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Robert Henry Davis's Collection of papers, 1861-1910.
Collection
Identifier: MS5280
Abstract
Reverend Robert Henry Davis was born in Frederica, Delaware on August 28, 1944. He graduated with a B.A. and M.A. from Amherst College and Bangor Seminary in 1871. He would be offically ordained in 1872. In 1878 he went to work in Japan as a foerign missionary. He would be there for 8 years until returning hope in December of 1886. Afterwords, he worked as the pastor of North Conway, New Hampshire. He would spend his last years of life living with his wife in Olivet, Michigan. He would die...
Dates:
1861-1910
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Robert Wood papers, 1891-2018.
Collection
Identifier: MS4704
Abstract
Robert Wood (1923-2018) was ordained as a United Church of Christ minister and was a pioneer in the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) movement. Rev. Wood wrote a book, Christ and the Homosexual, which was published under his own name in 1960. This collection focuses on Rev. Wood's life as an advocate for LGBT rights, particularly regarding marriage equality and military service, while also including some his work as a United Church minister. Additionally, the collection includes...
Dates:
1891-2018
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Rockingham Christian Conference records, 1860-1931. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG4356
Dates:
1860-1931
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Rockport, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1756-1905 : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG1392
Dates:
1756-1905
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Rocky Mountain Conference records, 1876-2010.
Collection
Identifier: RG5424
Abstract
The Colorado Congregational Conference was founded in the 19th century and functioned as the primary state-level Congregational organization within Colorado. Numerous ministerial associations formed within Colorado and included the Eastern Association, the Arkansas Valley Association, the Denver Association, the Northwestern Association, and the Western Colorado Association. During the 1960s, the Colorado Conference merged with state level conferences from Utah and Wyoming to form the Rocky...
Dates:
1876-2010
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Ronald Bridges papers, 1950-1959. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: MS4650
Dates:
1950-1959
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Rose Isabel Brown 'What Francis found in Burma' 1956. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: MS1225 (RG1200)
Dates:
1956
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Roslindale, Boston, Mass. Highland Congregational Church records, 1869-2006. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG4824
Dates:
1869-2006
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Round Prairie, Ill. Congregational Church in Round Prairie records, 1836-1877.
Collection
Identifier: RG5353
Abstract
The church gathered for the first time in 1836 when a group gathered in Schuyler county to organize the Congregational Church in Round Prairie. The church remained in operation until at least 1877, but it is unknown at this time how long it remained opened. The volume contains the founding constitution and meeting minutes.
Dates:
1836-1877
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Rowley, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1664-1941.
Collection
Identifier: RG4836
Abstract
The First Church of Rowley, Mass. was founded in 1639 by Rev. Ezekiel Rogers and his followers, who had departed their Anglican church in Rowley, Yorkshire, UK in protest over lax Sabbath laws. Rev. Rogers was a notable Puritan whose conservative zeal influenced the governance of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The church continues to serve the community today as a member of the United Church of Christ. This collection contains the earliest church, parish, and financial records beginning in...
Dates:
1664-1941
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
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- Church records and registers. 393
- Church membership. 138
- Baptismal records. 96
- Marriage records. 89
- Church finance. 80
- New England's Hidden Histories. 71
- Associations, institutions, etc. 67
- Necrologies. 48
- Pews and pew rights. 37
- Clergy -- Correspondence. 36
- Women -- Societies and clubs. 35
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- Sunday schools. 31
- Diaries. 30
- Scrapbooks. 30
- Installation (clergy). 26
- Church societies. 24
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- Sermons. 24
- Correspondence. 23
- Church correspondence. 20
- Clergy -- United States. 20
- Covenants (Church polity). 18
- Ordination. 18
- Sermons, American -- Early works to 1800. 18
- Home missions. 17
- Church buildings. 15
- Church newsletters. 14
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- Speeches, addresses, etc., American. 4
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- Women in missionary work. 4
- Account books. 3
- Articles of incorporation. 3
- Biography. 3
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- Chicago (Ill.) 15
- Chicago Theological Seminary 14
- Ecclesiastical Council. 12
- American Home Missionary Society 9
- Old South Church (Boston, Mass.) 7
- United Church Board for World Ministries. 7
- Andover Theological Seminary 6
- Christian Church (Denomination) 6
- Dexter, Henry Martyn, 1821-1890 6
- National Council of Congregational Churches of the United States 5
- United Church Board for World Missionaries. 5
- American Missionary Association. 4
- Andover Newton Theological School 4
- Brockton (Mass.) 4
- Codman, John, 1782-1847 4
- National Association of Congregational Christian Churches (U.S.) 4
- Park , Edwards Amasa 4
- Park Street Church (Boston, Mass.) 4
- United Church of Christ 4
- Beecher, Edward, 1803-1895 3
- Berkeley Temple Congregational Church (Boston, Mass.) 3
- Bethany Congregational Church (Montpelier, Vt.) 3
- Boston (Mass.) 3
- Boston Seaman's Friend Society. 3
- Cambridge (Mass.) 3
- Clarke, Jonas Bowen. 3
- Congregational Association of Detroit 3
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- Congregational Churches. 3
- Congregational Library (Boston, Mass.) 3
- Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758 3
- Evangelical and Reformed Church 3
- Fagley, Frederick Louis, 1879-1958 3
- First Church (Ipswich, Mass.) 3
- General Association of Illinois 3
- General Conference of the German Evangelical Congregational Churches of North America. 3
- German Congregational Church. 3
- Langworthy, Isaac P. (Isaac Pendleton), 1806-1888 3
- Massachusetts Congregational Christian Conference. 3
- Minister's Club (Boston, Mass.) 3
- Missionary Society of Connecticut 3
- North Bridgewater (Mass.) 3
- Old North Church (Marblehead, Mass.) 3
- Pilgrim Memorial Church (Pittsfield, Mass.) 3
- Providence (R.I.) 3
- Rhode Island Home Missionary Society 3
- South Church (Salem, Mass.) 3
- Taylor, Richard H. (Richard Henry) 3
- United Church of Christ Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns 3
- Woman's Board of Missions 3
- Wood, Robert Watson 3
- Abington (Mass.) 2
- Albro, John A. (John Adams), 1799-1866 2
- American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Japan Mission 2
- American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Prudential Committee. 2
- American Congregational Association. 2
- American Congregational Union. 2
- American Education Society. 2
- American Tract Society 2
- Anderson, Rufus 2
- Arlington (Mass.) 2
- Barnard, John 2
- Barnstable (Mass.) 2
- Barton, William Eleazar 2
- Bascom, Flavel, 1804-1890 2
- Baxter, Joseph, 1676-1745 2
- Beckwith, Kenneth D., 1896- 2
- Beecher, Henry Ward 2
- Bethany Church (Montpelier, Vt.) 2
- Broadway Tabernacle (New York, N.Y.) 2
- Brooks, Phillips 2
- Bushnell, Horace 2
- Butman, Harry R. 2
- Cherokee Association of Congregational Churches (Iowa) 2
- Chicago Congregational Union. 2
- Church in Brattle Square (Boston, Mass.) 2
- Church of Christ at Concord (Concord, Mass.) 2
- City Mission Society (Boston Mass.) 2
- Clark, Joseph S. (Joseph Sylvester) 2
- Colorado Springs (Colo.) 2
- Community Renewal Society (Chicago, Ill.) 2
- Congregational Christian Service Committee 2
- Congregational Church (Sturbridge, Mass.) 2
- Congregational Church Building Society 2
- Congregational Conference of Ohio. 2
- Congregational Home Missionary Society 2
- Congregational Publishing Society 2
- Conrad, Arcturus Z. (Arcturus Zodiac) 2
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- Doane, Edward Topping 2
- Eliot, John 2
- Emmons, Nathanael 2
- Finney, Charles G. 2
- First Church (Charlestown, Boston, Mass.) 2
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