| Description | Papers relating to contacts with the Abbaye du Bec-Hellouin, including: post-war repossession and refoundation of the Abbey, with a photograph of a memorial plaque listing links between Bec and the English church (ff.1-3); correspondence with Dom André de Jessé O.S.B. (ff.4,6); correspondence with Samuel Gurney about visits to Bec (ff.5,16); courtesy correspondence between Dom Paul Grammont OSB, Abbot of Bec, and Archbishop Fisher, Sept. 1949 (ff.7-10); note of a visit to Bec by Fr. Shearburn CR for the Feast of St. Anselm, 1950 (f.11); correspondence with Dom Paul Orchard OSB about funding the fitting-out of a room for Anglican worship at Bec (ff.12-15); report by Revd. J.P. Hill on a Church Union pilgrimage to Bec and Lisieux, July 1951 (ff.17-20); correspondence with Revd. Charles Neate and Dom Grammont about the finances of Bec and refurnishing the library (ff.21-24); flyer about fundraising for a guest house at Bec, August 1955 (f.25); encouragement of links with Tooting Bec, 1955 (f.26); New Year wishes from Dom Philbert Zobel OSB, 1959 (f.27); discussion about an exhibition on Anglicanism at Bec, 1961 (ff.29-31); editorial in 'Reunion' vol. VI, no. 58, June 1962 about encouraging ecumenical relations (ff.32-34); correspondence with Dom Philibert Zobel about visits to London, 1963-64 (ff.35-38); note of a visit to Westminster Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral by the Abbot of Bec, March 1966 (f.39); details of Archbishop Ramsey's visit to Bec, 20-24 April 1967 (ff.41-42); Archbishop Ramsey's address at Vespers at Bec, 20 April 1967 and text of litany of intercession recited by Canon Satterthwaite (ff.43-47); report on Archbishop Ramsey's visit to Bec (ff.49-50); correspondence of thanks following the visit (ff.48,51-54); letter from Dom Philibert Zobel enquiring about the possibility of attending the Lambeth Conference, 1968, with reply (ff.55-56); letter from Dom Paul Grammont to Archbishop Ramsey the work of Prof. Maurice Marois (f.57); English translation of lecture by Dom Philibert Zobel, "The Anglican Church, Church of Reconciliation?", Jan. 1969 (ff.58-60); letter from Dom Philibert Zobel about Anglican reunion schemes (f.61); arrangements for and report on the dedication of the new abbey church and altar at Bec, 1 Nov.1969, with a photograph of the Canterbury cross (ff.62-63,70-84); arrangements for the visit of Dom Paul Grammont to England, 7-8 July 1970 (ff.64-65,85,88-93); translation of an article 'Anglicans and Methodists' by Dom Philibert Zobel in 'Les Amis du Bec-Hellouin', 18 August 1969 (ff.66-69), and offprint in no. 27 (ff.111-112); greetings from Archbishop Ramsey to Dom Paul Grammont taken by pilgrims from Croydon, May 1970 (ff.86-87); 'Rencontres œcuméniques en Angleterre' by Dom Philibert Zobel in 'Études', June 1970 (ff.94-99); 'Upsal et Lambeth' by Dom Philibert Zobel in 'Les Amis du Bec-Hellouin', no. 30 (ff.100-102); articles in 'Les Amis du Bec-Hellouin' no. 29 about the dedication of the new abbey church (ff.103-110); article by John Satterthwaite, Bishop of Fulham and Gibraltar for 'Les Amis du Bec-Hellouin' no.27 (ff.113-114); exchange of greeting between Archbishop Ramsey and Dom Paul Grammont for St. Anselm's Day, 1973 and 1974 (ff.115-118); possible invitation of the Abbot and Prior of Bec to attend the enthronement of Donald Coggan as Archbishop of Canterbury, 1975 (f.119); press-cuttings from French newspapers on the 9th centenary of the dedication of the Abbey of Bec, Oct. 1977 (ff.120-123); letters of thanks from Dom Paul Grammont and Dom Philibert Zobel to Donald Coggan following a visit to Canterbury, June 1978 (ff.124-125); Archbishop Coggan's thanks for a copy of 'Normandie Bénédictine' by M[arcel] Baudot, 1979 (ff.126-127).
Correspondents include: Dom Paul Grammont (passim); Dom Philibert Zobel (passim); Revd. Charles Neate (ff.1,21-22 ); Revd. Herbert Waddams (ff.4,15,21-23,26); Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury (ff.7,9-10); Canon John Satterthwaite (ff.38,40,55-56,61,89,91,93); Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury (ff.48,51-52,54,57,62-63,84,86-88). |