Berkshire and Columbia Missionary Society records, 1798-2002.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains meeting and secretary notes, financial information, newspaper clippings, histories, correspondences and programs.
Dates
- 1798-2002
Creator
- Beckwith, Kenneth D., 1896- (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Access to this collection is unrestricted and open to the public.
Restrictions on Use
Items in this collection are subject to U.S. Copyright Law. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine the copyright status of collection items and to secure any permissions necessary for their reproduction and publication. Requests for permission to publish material must be discussed with the archivist or librarian.
Historical Information
The Berkshire and Columbia Missionary Foundation was a missionary society that was officially founded in February 1798. It is considered to be the oldest missionary society in the US, predating the "Haystack Movement" by eight years. The year prior, members met at the Green River in Hillsdale, N.Y. where it was suggested that a group form to send out missionaries both far and near. The locations that they decided upon included parts of Vermont, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. By 1810, the movement has ten missionaries who gave out tracts and bibles to help the areas determined to be "destitute settlements". In the two centuries that followed, the foundation donated funds to over 100 different organizations and individuals. The organizations officially closed its doors in 2002.
Extent
.97 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Berkshire and Columbia Missionary Foundation was a missionary society that was officially founded in February 1798. It is considered to be the oldest missionary society in the US, predating the "Haystack Movement" by eight years. The year prior, members met at the Green River in Hillsdale, N.Y. where it was suggested that a group form to send out missionaries both far and near. The locations that they decided upon included parts of Vermont, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. By 1810, the movement has ten missionaries who gave out tracts and bibles to help the areas determined to be "destitute settlements". In the two centuries that followed, the foundation donated funds to over 100 different organizations and individuals. The organizations officially closed its doors in 2002. This collection contains meeting and secretary notes, financial information, newspaper clippings, histories, correspondences and programs.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into 5 series and each one is further arranged chronologically.
Series 1: Meeting Minutes and Records, 1798-1998.
Series 2: Finances, 1798-2002.
Series 3: History, 1831-1982.
Series 4: Correspondences, 1853-2002.
Series 5: Programs, 1962-1963, undated.
Acquisition Information
Received in 2003; 2003-12.
Bibliography
Processing Information
Accessioned and processed by Jessica Steytler in December 2012. Re-processed by William McCarthy in October 2018.
Creator
- Beckwith, Kenneth D., 1896- (Person)
- Berkshire and Columbia Missionary Society (Organization)
- Title
- Berkshire and Columbia Missionary Society records, 1798-2002.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- William McCarthy
- Date
- 2018-10-17
- Description rules
- Dacs2 2013
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Congregational Library & Archives Repository