| Ref No | JOH/CUT/CANONS |
| Collection | Hewlett Johnson Papers |
| Title | This file consists of 18 cuttings from various English newspapers reporting on the "Canons Letter" to the Times of March 1940 |
| Date | 3.194 |
| Description | This file consists of 18 cuttings from various English newspapers reporting on the "Canons Letter" to the Times of March 1940 in which the Residentiary Canons of Canterbury Cathedral disassociated themselves from Johnson's views on the regime in the U.S.S.R. There are multiple copies of Hewlett Johnson's response in the News Chronicle, and thumbnail pcitures of the 5 canons in the Kent Messenger of March 16th, 1940. |
| Notes | Previous reference number: UKC/JOH/CUT : CANONS |
| Subject | Communism and religion |
| Socialism and Christianity |
| Canterbury Cathedral, Cathedral Chapter |
| Canterbury Cathedral, Canons Residentiary--Letter,1940 |
| Johnson, Hewlett, 1874-1966--Letters of appreciation |
| Russo-Finnish War, 1939-1940 |
| Related Person | Sopwith, Thomas Karl, Archdeacon, d. 1945. |
| Shirley, Frederick Joseph John, Revd., 1890-1967 (Canon of Canterbury Cathedral, Headmaster of King's School Canterbury) |
| Sargent, Alexander, Archdeacon, 1895-1989 |
| Macnutt, Frederick Brodie, Canon |
| Johnson, Hewlett, 1874-1966, Dean of Canterbury |
| Lang, William Cosmo Gordon, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1864-1945 |
| Related Organisation | Times |
| Daily Mail |
| Daily Herald |
| Kentish Gazette |
| Kent Messenger |
| News Chronicle |
| Evening Standard |
| Daily Telegraph |
| ContentNote | Johnson, Hewlett, 1874-1966--Writings--"Act Now" |
| Johnson, Hewlett, 1874-1966--Writings--"Soviet Sixth of the World" |
| Category | Press cuttings |
| Access conditions | This material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk). |
| Copyright | Material within the archive may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Special Collections & Archives staff will assist where possible in helping trace copyright holders, but it is ultimately the responsibility of users to obtain the permission of the copyright holder for reproduction of copyright material for uses other than research or private study. |
| Level | SubSeries |