Material relating to the study of the philosophy of John Macmurray by Louis P. Roy

This material is held atEdinburgh University Library Heritage Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 237 Coll-1707
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1963-1984
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 folder

Scope and Content

This collection of correspondence and other material relates to a study of the philosophy of John Macmurray, by Louis P. Roy, which was published in 1984.

It is composed of:


1 x ts copy, 6pp, of 'Sermon in St. Giles' Cathedral on Sunday 24th November 1963' by Professor John Macmurray
4 x ms letters, 6pp, 2pp,1p, 2pp, to 'Dear Father Roy', from David Cairns, Aberdeen, 1 September 1981, 29 September 1981, 20 October 1981, and 15 November 1981
1 x ts letter, 1p, to 'Mr. Louis Roy', from T. Reg. Sayers, The John Macmurray Society, Toronto, Canada, 14 January 1982
5 x ts and ms letters and aerogramme, 2pp, 3pp, 2pp, 2pp, 1p, to Roy, from David Cairns, Aberdeen, 11 August 1982, 30 September 1982, 20 October 1982, 5 April 1983, and 3 February 1984
1 x ts letter, 1p, to Roy, from T. Reg. Sayers, Toronto, 18 March 1984
1 x ms aerogramme, 2pp, to 'Dear Father Roy', from David Cairns, 8 November 1984
1 x envelope

Administrative / Biographical History

Rev. Fr. Louis P. Roy is a member of the Dominican Order and has taught in the Faculty of theology at the Dominican University College (DUC), since 2006. He received his masters in philosophy from DUC in 19713 and his doctorate from the University of Cambridge, 1984. He taught at l'Institut de pastorale du Collège dominicain for seven years and at Boston College for twenty years.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Accession no: SC-Acc-2016-0011

Archivist's Note

Catalogued by Graeme D. Eddie, 1 February 2016