Johnson, Raymond Burgeur, 1885-1972. Papers, 1929-1971.
Overview
Papers of educator and Unitarian minister Raymond Burgeur Johnson (1885-1972) including sermons and articles. Also includes a folder of worship material and one letter by Johnson.
Dates
- Creation: 1929-1971.
Extent
2 boxesBiographical / Historical
Raymond Burgeur Johnson (1885-1972) graduated from Rutgers University in 1906 and received a master's degree in English from Harvard University in 1926. He spent most of his life working in the field of education, and was ordained to the Unitarian ministry in 1943 at the age of 58. He served pastorates in Hingham and Scituate, Massachusetts, and was the director of the Department of Ministry of the American Unitarian Association from 1951 to 1957, also serving as chairman of its Curriculum Committee. In 1948, he published the book What is Happening in Religious Education.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- Sermons, 1929-1971
- Articles
- Miscellaneous
Acquisition Information
Gift of Rev. Robert C. Palmer, 1974.
- Title
- Johnson, Raymond Burgeur, 1885-1972. Papers, 1929-1971: A Finding Aid.
- Author
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- div00126
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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