Schoenfeldt, Arthur Christian Peter, 1884-1961. Scrapbooks, 1946-1949.
Overview
Scrapbooks related to Unitarian minister Arthur Christian Peter Schoenfeldt's ministries, the bulk of which concerned with the First Unitarian Society in Middleboro, Massachusetts. The scrapbooks span 1946-1949.
Dates
- Creation: 1946-1949.
Access
There are no restrictions on access to this collection.
Extent
1 boxesThese scrapbooks relate to Schoenfeldt's ministry at the First Unitarian Society, Middleboro, Massachusetts, and contain newspaper and magazine clippings, church programs, a few letters and postcards, and printed matter. They also contain clippings, brochures, and programs concerning other Unitarian churches, and general Unitarian issues.
Biographical / Historical
Arthur Christian Peter Schoenfeldt (1884-1960) graduated from Meadville School of Theology in 1918. He was ordained to the Unitarian ministry at King's Chapel in Boston in 1918. He served parishes in San Antonio, Texas; Charleston, West Virginia; Athol, Dorchester, Middleboro, Carlisle, and Nantucket, Massachusetts; and Kennebunk, Maine. He was the chaplain of the Connecticut State Prison from 1923 to 1929 and served as regional director of the American Unitarian Association from 1942 to 1946.
Acquisition Information
Gift of the Unitarian Universalist Association, 1969.
- Title
- Schoenfeldt, Arthur Christian Peter, 1884-1961. Scrapbooks, 1946-1949: A Finding Aid.
- Author
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- div00088
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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