Papers of George Goyder mainly covering his involvement and work with the Church Assembly and its successor body the General Synod, and other Christian organisations including the Nationwide Festival of Light. The collection includes copies of speeches and articles written by Goyder and correspondence regarding Goyder's campaigns against pornography and immorality.
George Goyder papers
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- ReferenceGB 109 MS 4955-4971
- Dates of Creation1939-1982
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description17 files
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
George Goyder was a member of the Church Assembly, 1948-1970, and General Synod, 1970-1975, and a leading layman in the Church of England in the post-war period, for instance with regard to the establishment of synodical government. He was author of 'The People's Church' [printed books ref. H5182.G6]. See 'Who was Who' for further biographical detail.
Arrangement
Files containing correspondence regarding the campaign for synodical government and canon law reform have been arranged in chronological order and merged into single files (MS 4956 and MS 4957 respectively). The file arrangement for the remaining records was kept intact.
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Acquisition Information
Given to the Library in 2009 by the Goyder family.