Catholic Record Society
AbbreviationCRS
Formation1904
TypeLearned society
Registration no.313529
Legal statusCharity
PurposeThe study of the Roman Catholic history of England and Wales since the Reformation, including the publication of relevant records
Region served
Worldwide
President
Nicholas Hudson, Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Westminster
Chair of Council
Dr Susan O'Brien
Hon. Secretary
Dr Scholastica Jacob
Websitehttps://www.crs.org.uk/

The Catholic Record Society (Registered Charity No. 313529), founded in 1904, is a scholarly society devoted to the study of Reformation and post-Reformation Catholicism in England and Wales.[1] It has been described as "the premier Catholic historical society in the United Kingdom",[2] and has been credited with making much otherwise obscure archival material more readily available.[3]

History

The society was initially established in 1904 as a text publication society, with the aim of publishing Catholic historical records.[4] Active members in its early years included Joseph Gillow, J. H. Pollen, and Joseph S. Hansom.[5] The Society continues as a membership organisation with UK and international members.

Publications

The Society continues to issue volumes of source material relating to Catholic history in the CRS Records Series;[6] and a separate series of monographs, CRS Monographs.[7] Both series are published on the Society's behalf by Boydell & Brewer. The Society has made its historic publications of source material available in digital format on its website which is being developed as a resource for anyone interested in Catholic history. More recent volumes are available in a variety of formats via the publisher.

It also publishes a journal, which was originally titled Biographical Studies, 1534–1829 (volumes 1–3, 1951–56); then Recusant History (volumes 4–31, 1957–2014); but which since volume 32 (2015) has been known as British Catholic History, and is published by Cambridge University Press.[8]

Conferences

A residential three-day conference is organised each year, at which the Society's AGM takes place. For many years these events took place at Plater College, Oxford. Since the closure of Plater College, the conference has been held in Liverpool, Cambridge, York and Leeds.

References

  1. ^ Europa Publications (18 September 2003). The World of Learning 2004 (54th ed.). London: Routledge. p. 1722. ISBN 978-1-85743-182-7.
  2. ^ Miola, Robert S., ed. (28 June 2007). Early Modern Catholicism: An Anthology of Primary Sources. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-19-925986-1.
  3. ^ Aveling, Hugh (1967). "Some aspects of Yorkshire Catholic recusant history, 1558–1791". In Cuming, G. J. (ed.). The Province of York. Studies in Church History. Vol. 4. Leiden: Brill. pp. 98–121 (100).
  4. ^ Thoyts, Emma Elizabeth; Martin, Charles Trice (1909). How to Decipher and Study Old Documents: Being a Guide to the Reading of Ancient Manuscripts. London: Elliot Stock. p. 155. ISBN 9781408630860.
  5. ^ Harris, Penelope (2010). The Architectural Achievement of Joseph Aloysius Hansom (1803–1882), Designer of the Hansom Cab, Birmingham Town Hall and Churches of the Catholic Revival. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press. pp. 170–1. ISBN 978-0-7734-3851-4.
  6. ^ "Boydell & Brewer Publishers". Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Boydell & Brewer Publishers". Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  8. ^ "British Catholic History".

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