Records of Rev. John Gardner, 1894-1954, 1985
Scope and Contents
This series contains two sub-series, one of which focuses on personal records and the other which focuses on the religious records of Rev. John Gardner.
Dates
- 1894-1954, 1985
Restrictions on Access
Access to this collection is unrestricted and open to the public.
Access for Gladys Gardner Jenkins family
Part of the agreement for accepting this collection was that the descendents of Gladys Gardner Jenkins will have the ability to maintain copies for research or publication of the 3 memoirs in her series (Snippets of Memory, Pinafore Days, and Backwards and Forwards). Verification required. This information can also be found in the collection file.
Biographical Note
Rev. John Gardner was born in Dalton-on-Furness, Lancashire, England on May 27th, 1868. He moved from England to the United States in 1913. He married his wife, Agnes Annie Gardner, in the town of Poole, England in 1892. They would have five children together, John Ashworth, Gladys, Evelyn, Agnes and Annie. He served as pastor at Redhill Congregational Church in Redhill, England, New England Congregational Church in Chicago, the First Congregational Church in Riverside, California, and the Garden City Community Church in Garden City, New York. He died on April 29th, 1954 in Bethesda, Maryland.
Extent
83 Folders
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Gardner, John, Rev., 1868-1954 (Person)
- From the Collection: Gardner, Agnes Annie, 1866-1957 (Person)
- From the Collection: Gardner, John Ashworth, Rev., 1904-1990 (Person)
- From the Collection: Gardner, Dorothy Luther, 1904-1999 (Person)
- From the Collection: Jenkins, Gladys Gardner, 1901-1994 (Person)
- From the Collection: Jenkins, Richard L. (Richard Leos), 1903-1991 (Person)
- From the Collection: Gardner, Evelyn, 1897-1990 (Person)
- From the Collection: Buttrick, Agnes Gardner, 1893-1990 (Person)
- From the Collection: Buttrick, George Arthur, 1892-1980 (Person)
- From the Collection: Glover, Annie Gardner, 1895-1934 (Person)
- From the Collection: Glover, Carl A., Rev., 1891-1958 (Person)
- From the Collection: Diener, Gloria, 1902-1970 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Congregational Library & Archives Repository