Ware, Massachusetts. First Unitarian Church of Ware. Records, 1846-1998.
Overview
Records of the First Unitarian Church of Ware that includes general church record books, correspondence, financial records, papers of church groups and organizations, and general AUA and UUA records. There are no birth, death, or marriage records.
Dates
- Creation: 1846-1998.
Access
There are no restrictions on access to this collection.
Extent
11 boxesThis collection contains general church records that include deeds, correspondence, membership records, by-laws and constitution, minister records, clippings, and photographs. There are also financial records that include treasurer's record books; pew records; material related to church groups and organizations such as the Women's Alliance and the Young People's Religious Union. These records also consist of several miscellaneous items that include a Bible, a commemorative plate, and papers related to the Town of Ware. There are no birth, death, or marriage records.
Note: Oversized material is included in box 6, mostly consisting of pew records.
Biographical / Historical
The First Unitarian Church of Ware was founded in 1845 and incorporated on October 7, 1846. Following the death of the church's third minister, Rev. Samuel Fulton Clarke, in March 1861, services were temporarily suspended and the church was closed until April 1862. The church closed in 1996.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- Series I. General church records
- Series II. Financial records
- Series III. Pew records
- Series IV. Church groups and organizations
- Series V. AUA and UUA general records
- Series VI. Miscellaneous
Acquisition Information
Gift of the Unitarian Universalist Association, 2006-2007.
General note
The number after the slash in each entry in the following list indicates the box number, and the number in parentheses is the folder number.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Jessica Suarez, 2010.
- Title
- Ware, Massachusetts. First Unitarian Church of Ware. Records, 1846-1998: A Finding Aid.
- Author
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- div00706
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard Divinity School Library, Harvard University Repository
Special Collections at Harvard Divinity School 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. Known as Andover-Harvard Theological Library since 1911, it was renamed the Harvard Divinity School Library in 2021.
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