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Collection CH1 - General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
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- 1560-1994 (Creation)
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The records cover the activities of the General Assembly. These include details on the Presbyteries of Lewis and Uist and the Synod of Glenelg. The records are worth searching for mentions of individuals cases related to the Western Isles
CH1/1 Registers of Acts of the General Assembly 1560-1994
CH1/2 General Assembly Papers 1687-1929
CH1/3 Registers of Acts of the Commission of the General Assembly 1646-1927
CH1/4 Scroll Minutes, Assembly and Commission 1701-1900
CH1/5 Miscellaneous Records belonging to the General Assembly 1560-2000
CH1/6 General Assembly: Shorthand Records of Proceedings 1958-1998
CH1/7 General Assembly: Assembly Papers [Printed] 1930-1980 (cont CH1/23)
CH1/8 General Assembly: Reports to the General Assembly [Printed] 1866-1988
CH1/9 General Assembly: Acts [Printed] 1638-1980
CH1/10 Lord Sands' papers 1911-1922
CH1/11 Correspondence of the Rev John MacKail 1844-1852
CH1/12 Hut and Canteen Work for HM Forces 1918-1972
CH1/13 Church Extension 1818-1977
CH1/14 Principal Cunningham 1883-1892
CH1/15 William Cameron, poet 1791-1807
CH1/16 Home Mission Committee 1840-1929
CH1/17 Women's Association for Temperance 1924-1975
CH1/18 Public Accounts 1840-1842
CH1/19 Ledgers 1870-1964
CH1/20 Christian Life and Work 1869-1911
CH1/21 Proceedings and Debates 1930-1939
CH1/22 Papers of the Rev Dr J T Cox, Clerk of the General Assembly 1914-1949
CH1/23 `General Assembly' (continuation of CH1/7) 1981-2004
CH1/24 Abstracts of Accounts of the General Treasurer 1955-1994
CH1/25 Committee on Union 1926-1939
CH1/26 Advisory Board 1967-1980
CH1/27 Edinburgh Ecclesiastical Commissioners 1860-1925
CH1/28 Stipend Sub-Committee 1931-1981
CH1/29 Committee on Admission of Ministers of other Churches 1879-1977
CH1/30 Aged and Infirm Ministers' Fund 1878-1977
CH1/31 Committee on the Maintenance of the Ministry 1921-1980
CH1/32 Retirement Scheme Committee 1978-1981
CH1/33 Association for augmenting the smaller livings of the clergy 1866-1943
CH1/34 Endowment Committee 1846-1929
CH1/35 Lord Mount Stephen's Trust 1901-1932
CH1/36 Proceedings 1835-1842
CH1/37 Committee on Church and Nation 1932-1988
CH1/38 Woman's Guild
CH1/39 Panel on Doctrine 20th cent
CH1/40 Highland Committee 1908-1936
CH1/41 Church and Manse Building Committee 1929-1936
CH1/42 Papers of John Beatson Bell, Agent of the Church of Scotland 1792-1872
CH1/43 Education Committee 1849-1930
CH1/44 Manse Fellowship, Edinburgh branch 1929-1991
CH1/45 Publications Committee -
CH1/46 Lending Library Committee 1929-1970
CH1/47 Independent Inquiry into Scottish Housing -
CH1/48 Stewardship and budget committee 1959-1989
CH1/49 Committee on Ecumenical Relations 1962-1996
CH1/50 Debate Log Books 1995-2004
CH1/51 Home Board (Formed in 1936 and oversees various committees)
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- English
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- Church of Scotland (Creator)