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- Creator
- Corban Society
- Call number
- MssCol 670
- Physical description
- .29 linear feet (1 box)
- Preferred Citation
- Corban Society records, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Papers of the Corban Society, a benevolent organization of women, founded to aid divinity students and fledgling ministers. Records include correspondence recommending applicants for aid, lists of articles needed, meeting minutes, reports to the Board of Directors, a petition to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for articles of incorporation (1816), and the constitution of the Andover Theological Seminary Auxiliary to the Corban Society
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Subjects
- Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Massachusetts -- Sources
- Charities -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History -- 19th century
- Clergy -- Training of -- Massachusetts -- 19th century
- Student aid -- Massachusetts -- 19th century
- Theology -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Massachusetts -- 19th century
- Women in charitable work -- Massachusetts -- 19th century
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Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328