Found 52 collections related to Clergy

Smith, William, 1728-1793
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2796
4.18 linear feet (6 boxes, 10 volumes)
William Smith Jr. (1728-1793), an American Loyalist of New York and Quebec, was a prominent jurist, statesman, journalist and historian. The William Smith Jr. papers comprise the papers of William Smith Jr., 1683-1793; those of his son William... more
Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4431
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
A small quantity of letters, notes, calling cards, autographs, and other items from American author, historian and Unitarian clergyman Edward Everett Hale. Several letters are to New York Public Library Director John Shaw Billings, and relate to... more
Nisbet, Charles, 1736-1804
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4700
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Letters from Charles Nisbet, president of Dickinson College, to Charles Wallace, in Edinburgh, on America and American society. A.L.S
Parkman, Ebenezer, 1703-1782
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 14070
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Sermons and scriptural notes written by Ebenezer Parkman, founder of the Congregational Church of Westborough, Massachusetts, in 1774. Some of the sermons may also have been delivered in 1782
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 19069
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Letters (1932-1926) of Arthur M. Rupp, Robert Reidt, Margaret W. Rowen, and others, relating to religious activities, and to a prophecy of the destruction of New York City in 1926. Also includes circular letters, clippings, and flyers relating the... more
Maloney, Margaret Sarah McKim
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1853
2 linear feet (4 boxes, 2 volumes)
The collection consists of correspondence and other papers of prominent members of the interrelated McKim and Garrison families collected by Margaret McKim Maloney and others. Included are papers of architect Charles Follen McKim, abolitionists... more
Platt, Isaac Watts, b. 1788
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2435
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Typescript extracts of a journal kept by Isaac Watts Platt (b. 1788) while pastor of the Presbyterian Church, West Farms, New York, 1847-1858. The entries concern difficulties of the pastor and give details of church history. Also includes a... more
Allen, Horace Newton, 1858-1932
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 49
9 linear feet (7 boxes, 20 v.); 10 microfilm reels
Horace Newton Allen (1858-1932) was an American missionary, diplomat and physician. Collection consists of correspondence, diaries for 1883 to 1903, writings, speeches, and other papers reflecting Allen's career as a clergyman, medical missionary... more
Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 22939
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Autograph letter signed (4 p.) from British author Aldous Huxley at Llano, California, 1942 September 6, to L. P. Jacks, a British author, educator, philosopher and Unitarian minister. Responding to a query in Jacks’s last letter concerning... more
Johnson, Joseph, 1751?-1777
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1572
.2 linear feet (1 volume)
The Joseph Johnson diary, dated November 18, 1772 to February 1, 1773, was kept by Mohegan preacher Joseph Johnson during his time teaching children of the Tunxis tribe in Farmington, Connecticut. At least one child of European settlers also... more
Hawley, Joseph, 1723-1788
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1360
.6 linear feet (2 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
Joseph Hawley (1723-1788) of Northampton, Massachusetts, a lawyer, legislator and militia officer, was one of the foremost political leaders of the American revolutionary movement in Massachusetts. The Joseph Hawley papers, dating 1653 to 1804,... more
Leland, S. R
Manuscripts and Archives Division
.2 linear feet (7 folders)
S.R. Leland was an American clergyman. Collection consists of letters, 1918-1919, by Leland to his wife while he was YMCA secretary with the A.E.F. in France and England, describing the English and French countryside, his duties as YMCA secretary... more
Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine), 1834-1924
Manuscripts and Archives Division
.08 linear feet (1 folder)
Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) was an English author and clergyman. A prolific writer, his published works included religious works, travel narratives, novels, verse, biography, and amateur antiquarian studies. He is probably best known for... more
Horwood, Robert R
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol NYGB 18049
1 v, 22 cm; 1 v, 22 cm
Rev. Robert R. Horwood was a Protestant Episcopal clergyman who served in New York State, Scotland, and England. Record book of Rev. Robert R. Horwood, dating 1854-1878, documents his activities as a Protestant Episcopal clergyman, from his... more
Newton, Richard Heber, 1840-1914
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2243
3.5 linear feet (4 boxes, 10 v., 1 package)
Richard Heber Newton (1840-1914), an Episcopal clergyman, was rector of All Soul's Church in New York City from 1869 to 1902. Collection consists of letters from prominent persons, sermons delivered by Newton, subject indexes used in preparing... more
Jarvis, Samuel F. (Samuel Farmar), 1786-1851
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1549
1 linear foot (3 boxes)
Samuel Farmar Jarvis (1786-1851) was an Episcopal clergyman. Collection consists of correspondence and family papers of Jarvis. Letters are from publishers, booksellers, friends, and Jarvis's children at school in Europe. Topics include Jarvis's... more
Eddy, Sherwood, 1871-1963
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 884
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Sherwood Eddy (sometimes called George Sherwood Eddy) kept this diary in 1916-1917 and made entries about his preaching engagements, texts, and other subjects. The diary includes the itinerary of a trip to Europe
Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2069
1.2 linear feet (4 boxes)
Jedidiah Morse (1761-1826), a Congregational clergyman, was known as "the father of geography". His lectures on geography included Geography Made Easy (1784), the first geography publication in the U.S. Morse established the Andover Theological... more
Pound, Jesse
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2480
.15 linear feet (1 v.)
Jesse Pound was an American clergyman who flourished in the mid-19th century in Manlius, New York, and New York City. Record book consists of notes for Bible classes and entries for marriages, baptisms and burials at which Pound officiated while... more
Langworthy, Isaac P. (Isaac Pendleton), 1806-1888
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1693
2.1 linear feet (7 boxes)
Isaac Pendleton Langworthy (1806-1888) was a Congregational clergyman in Chelsea, Massachusetts. In addition to serving as a minister, he was corresponding secretary of the American Congregational Union and a member of the American Congregational... more
Hale family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1283
1 linear foot (3 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Collection consists of correspondence and other papers of the Hale family of Newburyport, Mass. Includes letters, chiefly to relatives, from Benjamin Hale, Sr. (1797-1863), president of Hobart College, Geneva, N.Y., and from Benjamin Hale, Jr.;... more
Fish, Henry Clay, 1820-1877
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1008
.1 linear feet (1 volume)
Diary kept by Henry Clay Fish as pastor of First Baptist Church of Newark, N.J., describing his pastoral duties, marriages, baptisms, prayer meetings, etc.; as well as the preparation of his sermons and other writings; his secretaryship of New... more
Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3940
.2 linear feet (1 box)
American Congregational clergyman, lecturer, reformer, and author. Collection include letters, notes and telegrams from Henry Ward Beecher, 1851-1881 to various correspondents; clipped signatures; a holograph manuscript, "Abide with Us" (8 p.),... more
Chrystal, James, 1832-1908
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 544
1 linear foot (3 boxes, 4 v.)
James Chrystal (1832-1908) was an Episcopal minister of New York City. Collection consists of letter book, 1879-1890, miscellaneous letters received, diaries, account books for subscriptions to Chrystal's printed works, records of marriages and... more
McDougall, James
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1930
.08 linear feet (1 v.)
James McDougall was pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Huntington, New York. Collection consists of record of marriages solemnized by Reverend McDougall, with clippings inserted.
Dwight family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 874
.5 linear feet (2 boxes, 2 microfilm reels)
Among the notable members of the Dwight family of Connecticut were: Timothy Dwight (1752-1817), a Congregational minister and president of Yale College; Theodore Dwight (1764-1846), a lawyer, editor and author; Theodore Dwight, Jr. (1796-1866),... more
Winslow, Edward, 1722-1780
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3360
1 v. (97 [1] p.), 20 cm; 1 v. (97 [1] p.), 20 cm; 1 item (123 p. in case), 20 cm; 1 item (123 p. in case), 20 cm
Edward Winslow (1722-1780), a native of Boston and the son of Joshua and Elizabeth Winslow, graduated from Harvard College in 1741 and was ordained an Anglican priest in England in 1755, where he was appointed by the Society for the Propagation of... more
Beal, George
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 234
.2 linear feet (1 box)
George Beal, an American clergyman, was head of the Ministerial Bureau of the City of Boston. Collection consists of letters to Beal from ministers in New England, New York, and Pennsylvania seeking preaching assignments, both temporary and... more
Harrington, Donald Szantho
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1328
246 linear feet (289 boxes)
Donald S. Harrington, 1914-2005, was the Minister of the Community Church of New York, a Unitarian Universalist congregation, from 1944-1982. He also served as president of the United World Federalists, and as chairman of the Liberal Party of New... more
Schneider, Francis J. (Franz Joseph), d. 1907
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol NYGB 18165
18.5 linear feet (88 vols)
Rev. Francis J. Schneider, a Protestant minister (1832-1907?) who emigrated to the United States from Germany, was known as the "marrying parson" for the nearly 20,000 marriages he performed from 1869 to 1906. The collection consist of his copies... more
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