Andrew Clark (priest)
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Reverend Dr Andrew Clark (7 June 1856- 24 March 1922) was a Church of England
minister best known for his lengthy diary
of the First World War.
Born in Dollarfield, near Dollar, Scotland, Clark studied Greats at Balliol College, Oxford
. In 1894 he took up the position of parish priest in Great Leighs
, Essex
, held in the patronage of Lincoln College, Oxford
.
Although he was absent in Oxford
when war was declared in 1914, he decided to keep a detailed diary of 'Echoes of the Great War' in his village. The diary records the sights and sounds of the war in rural Essex, the activities of Clark's friends, relatives and acquaintances, and rumours relating to the war. The full diary (extending beyond the end of the war) runs to 92 volumes. The original diaries are held at the Bodleian Library
, Oxford.
In addition to his diary, Clark kept clippings during the war under the title 'English Words In Wartime', which are also held (along with other records sent by Clark) in the Bodleian. He also published several edited volumes of historical records and some original books, such as A Bodleian guide for visitors (1906). Clark was a contributor to the Essex Review.
Edited volumes of Wood's Antiquities of the City of Oxford (1889–99)
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Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
minister best known for his lengthy diary
Diary
A diary is a record with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period. A personal diary may include a person's experiences, and/or thoughts or feelings, including comment on current events outside the writer's direct experience. Someone...
of the First World War.
Born in Dollarfield, near Dollar, Scotland, Clark studied Greats at Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
. In 1894 he took up the position of parish priest in Great Leighs
Great Leighs
Great Leighs is a village in Essex, England, half way between Chelmsford and Braintree. In 2008 Great Leighs became home to the first new racecourse in 80 years, when the nearby Essex County Showground was converted into a state-of-the-art horse-racing venue...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, held in the patronage of Lincoln College, Oxford
Lincoln College, Oxford
Lincoln College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is situated on Turl Street in central Oxford, backing onto Brasenose College and adjacent to Exeter College...
.
Although he was absent in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
when war was declared in 1914, he decided to keep a detailed diary of 'Echoes of the Great War' in his village. The diary records the sights and sounds of the war in rural Essex, the activities of Clark's friends, relatives and acquaintances, and rumours relating to the war. The full diary (extending beyond the end of the war) runs to 92 volumes. The original diaries are held at the Bodleian Library
Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Library , the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library...
, Oxford.
In addition to his diary, Clark kept clippings during the war under the title 'English Words In Wartime', which are also held (along with other records sent by Clark) in the Bodleian. He also published several edited volumes of historical records and some original books, such as A Bodleian guide for visitors (1906). Clark was a contributor to the Essex Review.
Works
- Memoirs of Nathaniel, Lord Crewe (1893)
Edited volumes of Wood's Antiquities of the City of Oxford (1889–99)
Edited works
- The colleges of Oxford: their history and traditions (1891)
- Lincoln (1898)
- "Brief Lives": Chiefly of Contemporaries, Set Down by John Aubrey, Between the Years 1669 & 1696 (1898)
- The Life and Times of Anthony Wood: Antiquary, of Oxford, 1632-1695 (1900)
- The Shirburn ballads, 1585-1616 (1907)
- The English Register of Oseney Abbey (1907)
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