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About Archbishop Eames
Robin Eames, full name Robert Henry Alexander Eames, was born in 1937. Although the son of a Methodist minister, he was ordained in the Church of Ireland in 1963. In 1975 he was elected Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, translated to Down and Dromore diocese in 1980, and in 1986 became Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, retiring from the role in 2006.
Within the Anglican Communion he chaired the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Commission on Women in Communion (1988-1989) and the Episcopate, the Inter-Anglican Theological and Doctrinal Commission (1991), and the Lambeth Commission on Communion (2003-2004). He also co-chaired the Consultative Group on the Past in Northern Ireland with Denis Bradley, which produced its report in 2009.
He was created a life peer in 1995 and sits as a crossbench peer in the House of Lords.
Access and reproduction
The collection has been extensively digitised and many items are available to view digitally by following the link given int the search results. Some items are not available for online viewing due to copyright, data protection or intellectual property restrictions.
However, many of these may be viewed in digital or physical formats in person at Armagh Robinson Library. Those items marked CLOSED are unavailable for public access.
For any users requesting access to digitised images that are not available online:
- Digitised images may be viewed in-person at Armagh Robinson Library using an institutional device. Only items which have been requested may be viewed.
- Visitors wishing for copies of digitised images which are not available online due to copyright (e.g. not authored by Lord Eames) may do so by request using existing library forms, being aware that responsibility for acknowledgement and copyright then passes to the researcher.
- It may be easier to simply view the original.
Any researcher wishing to use images made available online from this collection should contact admin@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk and complete the form ‘Reproduction of photography/video in the Armagh Robinson Library.’
Researchers visiting the library to view this collection are requested to complete a ‘Reader’s registration form.’
Arrangement Eames Papers
The majority of the papers concern Eames’ episcopal work in the Church of Ireland, including in relation to the Troubles and peace process, with a focus on public output such as sermons and lectures, correspondence, photographs and press coverage. There is also a small amount of publication copies of reports, and ephemera.
The papers are arranged into 7 series:
- Public Output (1969-2009),
- Correspondence,
- Closed,
- Reports,
- Press Cuttings (1986-2003),
- Scrapbooks (1975-1993),
- Nobody’s Fool: the Life of Archbishop Robin Eames by Alf McCreary,
- Photographs,
- Ephemera.
Eames Paper & Richard Scott
History Eames Papers
This collection was donated to Armagh Robinson Library by Lord Eames in 2005, with further accruals anticipated in 2024.
Highlights
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