COLLECTION
Identifier: bMS 474
Society for the Promotion of Theological Education in Harvard University. Records, 1816-1936
Dates
- 1816-1936
Extent
9 boxesBiographical / Historical
In 1816, the Society for the Promotion of Theological Education in Harvard University was organized to provide money for instruction in theology and to run the new-formed Harvard Divinity School. After 1830, the Divinity School faculty assumed direction of the School and dissolved the Society. A new Society for Promoting Theological Education was formed to replace it and continues today.
- Title
- Society for the Promotion of Theological Education in Harvard University. Records, 1816-1936
- EAD ID
- div00474
Repository Details
Part of the Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School Repository
Special Collections at Andover-Harvard Theological Library preserves and makes accessible primary source materials documenting the history of religion and theology, with particular historical emphasis on American liberal religious traditions. Though the historical strengths of the collections have been in the field of Christianity, other religious traditions are increasingly reflected, in step with Harvard Divinity School's evolving focus on global religious studies.
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45 Francis Avenue
Cambridge MA 02138-1911 USA
(617) 384-7904
617-496-4111 (Fax)
specialcollections@hds.harvard.edu