Towers, John Robert, c 1888-1979 (clergyman)
Person
Biography
John Towers was educated at St Aidan's College, Birkenhead, 1906-9; Durham University, Licentiate of Theology, 1909; and Manchester University, MA, 1934, DD, 1935. He was ordained deacon, 1909, and priest, 1910. He served as a curate at Hoylake, 1909-12; Holy Trinity, Stirling, 1912-13; St Andrew, Glasgow, 1913-16; Buxton, 1916-19; and Gedling, 1919-22. He was appointed priest-in-charge of Chinley with Buxworth, 1922-43, and rector of Aston on Trent, 1943-56. He was interested in Egyptology, particularly the Amarna period. He died in Christchurch, Hampshire, ca. 1979.
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Fonds
John Robert Towers: Correspondence and papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Towers
Scope and Contents
The collection mainly comprises manuscripts, articles, lectures, notes, correspondence, photographs, slides, postcards and drawings.
Dates:
1936-1961 (Much of the material is undated so dates have been estimated.)
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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