Papers of John Dunmore Lang. 1823-1893.

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Papers of John Dunmore Lang. 1823-1893.

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Correspondence, much of it family correspondence, makes up the bulk of the Lang Papers. The correspondents include George Dunmore Lang, Isabelle Lang, Andrew Lang, Mrs. Wilhelmenia Lang, Mary Lang, and William Lang. The remaining correspondence consists of reports to Lang from fellow clergymen in England and Ireland; Mrs. Lang's correspondence involving letters to Sir Charles Cooper concerning the Rev. William Chaucer; several feet of miscellaneous letters from members of Lang's Church, the Colonial Secretary's Office in Sydney and the Australian Emigration Office. Other papers relate to Lang's writing and pamphleteering, his lectures and sermons, essays and theses written whilst studying at Glasgow University, (including some forty lectures on the Shorter Catechism,) and miscellaneous items such as newspaper cuttings albums and George Dunmore Lang's Journal kept whilst travelling to England on Alex Lyell's barque"Triad" in 1846. The papers also contain marriage certificates, church documents, circulars, and financial and other records relating to the early Presbyterian Church in Australia.

1.92 m. (12 boxes)

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Triad (Ship)

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Lang, John Dunmore, 1799-1878

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Lang was born in Scotland, received his MA (1820) at Glasgow University and arrived in Australia in 1823. He established the first Presbyterian Church in Australia (Scots Church, opened 1826) and was a member of the Council and Legislative Assembly (1859). He was noted for his educational and anti-transportation views and for his work among immigrants. From the description of Papers of John Dunmore Lang. 1823-1893. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225826203 John Du...