| AdminHistory | Maitland was ordained in to the Church of Scotland in 1940 and remained a Minister until 1983 and his retirement. He worked in parishes in Kircaldy, Edinburgh and Aidrie before taking on the role of Minister in the Livingston Ecumenical Experiment in 1966. |
| ScopeandContent | Material collected and generated by Maitland during his career as a Church of Scotland Minister, organised into the following series:
1. Papers relating to the Livingston Ecumenical Experiment, 1958-1973.
2. Papers relating to Church Governance in Scotland, 1957-1995.
3. Papers relating to Maitland's parishes (excluding the Ecumenical Experiment) and services he gave in retirement,1954-1995.
4. Notes on services, sermons and prayers made by Maitland, including services he delivered on television, 1960s-1990s.
5. Correspondence with colleagues in the church, 1979-1993.
6. Papers relating to the Iona Community, 1984-1995.
7. Papers collated by Maitland relating to Catholcism in general, and Catholics in Livingston, 1990s.
8. Three photographs of James Maitland. |