March has been a super month for the library – we (that is, the librarian and one volunteer) managed to unpack 14 boxes into the Cheshunt Room yesterday alone! Not all days are like this, of course – some books are more delicate than others and require some TLC before being placed on the shelf, […]
There’s quite a lot to report this month, and it’s all good news. We will soon be getting the Tower at Westminster College properly investigated and environmental monitors will be installed over the next few weeks. The Tower will make a lovely space for the library’s modern collection once we have collected enough information to […]
February has been a busy month for the Congregational Library. We have had several enquiries, from simple requests for photocopying articles to deeper biographical research requests tracking down individuals connected with Congregationalism. We have also had several offers to donate materials to the Library, including the minutes of the Congregational Federation, papers relating to Christ […]
The Congregational Library are pleased to announce the appointment of a new Librarian. Jacqueline Reiter received a PhD in history from the University of Cambridge in 2006 and an MA in Library and Information Studies from University College London in 2009. After several years working in a number of specialist libraries, including the Legal Library […]
The Congregational Memorial Hall Trust is seeking a part time Librarian to manage and develop the Congregational Library which has recently relocated from London to Westminster College, Cambridge. The job advertisement, job description and other documents and information can be downloaded here. Job Advertisement Job Description Person Specification Background Equality and diversity monitoring form
The 2024 Congregational lecture took place at Westminster College, Cambridge on Thursday 21 November 2024. Professor Alexandra Walsham spoke on the theme of evangelical conversion as it manifested itself among some of the mid 17th century congregations in London and Dublin, which emphasised the question of ‘heart knowledge’and the experimental realisation of one’s elect status […]
The Congregational Memorial Hall Trust and Westminster College, Cambridge, are pleased to announce a new partnership which will see the Congregational Library relocated to, and working out of, the College. There are numerous synergies between Westminster’s current library and archives collections and that of the Congregational Library. We all look forward to a new epoch […]
Preserving the History of British Congregationalism: Dr Williams’s Library and the Congregational Library, London A talk by Alan Argent and David Powell An event organised by The Congregational Library and Archives, Boston USA on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 The founders of the Congregational Library in Boston in 1853 drew inspiration not only from the creation […]
A unique opportunity to view an outstanding collection of portraits of famous non-conformists and their patrons. See the exhibition at The Basement at Bunyan from 15th November to 2 December 2023
Dr Michael Davies gave the 2023 Lecture entitled ‘John Bunyan, Congregational Person’. The lecture took place at Bunyan Meeting, Mill Street, Bedford, MK40 3EU on Thursday 23rd November 2023. The lecture can be viewed via the following link. 2023 Congregational Lecture Dr Davies teaches early modern English literature at the University of Liverpool across a […]
