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...
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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 Smith III (1769-1847), a Canadian government official, historian and militia officer, 1797-1848; and Smith family land and estate papers, 1665-1912. The bulk of the collection consists of William Smith Jr.'s papers pertaining to his activities as a lawyer, journalist and historian, and as a Councillor and Chief Justice in the British provinces of New York and Quebec (later Lower Canada). Papers include his correspondence and documents, writings for publication, and the diaries he kept from 1753 to 1783, known as his Historical Memoirs. Volumes documenting his law practice in New York are also present.
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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...
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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 books owned by James Lenox. Also included is an emended draft of an essay titled "Ministry", and a menu from a dinner at the Aldine Club held in Hale's honor
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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...
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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 Adventists of Long Island, New York, and Hollywood, California
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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...
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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 James Miller McKim, William Lloyd Garrison, James H. Garrison, and their descendants. Papers of James Miller McKim, 1828-1882, contain correspondence, accounts, family and personal miscellany, and clippings. Papers of his son Charles Follen McKim, 1857-1908, include correspondence, his diary of a walking tour in 1863, speeches, personal miscellany, and a sketch by Charles Dana Gibson, and printed matter. Also included is correspondence of Margaret McKim Maloney, Wendell Phillips Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., Frank J. Garrison, Moncure Conway, Wendell Phillips, and Edward and Mathilda Kyllman.
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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...
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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 in Korea, secretary of the Korean Legation in Washington and of the American Legation in Korea, and United States Minister to Korea. Includes papers relating to foreign commercial concessions in Korea, the attempt of the Korean emperor to enlist American aid against Japan, and the Russo-Japanese War. Also, miscellaneous papers relating mainly to Korea including photographs, clippings, copies of Korean and Japanese newspapers, and other printed matter. Correspondents include Samuel L. Clemens, John Hay, and Horace Porter.
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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...
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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 Prometheus, Huxley discusses the nature of reality and evil, political power, certain French Christian mystics (Père Joseph and Pierre de Bérulle), and the possible uses of mystical practice.
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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...
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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 (including problems in securing supplies and entertainment for soldiers), and conditions of troops in France. Also, letters to him and an undated account by A.E. Hungerford of the torpedoing of the S.S. Oronsa, on which Leland sailed to England.
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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...
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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 writing the hymn "Onward Christian Soldiers.". Collection includes letters from Baring-Gould to F. Bligh Bond concerning details of church architecture and construction in English rural churches in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Some of the letters are illustrated.
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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...
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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 Newton's writings, catalogs of Newton's library, photographs, and related papers.
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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
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...
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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 baptisms performed by Chrystal, accounts of a journey to Palestine, 1878, and of visits to various churches, and other papers.
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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...
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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 York, 1966-1982. His papers consist of correspondence, sermons and other writings, topical files, estate and financial papers, and miscellaneous printed material reflecting Harrington's religious and political activities.
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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...
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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 of the marriage records he submitted to the Health Department. The forms include the bride's and groom's name, address, occupation, age, race, place of birth, parents' names, and number of times married. The forms are signed by the bride, groom, and witnesses.
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Anderson, Joseph, 1836-1916
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 101
ca. 70 items
Congregational minister of the First Church of Waterbury, Conn. Sermons and other papers. Includes reports of the Connecticut General Conference and of the Annual State Conference, 1872; an essay on the Tutelo Indians, 1876-1903; and a few...
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Congregational minister of the First Church of Waterbury, Conn. Sermons and other papers. Includes reports of the Connecticut General Conference and of the Annual State Conference, 1872; an essay on the Tutelo Indians, 1876-1903; and a few compositions of William Anderson, 1881-1882.
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Soule, Caroline A. (Caroline Augusta), 1824-1903
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2821
.4 linear feet (1 box)
Caroline Augusta White Soule (1824-1903) was an American author and Universalist missionary and minister. After the death in 1843 of her husband, Henry Birdsall Soule, a Universalist minister, she supported her children by writing and teaching. In...
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Caroline Augusta White Soule (1824-1903) was an American author and Universalist missionary and minister. After the death in 1843 of her husband, Henry Birdsall Soule, a Universalist minister, she supported her children by writing and teaching. In 1869 she helped found and was the president of the Woman's Centenary Association, a Universalist organization whose purpose was to aid disabled preachers and their families, assist women stuudying for the ministry, and do missionary work in the U.S. and abroad. In 1879 she started St. Paul's Universalist Church in Glasgow, Scotland, and served as its pastor. Collection consists of correspondence, newsclippings and other printed matter. Bulk of the correspondence is Soule's letters to Rev. Henry Williamson, Universalist pastor in Dundee, Scotland, concerning her missionsary work, her preaching in Scotland and the U.S., and family and personal matters. Other papers contain manuscript and printed materials about her life; announcement and programs, 1875-1890; printed copy of a sermon delivered by Soule in 1890; and letters, 1878-1916, to Rev. Williamson from others.
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Finster, Clarence, 1849-1931
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1001
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Papers of Congregational clergyman Clarence Finster, including a diary documening his journey from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Iowa City, Iowa, 17 July-28 August, 1873, while seeking a teaching position. Also includes various letters, photos,...
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Papers of Congregational clergyman Clarence Finster, including a diary documening his journey from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Iowa City, Iowa, 17 July-28 August, 1873, while seeking a teaching position. Also includes various letters, photos, clippings, etc. of the Finster family, 1853-1928.
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Coon, Warren Patten, 1879-
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol NYGB 18179
.5 linear feet (1)
Warren Patten Coon (1879-1951) was a Methodist minister and a trustee of the Genealogical Society of New Jersey. The collection contains correspondence between Coon and several relatives, circa 1920-1939, along with research notes, genealogical...
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Warren Patten Coon (1879-1951) was a Methodist minister and a trustee of the Genealogical Society of New Jersey. The collection contains correspondence between Coon and several relatives, circa 1920-1939, along with research notes, genealogical lists, charts and family data sheets that Coon compiled in the course of conducting research on the Coon family, including extensive genealogies of the descendants of David Coon of Shadigee, N.Y. and Daniel Coon of Hopkinton, R.I. The collection also contains draft essays about the Coon family.
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Titus, Anson, 1847-1932
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3000
1 box
Rev. Anson Titus was a Universalist minister and genealogist. Correspondence and other papers relating to a genealogy of Phelps, N.Y.; to the fiftieth anniversary of the Vienna (N.Y.) Union School and a book being put out for that occasion.
Mitchell, Cornelius von Erden, 1883-1966
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol NYGB 18127
17 linear feet (20 boxes)
This collection contains the papers of the ancestors of Cornelius von Erden Mitchell, members of the Mitchell, Davis, Spingler and Van Beuren families and their connections. The materials in this collection include correspondence, photographs,...
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This collection contains the papers of the ancestors of Cornelius von Erden Mitchell, members of the Mitchell, Davis, Spingler and Van Beuren families and their connections. The materials in this collection include correspondence, photographs, daguerreotypes, legal documents, writings, scrapbooks and maps. The materials in this collection range in date from 1706-1957.
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Ostrander, Nathaniel J
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol NYGB 18119
.4 linear feet (1 box)
Letters to the Rev. Nathaniel J. Ostrander, 1889-1927, and his daughter Gertrude, 1927-1942, from members of the Ostrander family in the United States in response to his requests for information needed to compile an Ostrander genealogy. The...
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Letters to the Rev. Nathaniel J. Ostrander, 1889-1927, and his daughter Gertrude, 1927-1942, from members of the Ostrander family in the United States in response to his requests for information needed to compile an Ostrander genealogy. The collection also contains copies of some of his outgoing letters, his genealogical research notes, a few transcripts of 17th and 18th century indentures, and several original documents, 1804-1819, including an 1804 letter to Cornelius Ostrander of Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York from his brother in Leyden, and an inventory of goods and their value taken by Nathaniel Ostrander.
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Craig, Paul N. (Paul Newton), 1885-1962
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 22940
.21 linear feet (1 box)
Paul N. Craig (1885-1962) was an artist, minister, singer and voice teacher who resided in Independence, Missouri for much of his life. Collection consists of letters dating from 1908 to 1911, written by Craig while an art student in New York City...
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Paul N. Craig (1885-1962) was an artist, minister, singer and voice teacher who resided in Independence, Missouri for much of his life. Collection consists of letters dating from 1908 to 1911, written by Craig while an art student in New York City to his future wife Jeannette V. Kelley (1887-1978) at Independence. The bulk of the letters date 1908-1909, documenting his training at the New York School of Art (now Parsons The New School for Design) under the tutelage of Frank Alvah Parsons, his boarding life at the YMCA, his exploration of Manhattan's neighborhoods and its cultural offerings, and other outings. Also discussed are his religious beliefs and attendance at services of various denominations, including those of his own faith, the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now the Community of Christ), in Brooklyn. Letters for 1910-1911 are less frequent, marking his move to an apartment and employment as a commercial artist. His growing affection for New York City and its impact on his faith and character are discussed throughout. Letters are annotated in pencil with dates matching envelope postmarks. Some musical and church programs, along with a small sketch of Craig with a toothache, are included in the letters.
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