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COLLECTION Identifier: bMS 86

Savage, Minot J. (Minot Judson), 1841-1918. Scrapbook, 1887-1897.

Overview

Scrapbook of Congregationalist and Unitarian minister Minot Judson Savage. The scrapbook spans 1887-1897.

Dates

  • Creation: 1887-1897.

Access

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Extent

1 boxes

Biographical / Historical

Minot Judson Savage (1841-1918) graduated from Bangor Theological Seminary in 1864, at which time he was ordained to the Congregational ministry. He served Congregational churches in San Mateo and Grass Valley, California; Framingham, Massachusetts; and Hannibal, Missouri. In 1873, he left the Congregationalists and joined the Unitarian faith. Rev. Savage served as pastor of the Third Unitarian Church of Chicago during 1873. In 1874, he accepted an appointment as pastor of the Church of the Unity in Boston and served there until 1896 when he joined the Church of the Messiah in New York. During his lifetime, Rev. Savage was a prolific author, and his writings include Christianity, the Science of Mankind (1873); The Religion of Evolution (1876); The Morals of Evolution (1880); Life Beyond Death (1899); and Can Telepathy Explain? (1902).

Acquisition Information

Gift of the Unitarian Universalist Association, 1969.

Title
Savage, Minot J. (Minot Judson), 1841-1918. Scrapbook, 1887-1897: A Finding Aid.
Author
Andover-Harvard Theological Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
div00086

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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