Hollis Street Church (Boston, Mass.). Records, 1787-1879
Overview
Vouchers, receipts, and pew tax records; deeds of pews and pew bonds; insurance policies; correspondence and notes on the Singing Committee; marriage records; records of meetings of the Hollis Street Sunday School, 1832-1845; records of the teachers, pupils and proceedings of the Hollis Street Sunday School, 1852-1855.
Dates
- Creation: 1787-1879
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on access to this collection.
Extent
4 boxesThis collection consists of vouchers, receipts, and pew tax records; deeds of pews and pew bonds; insurance policies; correspondence and notes on the Singing Committee; marriage records; records of meetings of the Hollis Street Sunday School, 1832-1845; and the records of the teachers, pupils and proceedings of the Hollis Street Sunday School, 1852-1855.
Historical note
The Eighth Congregational Church in Boston was gathered on November 14, 1732, and soon became known as the Hollis Street Church. The church became Unitarian under Dr. Samuel West. In October 1887, the church merged with the South Congregational Society.
Ministers
- 1732-1777Mather Byles
- 1778-1788Ebenezer Wight
- 1789-1808Samuel West
- 1809-1818Horace Holley
- 1819-1845John Pierpont
- 1846-1847David Fosdick
- 1848-1860Thomas Starr King
- 1862-1877George Leonard Chaney
- 1878-1887Henry Bernard Carpenter
Ministers
- 1732-1777
- Mather Byles
- 1778-1788
- Ebenezer Wight
- 1789-1808
- Samuel West
- 1809-1818
- Horace Holley
- 1819-1845
- John Pierpont
- 1846-1847
- David Fosdick
- 1848-1860
- Thomas Starr King
- 1862-1877
- George Leonard Chaney
- 1878-1887
- Henry Bernard Carpenter
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Unitarian Universalist Association, 1968, except as noted in the register.
Processed by:
Douglas Stange, 1969.
Revised by Alan Seaburg, March 1971.
- Title
- Hollis Street Church (Boston, Mass.). Records, 1787-1879 (bMS 5): Register
- Author
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- div00005
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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