Hodges, Richard Manning, 1794-1878. Papers, 1810-1878.
Overview
Correspondence and diaries of Unitarian minister Richard Manning Hodges. The papers cover 1810-1878.
Dates
- Creation: 1810-1878.
Extent
5 boxesThis collection contains correspondence and diaries, arranged chronologically.
Biographical / Historical
Richard Manning Hodges (1794-1878) was born in Salem, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard College in 1815. He also graduated from Harvard Divinity School in the distinguished class of 1818, which included such individuals as Convers Francis, George Ingersoll, John Palfrey, John Pierpont, and Jared Sparks. He was ordained to the Unitarian ministry at South Bridgewater, Massachusetts, in 1821. He helped to organize the church in Somerville, Massachusetts, prior to his retirement to Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Acquisition Information
Gift of the Unitarian Universalist Association, 1968.
- Title
- Hodges, Richard Manning, 1794-1878. Papers: A Finding Aid.
- Author
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- div00065
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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