The collection is divided into three sections: (A) the papers of C. J. Cadoux, many relating to the congregational church; (B) the papers of his father W. H. Cadoux, a general merchant in Turkey, including a run of 'out-letters', 1876-1881 (MSS. Cadoux 120-129) concerning his business activities especially in the liquorice trade; (C) family papers, including letters relating to genealogical research, and (MS. Cadoux 166) family trees
Dates
- Creation: Mainly 1866-1948
Extent
16.8 Linear metres (168 shelfmarks)
Language of Materials
- English
- French
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Cadoux 1, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS Cadoux 1-168
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 12508
Abstract
Papers of Cecil John Cadoux (1883-1947), theologian, with family papers
Biographical / Historical
Cecil John Cadoux (1883-1947) was born in Smyrna (Turkey), the third son of William H. Cadoux and Emma Temple Cadoux. He was a student at Mansfield College, Oxford, where he was appointed (1914) Isherwood Fellow and Lecturer in Hebrew. He moved to the Yorkshire United Independent College at Shipley, in 1919, as professor of New Testament Criticism, Exegesis and Theology and of Christian Sociology. In 1933 he returned to Oxford as Mackennal professor of Church History and vice-principal at Mansfield College. He was married to Marguerite Asplin. Further details are in the Dictionary of National Biography
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by T. J. Cadoux, 1984
- Title
- Archive of Cecil John Cadoux, and Cadoux family papers, mainly 1866-1948
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD verison 2017
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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