Sermons by New England and London ministers, 1702-1810
Overview
This collection contains more than eighty-five handwritten sermons that were bound together in four volumes. They are composed primarily by Massachusetts ministers during the eighteenth century. The collection also contains a bound volume of notes of sermons given by London ministers at a lecture series dating from June-July 1712.
Dates
- Creation: 1702-1810
Access
There are no restrictions on access to this collection.
Extent
2 boxesThis collection contains handwritten sermons that were bound together in four volumes. They were composed primarily by Massachusetts ministers during the eighteenth century. The collection consists of more than eighty-five sermons from approximately twenty ministers including multiple sermons by Thomas Prince (1687-1758; Harvard AB 1707) of Boston; Jonathan Bowman (1704-1775; Harvard AB 1724) of Dorchester; Ebenezer Morse (1718-1802; Harvard AB 1737) of Shrewsbury (now Boylston); Nathan Fiske (1733-1799; Harvard AB 1754) of Brookfield; Nathaniel Robbins (1726-1795; Harvard AB 1747) of Milton; and Edward Barnard (1720-1774; Harvard AB 1736) of Haverhill. The collection also contains a bound volume of notes of sermons given by London ministers at a lecture series dating from June-July 1712.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Thaddeus Mason Harris.
Processing Information
Processed by Fran O'Donnell, 2014.
- Title
- Sermons by New England and London ministers, c. 1702-1810: A Finding Aid.
- Author
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- div00727
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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