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COLLECTION Identifier: bMS 129

Smith, Henry R. Records, 1867-1886.

Overview

Records of Unitarian minister Henry R. Smith. The records span 1867-1886.

Dates

  • Creation: 1867-1886.

Access

There are no restrictions on access to this collection.

Extent

1 boxes

The Pastor's Records book contains sermon titles and places given, 1867-1879, 1884-1886; records of Bible classes/prayer meetings, 1869-1871; members received/baptized during Smith's pastorate in Barre, Massachusetts, 1869-1877; register of marriages, 1869-1872, 1877-1878; and register of funerals, 1869-1878

Biographical / Historical

Henry Rogers Smith (1842-1919) was ordained a Unitarian minister in 1869. He served as pastor of First Parish Church in Barre, Massachusetts (1869-1878); and as minister in Leominster, Massachusetts (1879-1888, 1894-1903), and Uxbridge, Massachusetts (1889-1893). He retired in 1903.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Harold Field Worthley, 1974.

Title
Smith, Henry R. Records, 1867-1886: A Finding Aid.
Author
Andover-Harvard Theological Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
div00129

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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