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Christopher Dawson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-028

Scope and Contents

The Christopher Dawson papers include manuscripts of his publications, correspondence with colleagues and publishers, and Dawson's extensive library of works on philosophy, theology, Christian education, the history of religion, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States.

Dates

  • created: 1915-1983

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on the use of the collection for research purposes.

Conditions Governing Use

The copyright to all materials in the Christopher Dawson Papers at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN is held by the executors of the Christopher Dawson Estate (London, U.K.).   All requests for the reproduction or publication of materials in the collection will be reviewed and determined by the executor and their  literary agents. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property and libel laws as they apply.

Biographical or Historical Information

Christopher Dawson (1889-1970) was an English Catholic intellectual and author of books, articles, and scholarly monographs on the relation of religion and culture and the Christian sources for the development of western civilization. His intellectual interests were remarkably comprehensive and covered a wide range of historical periods and cultural contexts. Lecturer in the History of Culture, University College, Exeter, Gifford Lecturer, and first recipient of the Chauncey Stillman Chair of Roman Catholic Studies at Harvard University (1958-1962), Dawson was also editor of the Dublin Review.

Extent

27.70 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Method of Acquisition

St. Thomas More College in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada purchased the collection in 1975 from Christiana Scott (daughter of Christopher Dawson).  The collection resided there until 1997 when St. Thomas More College, through Loome Theological Booksellers, offered the collection for purchase.  The Center for Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas purchased the collection through a gift of Eugene and Faye Sitzmann. Additional materials were added to the collection in 2003 from the estate of Christina Dawson Scott.

Related Materials

The books from  Christopher Dawson's personal library have been cataloged and are filed in the Special Collections Department. Cataloging information on these books has been entered into the University of St. Thomas' online public access library catalog (designated OSF-Special-Dawson). A digital collection of a portion of the Christopher Dawson Papers can be found on the University of St. Thomas' CONTENTdm site : https://cdm17521.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/dawson

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Michelle Gacioch, Matthew Gerlach and Leslie Kallas, 1998-1999 and Ann Kenne in 2003.

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the University of St. Thomas Archives & Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
Department of Special Collections, LL09 O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul MN 55105-1096 US
651-962-5467