Dean Walker's collection on Mount Desert, Maine church records, 1792-1905.
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
- Tremont Congregational Church (Tremont, Me.) (Organization)
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.
Creator
- Tremont Congregational Church (Tremont, Me.) (Organization)
- Walker, Dean Augustus (Person)
Source
- Walker, Dean Augustus (Collector, Person)
- 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