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'Bad Language in Church', 1988 - 2013

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Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP James 2/8/8

Scope and Contents

File contains the following:
Typescript article by P D James entitled ‘Bad Language in Church’, concerning diminishing use of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer (originally published in the Prayer Book Society Journal [1988?]);
Related letter from Margot Thompson, Hon Secretary of the Prayer Book Society, to the Sunday Telegraph, 1988;
Correspondence with the editor of the Prayer Book Society Journal concerning possible republication of the article, 2013.
The file also contains a four page typescript article by PDJ entitled ‘The Language of Morning Prayer’, no date but probably 1990s?



Dates

  • Creation: 1988 - 2013

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

P D James' agent will be informed of any usage of the collection. Please contact the archivist for more information.

Extent

1 file(s) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by P D James' family June 2017.

Originator(s)

James, P D

Finding aid date

2017-07-11 11:16:25+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Girton College Archive Repository

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