Overview
Papers of George Whitefield Stone, Civil War soldier, Unitarian minister, and mayor of Santa Cruz, California.
Dates
- Creation: 1896-1909.
Extent
1 boxesBiographical / Historical
George Whitefield Stone (1840-1923) served as a captain in the First Volunteer Corps, Cortland County, New York, during the Civil War. He was elected treasurer of the American Unitarian Association in 1891 and was ordained to the Unitarian ministry in 1898 in Boston, Massachusetts. He served parishes in Kansas City, Missouri, and Oakland, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz, California. From 1911 to 1913 he served as the mayor of Santa Cruz, California.
Acquisition Information
Gift of the Unitarian Universalist Association, 1976 .
- Title
- Stone, George Whitefield, 1840-1923. Sermons and Lectures, 1896-1909: A Finding Aid.
- Author
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- div00495
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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