Overview
Autograph manuscript sermons written by American Episcopal clergyman, Phillips Brooks.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Creator
- Brooks, Phillips, 1835-1893 (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 box)6 autograph manuscript (unsigned) sermons, numbers 1, 232 or 634 (fragment only), 308, 484, 708, and 804. Includes Brooks' first sermon and one marked: "For Harvard College."
Biographical / Historical
Brooks was an Episcopal clergyman. He was rector of Trinity Church, Boston (1868-1893) and bishop of Massachusetts (1891-1893).
Arrangement
Arranged by number of sermon.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
62M-267. Gift of Professor Raymond W. Albright, 101 Brattle Street, Cambridge 38, Massachusetts; received: 1962.
Processing Information
Processed by: Bonnie B. Salt
Creator
- Brooks, Phillips, 1835-1893 (Person)
- Title
- Brooks, Phillips, 1835-1893. Phillips Brooks additional, undated: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02053
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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