First Universalist Society in Charlestown (Mass.) Records: Register, 1809-1939
Overview
Church and society records, including minutes and records of services (1809-1916), printed material; letter to society from Edward Turner (1777-1853); financial records (1811-1916); Sunday School records (1847-ca.1905); records of women's organizations; programs; photographs.
Dates
- Creation: 1809-1939
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on access to this collection.
Extent
3 Feet (13 boxes)This collection consists of church and society records, including minutes and records of services (1809-1916) and printed material; a letter to the society from Edward Turner (1777-1853); financial records (1811-1916); Sunday School records (1847-ca.1905); records of women's organizations; programs; and photographs.
Biographical / Historical
The church was organized in 1809. In 1811, the Society was incorporated, its building was erected, and the first minister, Abner Kneeland, was called. In December 1937, the Society relinquished the church building, which was razed in 1939.
- 1811-1814 Abner Kneeland
- 1814-1825 Edward Turner
- 1825-1826 Calvin Gardner
- 1827-1829 J.S. Thompson
- 1829-1834 Linus Everett
- 1835-1839 Thomas F. King
- 1840-1845 Edwin H. Chapin
- 1846-1849 Thomas Starr King
- 1853-1863 Alexander G. Laurie
- 1865-1870 Oscar F. Stafford
- 1871-1878 William T. Stowe
- 1879-1891 Charles Follen Lee
- 1893-1899 Gideon I. Keirn
- 1900-1910 William M. Kimmell
- 1911-1921 Ransome A. Greene
- 1922-1927 Roger F. Etz
- 1928-1937 John M. Ratcliff
Ministers
- 1811-1814
- Abner Kneeland
- 1814-1825
- Edward Turner
- 1825-1826
- Calvin Gardner
- 1827-1829
- J.S. Thompson
- 1829-1834
- Linus Everett
- 1835-1839
- Thomas F. King
- 1840-1845
- Edwin H. Chapin
- 1846-1849
- Thomas Starr King
- 1853-1863
- Alexander G. Laurie
- 1865-1870
- Oscar F. Stafford
- 1871-1878
- William T. Stowe
- 1879-1891
- Charles Follen Lee
- 1893-1899
- Gideon I. Keirn
- 1900-1910
- William M. Kimmell
- 1911-1921
- Ransome A. Greene
- 1922-1927
- Roger F. Etz
- 1928-1937
- John M. Ratcliff
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- Series I. Society and church records, 1809-1939
- Series II. Financial records, 1811-1882
- Series III. Bills and receipts, 1815-1916
- Series IV. Sunday School records, 1847-ca. 1905
- Series V. Miscellaneous
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Universalist Historical Society, January 1976.
Processed by:
Elizabeth Ann Falsey, January 1979.
- Title
- First Universalist Society in Charlestown (Mass.) Records (bMS 301): A Finding Aid
- Author
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- div00301
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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