Overview
Papers of Universalist minister Gustav Hermann Ulrich (1896-1960) including sermons, 1954-1960; letters, 1949, 1959; biographical file; subject file; ministry file; and papers, 1949-1957, relating to his work for the Universalist Service Committee.
Dates
- Creation: 1916-1960.
Extent
2 boxesBiographical / Historical
Gustav Hermann Ulrich (1896-1960) graduated from St. Lawrence University in 1927. He was ordained to the Universalist ministry in 1926 and served parishes in Henderson, Cortland, and Ft. Plain, New York; Outlaw's Bridge, North Carolina; Providence, Rhode Island; and Hartland and Windsor, Vermont. He served twice on the Board of Trustees of the Universalist Church of America and served in the Refugee Center in West Germany from 1958 to 1959.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- Series I. Letter about the gift of the collection
- Series II. Sermons, 1954-1960
- Series III. Ministry, 1926-1959
- Series IV. Letters, 1949, 1959
- Series V. Universalist Service Committee, 1948-1957
- Series VI. Subject File
- Series VII. Biographical Section
Acquisition Information
Gift of Rebecca Ulrich, 1978.
- Title
- Ulrich, Gustav Hermann, 1896-1960. Papers: A Finding Aid.
- Author
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- div00305
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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