Allen Collection

IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0165 0004
Held at: Middle East Centre, St Antony's College
Domain: printed
Title: Allen Collection
Date(s) of contents: 1947-52
Level of description: Collection
Extent and medium: 1 box.

CONTEXT

Name of creator(s): Allen, Geoffrey Francis (1902-1982)

Administrative/Biographical history: Geoffrey Francis Allen was born on 25 August 1902, the son of John Allen and Mabel Allen (née Saunders). He was educated at Rugby School, University College, Oxford and Ripon Hall, Oxford. He was Liverpool Intercollegiate Secretary of the Student Christian Movement (1926), Curate of St. Saviour’s, Liverpool (1927), Chaplain of Ripon Hall, Oxford (1928), Fellow and Chaplain of Lincoln College, Oxford (1930-35), and Union Theological College, Canton (1935). In 1941 he became Deputy Provost of Birmingham Cathedral; he was the Secretary of the National Christian Council of China and Chaplain to British embassy, Chungking (1942-44), the Archdeacon of Birmingham (1944-47), the Bishop in Egypt (1947-52), Principal of Ripon Hall, Oxford (1952-59) and Bishop of Derby (1959-69). He married Madeline Gill in 1932, and died on 8 November 1982.

Custodial history: In the possession of Bishop Allen.

Immediate source of acquisition:

CONTENT AND STRUCTURE

Scope and content/abstract: Diocesan Reviews for Egypt and Sudan, 1947-52.

System of arrangement: Chronological.

ACCESS AND USE

Language: English.

Conditions governing access: Unrestricted.

Conditions governing reproduction: Printed book copyright applies.

Finding aids: Guide to Collections.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Related material: In other libraries.

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Date(s) of descriptions: CEB 10.6.1998, revised 15.8.2000.

INDEX ENTRIES

Subjects

Personal names

Allen | Geoffrey Francis | 1902-1982 | Bishop in Egypt 1947-52

Corporate names

Church of England | Diocese of Egypt

Church of England | Diocese of Sudan

Places

Africa

East Africa

Egypt

North Africa

Sudan