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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
LevelFile
Ref NoMS 3320/6/5/31
Alt Ref NoMS 3320/6/145A
TitlePapers of Canon Arthur Austin Foster
Date1903 - 1938
Extent1 file
Administrative HistoryBeatrice Mary Douglas (d. 1962), daughter of Right Reverend Honourable Arthur Gascoigne Douglas and Anna Maria Harriet Richards, married Philip Beagley le Despencer Tree.
DescriptionPapers belonging to Arthur Gascoigne Douglas, gifted to Canon Arthur Austin Foster by Beatrice M. Tree (nee Douglas) daughter of Arthur G. Douglas:
Loose etching of the Cathedral Church of Old Aberdeen removed from the 'Gentlemen's magazine' August 1794, plate 1, p. 689;
Booklet containing a manuscript copy of a poem called 'Bruce and Douglas' written by Dean Rankin;
A letter written by Mrs B.M. Tree accompanying the above etching and poem, describing their provenance.

In addition to the above items, Foster's papers include:
A notebook with material relating to the Synod of 1926;
Deed of institution of the Reverend William Watson Hawdon to St Ternan's Church, Banchory, 1903;
Material relating to a 'Conference of the Clergy of the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney' including minutes;
Printed pamphlet 'Seabury Memorial Commemoration, 2 September 1938;
Folder of material titled 'Aberdeen Diocesan Sunday School Union'.
Access StatusOpen
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