The Christopher Dawson Collection

Biographical Note:

Christopher Dawson (1889-1970) was an English Catholic intellectual and author of books, articles, and scholarly monographs on the relations 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.

Scope and Content:

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.

The Christopher Dawson Papers are divided into the following series:

Series I. Biographical Materials
Series II. Correspondence  
Series III. Harvard Lectures
Series IV. Gonzaga Lectures
Series V. Gifford Lectures
Series VI. Miscellaneous Lectures
Series VII. Published Books
Series VIII. Book Reviews    
Series IX. Writings and Articles by Dawson
Series X. Sword of the Spirit
Series XI. Notes
Series XII. Miscellaneous
Series XIII. Articles by Others relating to Dawson and his works
Series XIV. John Mulloy’s notes and writings on Dawson and his works
Series XV. Additions to the Collection (2003)

The collection of works 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) available for searching at http://clicnet.clic.edu/search~S22/ 

Provenance:

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

Additional material to be added to the Dawson Collection was given to the University in 2002 by Dominic Scott, the grandson of Christopher Dawson

Processed by:

Michelle Gacioch, Matthew Gerlach and Leslie Kallas, 1998-1999.  Ann Kenne, 2002 -2003.