Benson, the son of a Birmingham chemical manufacturer, was admitted to Trinity
as a sub-sizar in 1848. He graduated BA in 1852 and won the Chancellor's
Medal in that year. He was Assistant Master at Rugby 1852-58, Fellow of Trinity
1853-59 and first Headmaster of Wellington College 1858-72. In the latter
year he was offered the Chancellorship of Lincoln Minster and held that post
until 1877 when he was made Bishop of Truro where he was very much responsible
for the building of the new cathedral. From 1883 until his death in 1896
he was Archbishop of Canterbury.
| A |
DIARIES |
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| A1 |
Diary (1 vol) |
1850 |
| A2 |
Diary with "In Praise of George
Herbert" by E W B inserted (1 vol) |
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| A3 |
Diary (1 vol) |
1871 - 1881 |
| A4 |
Diary (1 vol) |
1882 |
| A5 |
Diary (1 vol) |
1883 |
| A6 |
Diary (1 vol) |
1884 |
| A7 |
Diary (1 vol) |
1885 |
| A8 |
Diary (1 vol) |
1886 |
| A9 |
Diary (1 vol) |
1887 |
| A10 |
Diary (1 vol) |
1888 |
| A11 |
Diary (1 vol) |
1889 |
| A12 |
Diary (1 vol) |
1890 |
| A13 |
Diary (1 vol) |
1891 |
| A14 |
Diary (1 vol) |
1892 |
| A15 |
Diary (1 vol) |
1893 |
| A16 |
Diary (1 vol) |
1894 |
| A17 |
Diary with a letter from A C Benson,
1901, concerning the copying of EWB `s diaries (1 vol) |
1895 |
| A18 |
Diary (1 vol) |
1896 |
| A19 |
Partial transcript of A1 |
20th cent |
| A20 |
Copy journal of a perambulation of
Yorkshire abbeys with the Bishop of Lincoln, 1871 (1 vol) |
20th cent |
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| B |
NOTEBOOKS |
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| B1 |
General notebook |
n.d. |
| B2 |
Grammar Notebook (1 vol) |
n.d. |
| B3 |
Notes on Aristotle's
Politics (1 vol) |
n.d. |
| B4 |
"Contexenda", passages of scripture
marked for special reference or treatment; some newscuttings (1 vol) |
[1848 -] |
| B5 |
"Contexenda II" (1 vol) |
c 1880 |
| B6 |
"Topoiatopoi", quotations and sayings;
some newscuttings (1 vol) |
[1848] - 1896 |
| B7 |
"Philocalia", goodly sayings; some
newscuttings (1 vol) |
1848 - |
| B8 |
Latin vocabulary (1 vol) |
1849 |
| B9 |
Algebraic notes and poetry (1 vol) |
c 1850 |
| B10 |
Notes on lectures by Prof Blunt on
Common Prayer and Prof Jeremie on Church History (1 vol) |
Lent 1851 |
| B11 |
"Mirabilia Testimonia" (1 vol) |
1852 |
| B12 |
Notes on "Annus Vitae and Annus Salutis"
(1 vol) |
1852 - 1853 |
| B13 |
Index of ecclesiastical references
(1 vol) |
c 1873 |
| B14 |
Ordination addresses (1 vol) |
1877 - |
| B15 |
Notes for sermons, on Greek poetry,
poems and three landscape sketches (14 docs) |
n.d. c 1884 |
| B16 |
Notebook of ecclesiastical matters
(1 vol) |
1893 - 1896 |
| B17 |
Notebook of a trip to Florence (1
vol) |
1893 |
| B18 |
Notebook on church architecture in
Italy and England (1 vol) |
1894 - 1896 |
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| C |
ORDINATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND
INSTITUTIONS |
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| C1 |
Ordination as deacon (1 doc) |
9 Jan 1853 |
| C2 |
Ordination as priest (1 doc) |
8 Mar 1857 |
| C3 |
Institution into the prebendary of
Heydon with Walton(1 doc) |
9 Jul 1869 |
| C4 |
Certificate of subscription (1 doc) |
9 Jul 1869 |
| C5 |
Institution into the Chancellorship
of Lincoln Cathedral (1 vol) |
28 Dec 1872 |
| C6 |
Certificate of subscription (1 doc) |
28 Dec 1872 |
| C7 |
Appointment as Honorary Chaplain
to the Queen with a covering letter (2 docs) |
28 Apr 1873 |
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| D |
IN-LETTERS |
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| D1 |
Albert Edwards, President of the
Governers of Wellington College to EWB regretting his decision to resign
as Master (1 doc) |
24 Feb 1873 |
| D2 |
J P Fane to EWB informing him of
his appointment as an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen (1 doc) |
10 Oct 1875 |
| D3 |
J P Fane to EWB notifying him that
he had forwarded his letter to Sir Thomas Biddulph (1 doc) |
13 Oct 1875 |
| D4 |
J P Fane to EWB giving details of
his appointment as Honorary Chaplain (1 doc) |
15 Oct 1875 |
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| E |
COPY CORRESPONDENCE |
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These volumes were presumably used
by A C Benson in the course of writing the life of his father |
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| E1 |
Copies of correspondence, 1842 -
1848 (1 vol) |
[1899] |
| E2 |
Copies of correspondence, 1849 -
1851 (1 vol) |
[1899] |
| E3 |
Copies of correspondence, 1853 -
1868 (1 vol) |
[1899] |
| E4 |
Copies of correspondence, 1869 -
1872 (1 vol) |
[1899] |
| E5 |
Copies of correspondence, 1873 -
1877 (1 vol) |
[1899] |
| E6 |
Copies of correspondence, 1878 -
1882 (1 vol) |
[1899] |
| E7 |
Copies of correspondence, 1883 -
1888 (1 vol) |
[1899] |
| E8 |
Copies of correspondence, 1889 -
1892 (1 vol) |
[1899] |
| E9 |
Copies of correspondence, 1893 -
1896 (1 vol) |
[1899] |
| E10 |
Copies of correspondence, 1850 -
1896 (1 vol) |
[1899] |
| E11 |
Copies of correspondence, 1853 -
1896 (1 vol) |
[1899] |
| E12 |
Copy of a letter to the Dean of Durham,
1888 (1 doc) |
[20th cent] |
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| F |
POETRY |
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See also B9 |
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| F1 |
Copies of poems, 1844 - 1896 (1 vol) |
[1899] |
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| G |
SILVER AND FURNITURE |
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| G1 |
List of furniture and silver with
the price paid for each item (1 vol) |
1859 - 1875 |
| G2 |
List of silver plate (1 vol) |
1883 |
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| H |
FAMILY |
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| H1 |
Partnership agreement between E W
Benson, sen and William Darke (1 doc) |
1827 |
| H2 |
Benson family pedigree by A C Benson
(1 vol) |
1895 |
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| J |
PAPERS |
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| J1 |
List of papers belonging to EWB (1
doc) |
post 1896 |
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| K |
RECOLLECTIONS OF EWB |
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| K1 |
Recollections of EWB by the Revd
Arthur Carr (1 doc) |
1897 |
| K2 |
Recollections of EWB by G G Bradley,
Dean of Westminster (1 doc) |
1897 |
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| L |
THE MISCELLANY |
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| L1 |
The Miscellany, magazine
produced by EWB in his youth (1 vol) |
pre 1848 |
