Overview
Sermons, addresses, and other materials of Joshua Britton (1803-1878) who was ordained to the New York Central (Universalist) Association in 1832 and served as pastor in New York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont and finally in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.
Dates
- Creation: 1817-1868.
Extent
3 boxesSermons and addresses, 1834-1868; prayers, n.d.; undated fragments of sermons, essays, notes; files on education and miscellaneous subjects; penmanship and grammar book, ca. 1826; scrapbook of clippings of Selected Poetry; manuscript of poems; The Students' Scrapbook, Bradford, VT, ca. 1856; collections of poems and essays by students of Lyndon Academy, 1858 and n.d. Eunice Eliza Britton, notebook, ca. 1817-1819, including draft letters, journal entries, penmanship practice, sketches.
Biographical / Historical
Joshua Britton (1803-1878) was ordained to the New York Central (Universalist) Association in 1832. Following his ordination, he served as a pastor in New York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont and finally in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.
- Title
- Britton, Joshua, 1803-1878. Papers: A Finding Aid.
- Author
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- div00353
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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