Universalist Church of America Universalist Missionary Army roll
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two volumes that contain general information about contributors, such as names and addresses.
Dates
- Creation: 1869-1870
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on access to this collection.
Extent
1 cubic feet (2 volumes)Biographical / Historical
The Universalist Missionary Army was the informal name given to those who contributed funds to the church. The Committee on the Missionary Army was responsible for preparing and distributing missionary boxes throughout the various Universalist congregations in an effort to improve the financial situation of the church. Missionary boxes were first proposed by D.L. Holden in 1868 and were soon employed in a successful fundraising campaign.
Processing Information
This finding aid was migrated as part of the legacy finding aid project, 2023-2024. Materials were not reviewed as part of this project to verify accuracy of the existing description. In order to make finding aids compliant with DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), some titles have been updated, and in cases where no date information appeared in the legacy finding aid, the material was designated undated.
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- div00218
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard Divinity School Library, Harvard University Repository
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