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Dean Walker's collection on Mount Desert, Maine church records, 1792-1905.

 Collection
Identifier: MS5136

Scope and Contents

This collection is one collected by Walker about the Mt. Desert community and primarily includes correspondence from his time serving it. The bulk of the records span from 1901-1905. He collected printed works by the churches: manuals, orders of worship and informational material.

Dates

  • 1792-1905
  • Majority of material found within 1886-1905

Creator

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.

Biographical Note

Dean Augustus Walker was born in 1860 in Turkey. He attended Yale and the University of Chicago and was married to Mary Ladd Smith in 1896. He was ordained as a Congregational minister in 1901 and served the Mt. Desert Congregational Church of Tremont for three years. His later career focused on teaching various religious and language courses for a number of institutions, including the Syrian Protestant College in Beruit. Walker died in Auburndale, Massachusetts in 1914.

Extent

0.44 Cubic Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Dean Augustus Walker was born in 1860 in Turkey. He attended Yale and the University of Chicago and was married to Mary Ladd Smith in 1896. He was ordained as a Congregational minister in 1901 and served the Mt. Desert Congregational Church of Tremont for three years. His later career focused on teaching various religious and language courses for a number of institutions, including the Syrian Protestant College in Beruit. Walker died in Auburndale, Massachusetts in 1914. This collection is one collected by Walker about the Mt. Desert community and primarily includes correspondence from his time serving it. The bulk of the records span from 1901-1905. He collected printed works by the churches: manuals, orders of worship and informational material.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Acquisition Information

Original origin of the collection is unknown, but the collection was originally housed in the Congregational Library & Archives non-circulating collection but was moved to the archives in 2013; 2013-30.

Processing Information

Originally processed in June 2014 by Jessica Steytler. Updated by Jessica Schiowitz in October 2018, using DACS second edition. Re-processed by William McCarthy in December 2018.

Title
Dean Walker's collection on Mount Desert, Maine church records, 1792-1905.
Status
Completed
Author
Jessica Steytler, Jessica Schiowitz, William McCarthy
Date
2018-12-14
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

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