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Clergy -- United States.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

Cleaveland Family papers, 1742-1858.

 Collection
Identifier: MS5355
Abstract John Cleaveland (1722-1799) was an early leader in the "separatist" Christian movement. His career can be traced to a conflict with the administration of Yale College, at which he was a student. Refusing to repent for attending a separatist congregation, he was expelled from the college in 1745. Subsequently he served as a separatist minister in Boston and at the Chebacco Church in Ipswich. He also served as a military chaplain in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution....
Dates: 1742-1858
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Cleaveland Family papers, 1742-1858.

Congregational Ministers' Union of Chicago and Vicinity records, 1857-1900.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5001
Abstract

The union formed in 1857 out of meetings held by Chicago pastors. They gathered together for prayer and to improve the relationships between the various churches. They also worked together on sermons, career development and coordinating special activities. It is not known when the union stopped meeting. This collection contains meeting minutes and record of incidentals. The incidental record contains volume two but volume one is missing.

Dates: 1857-1900
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Congregational Ministers' Union of Chicago and Vicinity records, 1857-1900.

Ebenezer Grant Marsh papers, 1798. : [manuscript]

 Collection
Identifier: MS0919
Dates: circa 1798
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Ebenezer Grant Marsh papers, 1798. : [manuscript]

Edward Franklin Williams papers, 1859-1918.

 Collection
Identifier: MS4981
Abstract Edward Franklin Williams was born in Uxbridge, Massachusetts on July 22, 1832. He graduated from Yale in 1856 after which he spent three years teaching in Connecticut and Massachusetts. He then went to the Princeton Theological Seminary where he graduated in 1861. He was licensed by the Presbytery of New Brunswick in 1861. When the Civil War broke out, Williams joined the Christian Commission where he distributed religious literature, medical aid, and various supplies to Union troops. The...
Dates: 1859-1918
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Edward Franklin Williams papers, 1859-1918.

Frederick Irving Kuhns papers, 1880-1950.

 Collection
Identifier: MS4977
Abstract

Frederick Irving Kuhns is a pastor who focused much of his scholary work on Illinois Congregationalism and a variety of topics in the Old Northwest. He was educated at Drake University and his research has been used by mulitple scholars up to today. This collection contains scholarly work by Kuhns, mainly focusing on the Northwest and slavery. Additionally, there is a set of correspondences between Kuhns and a variety of individuals.

Dates: 1880-1950
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Frederick Irving Kuhns papers, 1880-1950.

Howard Conn papers, 1944-1986.

 Collection
Identifier: MS0058
Abstract Howard James Conn was born June 19, 1911 in Fresno California. He attended Fresno High School, followed by Fresno State College and Stanford University where he received is B.A. He studied philosophy at Harvard as a graduate student and then completed his B.D. at Yale University. He served as minister to a number of churches, with the majority of his time devoted to Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis, where he served as Senior Minister from 1944-1976. During his career he held...
Dates: 1944-1986
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Howard Conn papers, 1944-1986.

Inventories of taxable property (real and otherwise) owned by ministers, 1811. : [manuscript]

 Collection
Identifier: RG0922
Dates: 1811
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Inventories of taxable property (real and otherwise) owned by ministers, 1811. : [manuscript]

John Marsh sermons, 1774-1776.

 Collection
Identifier: MS5370
Abstract

John Marsh was born on November 2, 1742 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard in 1761. On January 12, 1774 John Marsh was ordained as the minister of the First Church of Christ in Wethersfield, Connecticut, a position he kept until his death on September 13, 1821. This collection includes two manuscript sermons.

Dates: 1774-1776
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / John Marsh sermons, 1774-1776.

Lincoln, R.I. Sayles Memorial Church records, 1860-2012.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5381
Abstract William Francis Sayles gathered together 36 residents of Moshassuck (later Saylesville) in June 1860. At first they organized the Friends' District Union Sabbath School, which would be become Sayles Memorial Church. Mr. Sayles had originally opened the school for his employees' children but in 1873 decided to build Sayles Memorial Chapel. The building was partially a memorial to both his and his brother's dead children. The church remained a part of the Sayles estate until the 1950s. In 1954...
Dates: 1860-2012
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Lincoln, R.I. Sayles Memorial Church records, 1860-2012.

Martyn, Sanford Smith Papers, 1871-1872. : [manuscript]

 Collection
Identifier: MS0920
Dates: 1871-1872
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Martyn, Sanford Smith Papers, 1871-1872. : [manuscript]

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