Wendte, Charles William, 1844-1931. Papers, 1883-1927.
Overview
Primarily lectures and articles by Unitarian minister and author Charles William Wendte (1844-1931).
Dates
- Creation: 1883-1927.
Access
There are no restrictions on access to this collection.
Extent
2 boxesThis collection consists mainly of lectures and articles by Charles William Wendte, arranged by chapter, unless no chapter is given; then it is listed alphabetically by title. There are also materials relating to the 400th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, as well as notes from a lecture by Rev. F.L. Hosmer.
Biographical / Historical
Charles William Wendte (1844-1931) graduated from Meadville Theological School in 1867 and Harvard Divinity School in 1869. Ordained to the Unitarian ministry, he served parishes in Chicago, Illinois; Cincinnati, Ohio; Boston, Massachusetts; Newport, Rhode Island; and Los Angeles and Oakland, California. From 1900 to 1920, he served as the general secretary of the International Council of Liberal Religious Thinkers and Workers. He also served as the secretary of the Foreign Relations Department of the American Unitarian Association from 1905 to 1915. Additionally, he served as the secretary of the National Federation of Religious Liberals from 1908 to 1920, and as president of the Free Religious Association from 1910 to 1914. He published Thomas Starr King, Patriot and Preacher (1921), The Transfiguration of Life (1930), and his autobiographical work The Wider Fellowship (1927).
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- Series I. Lectures and articles
- Series II. Miscellaneous
Acquisition Information
Gift of the Unitarian Universalist Association, 1981.
- Title
- Wendte, Charles William, 1844-1931. Papers, 1883-1927: A Finding Aid.
- Author
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- div00505
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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