Latest News
A day-conference on ‘Baptist Perspectives on Science and Religion’ is being held on 24 & 25 September 2025.
To celebrate and reflect the achievements of the Baptist men and women who contributed towards scientific advancement, we have digitised material relating to the work of William Carey, botanist and horitculturalist, Dr Ellen Farrer, founder of the Farrer hospital in Bhiwani, India, George Grenfell, navigator and geographer / explorer. For more information visit this page on the Angus Website
The Angus Library and Archive is the leading collection of Baptist history and heritage worldwide. It contains more than 70,000 items relating to the life and history of Baptists in Britain and the wider scene.
Read more on the Angus website.
The Angus Library and Archive unites the original collection of historical materials gathered by Principal Joseph Angus in the nineteenth century with the libraries and archive of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, Baptist Historical Society, Baptist Missionary Society and The Baptist Times. It offers printed books, pamphlets, journals, church and association records, church histories, manuscript letters and other artefacts from the early fifteenth century to the present day. It contains a comprehensive collection of Baptist periodicals from around the world.
The Angus also has an extensive manuscript collection including collections from key Baptist people such as William Carey, C.H. Spurgeon, Joshua and Hannah Marshman and Willam Ward, E.A. Payne, and J. H Rushbrook. It also holds manuscripts for leading Baptist families such as Angus, Steele, Whitaker, and Reeves.
There is a collection of minutes and papers from a variety of Baptist organisations or organisations with which Baptists have been involved such as the European Baptist Federation, Baptist World Alliance, Baptist Historical Society, Deaconess Movement and the World Council of Churches. Special collections, including those of the Baptist Missionary Society, offer material relating to Baptist witness in Eastern Europe, the Caribbean, West Africa, India, China and South East Asia. Early connections between Baptists in Britain and the United States of America are well covered.
The Friends of The Angus host regular seminar events which are open to all, find out more here: Opening the Angus Seminars
You can find out more on The Angus Library and Archive website or sign up for the Friends of the Angus mailing list.
Latest Mailchimp mailing here, full mailchimp mailings archive is here.
Our latest newsletter as a PDF is here: FOTA Newsletter July 2025 V4
