The Scottish Catholic Historical Association was founded in 1950 by a group of clergy and laity who wished to place Scottish Catholic history in the mainstream of historical research. Conferences, lectures, publications and the invaluable journal of the association - The Innes Review - have successfully achieved this goal set out almost 60 years ago.
There has been a long association between the Scottish Catholic Historical Association and the Scottish Catholic Archives, with successive staff taking an active role in the association.
History of the Association
Council Members
Contact us
Constitution
Membership
The Innes Review - journal of the SCHA
Newsletter
Publications
Annual Conference
Seminar series
Links
HISTORY OF THE ASSOCIATION
The first conference of the then Scottish Catholic Historical Committee was held in May 1949 at Polmont in Stirlingshire, under the auspices of the Edinburgh branch of the Newman Association of Great Britain. Attended by over 30 people, it heard four papers: Mr Donald Nicholl, who spoke on the Catholic's approach to history; Fr Anthony Ross OP, on the contribution made to Scottish historical studies by Catholic scholars; Fr David McRoberts on the Scottish Colleges on the continent; and Brother Clare (Dr Handley) on the work still to be done in Scottish social and economic history.
Before the conference ended, a committee was formed to plan another conference the following year. The meeting of the Scottish Catholic Hierarchy in October 1949 gave the committee it's recognition and blessing to the work it was pursuing. It was agreed that there would be an attempt to produce publications, continue with the annual conferences and carry forward the well progressed plans for the publication of the bi-annual review, to be called The Innes Review in commemoration of Father Thomas Innes, the most notable of Scottish Catholic historical writers.
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Officers
Dr Steve Boardman, Convener, University of Edinburgh
Dr Andrew Newby, Secretary, University of Aberdeen
Dr Alasdair Ross, Treasurer, University of Stirling
Dr Eila Williamson, Editor, University of Edinburgh
Committee members
Dr Dauvit Broun, University of Glasgow
Prof S J Brown, University of Edinburgh
Prof Thomas Owen Clancy, University of Glasgow
Mr Kenneth Dunn, National Library of Scotland
Canon Brian Halloran, Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh
Mr Gilbert Markus, University of Glasgow
Dr Raymond McCluskey, University of Glasgow
Prof James MacMillan, University of Edinburgh
Mr Andrew R Nicoll, Scottish Catholic Archives
Dr Frank O'Hagan, University of Glasgow
Dr Sarah Parvis, University of Edinburgh
CONTACT US
Contact with the Association can be made through the Secretary - Dr Andrew Newby, School of Divinity, History and Philosophy, Crombie Annexe, Meston Walk, King's College, University of Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen, AB24 3FX. Email a.newby@abdn.ac.uk
MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASSOCIATION
Membership of the Association is open to all. Membership of the Association is managed through subscription to the Innes Review, the journal of the Association. There are three categories of membership - institutional, individual and student/unwaged; and the option to receive print copy or online copy is available. The current subscription rates are:
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To subscribe to the Innes Review and become a member of the Scottish Catholic Historical Association, please use the Edinburgh University Press website which handles online subscriptions and payments.
THE INNES REVIEW - JOURNAL OF THE SCOTTISH CATHOLIC HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
The Innes Review is a journal dedicated to the study of the part played by the Catholic Church in the history of the Scottish nation. It is named after Thomas Innes (1662-1744), a missionary priest, historian and archivist of the Scots College in Paris whose impartial scholarship and helpful cooperation did much to overcome the denominational prejudices of his age; an example of open-mindedness and objectivity which the Innes Review wishes always to keep before it and to follow.
Submissions and enquiries should be sent to Dr Eila Williamson, Editor of the Innes Review, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh, 17 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh EH8 9LN, Email: eila.williamson@ed.ac.uk
Submissions should be word-processed, and be available to the Editor in electronic form, although they should be sent in the first instance only in hard copy.
Books for review should be sent to the Mr Gilbert Márkus, Reviews Editor of the Innes Review, Department of Celtic Studies, University of Glasgow, 16 University Gardens, Glasgow G12 8QQ
NEWSLETTER
Two newsletters have now been produced and are available to view:
Newsletter 1, January 2009
Newsletter 2, May 2009
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The Association has organised 17 conferences over the past 60 years. The 2008 Conference held at the University of Glasgow focussed on 'Glasgow - A story worth telling', while 2007 marked the 200th Anniversary of the death of Henry Benedict, Cardinal Duke of York. Contributors at the conference are encouraged to submit their papers for publication in the Innes Review.
'Diaspora' - the 18th Annual Conference of the SCHA. Full details can be found on the conference registration form.
SEMINAR SERIES
The Scottish Catholic Historical Association has inaugurated a new seminar series for Scottish Catholic history during 2009. These seminars take place monthly at the Scottish Catholic Archives, Columba House, Edinburgh and provide a forum for scholars, students and researchers to present new research and for members of the Association to gather socially. Details of the 2009-2010 programme can be downloaded here.
LINKS