Access Information

Access is open, however an appointment may be required. Please email Archives and Special Collections for advice: library-asc@glasgow.ac.uk

Acquisition Information

Gift : Samuel McCurdy Harris : July 2001 : ACCN 4792

Other Finding Aids

Conditions Governing Use

Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use and condition of documents. Applications for permission to quote should be sent to Archives and Special Collections, please email: library-asc@glasgow.ac.uk

Appraisal Information

This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 247 procedures

Custodial History

These notebooks were given by James Cromarty Smith to his former assistant, and were then passed to the previous owner.

Accruals

None expected

Related Material

GB 247 MS Gen (ACCN 4796) Letter and memorandum from S McC Harris to P W Asplin regarding provenance of five notebooks of James Cromarty Smith, 17 August 2001