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Boston, Mass. Mount Vernon Congregational Church records, 1841-1969.

 Collection
Identifier: RG0026
Abstract The Mount Vernon Church was founded in 1842 by a group of enthusiastic lay men and women who felt the need of a church in Boston which would lead in the fight against indifference and Unitarianism. They invited the Rev. Edward Norris Kirk, a famous evangelist, to be their pastor. He spent thirty two years in charge of the church, from 1842 until his death in 1874. Unfortunately, most of the records of his pastorate perished in a fire in 1879. He was succeeded by Samuel Edward Herrick, pastor...
Dates: 1841-1969

Boston, Mass. Old South Church records, 1659-2012.

 Collection
Identifier: RG0028
Abstract

Twenty-eight lay members from the First Church in Boston founded the Old South Congregation (originally called the Third Church of Boston) in 1669. This collection includes Church records such as baptismal records, pew proprietor records, membership records, minutes of meetings for church and society, financial and legal, records of various Church committees, ministers, the Prince Library, and published material.

Dates: 1659-2012

Boston, Mass. Union Congregational Church records, 1822-1984.

 Collection
Identifier: RG0031
Abstract The history of the Union Congregational Church begins with the formation of the Essex Street Church in 1819. In 1822, owing to a disagreement with the church’s pastor, a minority of the church withdrew from the Essex Street Church and reformed the Union Congregational Church. The church was substantially rebuilt in 1840 and a new church building was constructed at the corner of Columbus Avenue and West Newton Street in 1870. In 1907, the Berkley Temple Congregational Church merged into the...
Dates: 1822-1984

Joseph Eckerley papers, 1795. : [manuscript]

 Collection
Identifier: MS1234
Dates: 1795

Richard J. Boles' collection of New England Church History, 1762-1969, 2012-2013.

 Collection
Identifier: MS5060
Abstract

Dr. Richard Boles is professor of American religious history who specializes in African American and American Indian affiliation with and participation in the North's churches from 1730 to 1850. The collection includes handwritten manuscripts, printed material from the late 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, published sermons, 19th century church histories, and other materials.

Dates: 1762-1969, 2012-2013

Susan Counce Hunt papers, 1793-1835.

 Collection
Identifier: MS1111
Scope and Contents

This collection contains diaries (journals), extracts from sermons, readings, and letters from 1793-1835. Contained in 8 handmade books. One letter contains an essay entitled "On the Millenium" which mentions Jonathan Edwards. One journal is an arithmatic book attributed to "Sukey Counce Hunt." Also contains correspondence between the author's parents, Mary (Counce) Hunt and Daniel Hunt, which chronicles life in Boston during British occupation, and a diary of Mary Hunt's.

Dates: 1793-1835

Third Church records, 1674 May 28. : [manuscript]

 Collection
Identifier: RG0028 (RG0160)
Dates: 1674

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