Preaching and Recorder, 1827-1830 Digital
Scope and Contents
Paper notebook with marbled paper covers containing handwritten schedules of Biblical text assigned to Divinity School students between 1827 and 1830. Laid-in the notebook is a scrap of paper with an invitation from Mr. and Mrs. Levi Hedge [Mary Holyoke Kneeland Hedge, 1773-1853] to Henry Ware for dinner, dated October 1, 1828. Written tête-bêche, with an interleaved section of notes, on the last page of the volume is a transcription of an article published on August 10, 1827 in the Boston Recorder and Religious Telegraph titled "Shall I send my son to Cambridge College," signed Hollis, that declares the "Hollis Professor of Divinity, to whom the students look as their religious teacher...has declared himself a Universalist with an explicitness which need not be misunderstood."
Dates
- Creation: 1827-1830
Researcher Access
The Papers of Henry Ware, Sr. are open for research.
Extent
2.72 cubic feet (5 document boxes, 2 half legal document boxes, and 1 legal document box)Former call number
Formerly classified as HUG 1871.30 Assignments, books, notes, and other materials related to classroom teaching
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository
Holding nearly four centuries of materials, the Harvard University Archives is the principal repository for the institutional records of Harvard University and the personal archives of Harvard faculty, as well as collections related to students, alumni, Harvard-affiliates and other associated topics. The collections document the intellectual, cultural, administrative and social life of Harvard and the influence of the University as it emerged across the globe.
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