Second Society of Universalists (Boston, Mass.). Records, 1817-1945.
Overview
Administrative records of the Second Society of Universalists of Boston, Massachusetts spanning the history of the society but they are not comprehensive. The collection includes congregational constitutions and by-laws; records relating to building projects; financial records; meeting records; membership records; service and hymnal records; scrapbooks; administrative correspondence and subject files; records relating to the Massachusetts Universalist Convention; records pertaining to the work, including some sermons, of the various ministers of the congregation; pew deeds; treasurer records; and records pertaining to the dissolution of the society.
Dates
- Creation: 1817-1945
Extent
12.25 cubic feet (35 boxes)These administrative records span the history of the society but are not comprehensive. The records include congregational constitutions and by-laws; records relating to construction, renovation, and new building projects; financial records of the congregation and its organizations; meeting records of congregational administrations, standing committees, and subsidiary organizations; membership records; service and hymnal records; scrapbooks relating to congregation activities and events; administrative correspondence and subject files; records relating to the Massachusetts Universalist Convention; records pertaining to the work, including some sermons, of the various ministers of the congregation; pew deeds; treasurer records, including fund-raising records; and records pertaining to the dissolution of the society.
Biographical / Historical
The Second Universalist Society of Boston, Massachusetts, was founded in 1817 with Hosea Ballou as its minister. It was established to accommodate the expanding community of the First Universalist Society in Boston. In 1935, the Second Universalist Society merged with the Arlington Street Church under the ministerial leadership of Dana McLean Greeley.
- Title
- Second Society of Universalists (Boston, Mass.). Records: A Finding Aid.
- Author
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- div00582
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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