Photographs.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works that discuss photographs themselves as objects of special interest, including their classification, cataloging, copying, coloring, mounting, etc.
Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:
E.W. Blatchford collection on Charles G. Hammond, 1843, 1877-1913.
Collection
Identifier: MS4982
Abstract
Charles Goodrich Hammond was born in Bolton, Connecticut on June 4, 1804. He was the eldest son of Chester and Fanny Goodrich Hammond. Charles was elected Auditor General of the State of Michigan for a time and then as the collector of the port of Detroit. In 1852, he became the Chicago manager for the Michigan Central Railroad and remained intimately connected with the city for the rest of his life. He died on April 15, 1884. Eliphalet Wickes (E.W.) Blatchford was born on May 31, 1826 in...
Dates:
1843, 1877-1913
Gardner Family papers, 1892-1994.
Collection
Identifier: MS5409
Abstract
The Gardner family collection starts with Rev. John Gardner (1868-1954) and his wife Agnes Annie Gardner (1866-1957). They were married in 1892 and had five children together: Agnes Gardner Buttrick (1893-1990), Annie Gardner Glover (1895-1934), Evelyn Gardner (1897-1990), Gladys Gardner Jenkins (1901-1994) and Rev. John Ashworth Gardner (1904-1990). This collection contains letters, travel notes, finances, writings, wills, chrurch records, birth and marriage certificates, books, postcards...
Dates:
1892-1994
Gardner, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1786-2023.
Collection
Identifier: RG5486
Abstract
In February 1786, thirty-three members would form the First Congregational Church of Gardner, led by town physician Rev. Jonathan Osgood. In 1830, there was a split in the congregation which resulted in a separate, Evangelical Church. They would form together again in 1846, adopting the creed of the Evangelical Church. In the 1880s, the church started to take part in the Christian Endeavor movement and the Young Ladies’ Missionary Society began teaching English to the rising population of...
Dates:
1786-2023
Grand Rapids, MI. South Congregational Church records, 1850-2001.
Collection
Identifier: RG4657
Abstract
The origins of South Congregational Church start in 1874 when women from the Park Avenue Congregational Church organized a Sunday School. This would eventually lead to a "Mr. Gilbert" donating land for construction of a chapel. The new chapel was located between Sheldon and Jefferson on Delaware Street and finished in 1876. The South Congregational Church was officially organized on December 12, 1878 with 43 charter members. The church would see steady growth until the end of the 1900s, when...
Dates:
1850-2001
Grand Rapids, Mich. Wallin Congregational Church records, 1896-2016.
Collection
Identifier: RG5408
Abstract
The Lincoln Park Sunday School in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was formed in 1894. The Barker Memorial Branch Church was formed out of the Sunday school in 1896. The church moved locations in 1906 and was renamed to Wallin Congregational Church. The church was remodeled in 1947. The church began searching for land to build a new church in 1958 and that effort was concluded in 1964 when a new church building was constructed. The church remained active in the following decades with a strong focus...
Dates:
1896-2016
Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass. Christ Church Evangelical records, 1900-1930.
Collection
Identifier: RG1118
Abstract
Christ Church Evangelical (Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.) was organized in 1901. The edifice was built in 1903 at 120 Chestnut Street in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts. The church, which was a merger of the former German Reformed Church of Bay Village and German Reformed mission of Jamaica Plain, was listed as a Christ Reformed Church and Christ Evangelical & Reformed Church before merging with the United Church of Christ in 1967. The last service was held the same year before the...
Dates:
1900-1930
Lawrence, Mass. South Congregational Church records, 1868-2015.
Collection
Identifier: RG5323
Abstract
The South Congregational Church was established in 1868; it was a formalization of what M. C. Andrews and J. B. Fairfield started in 1852 when they established a Sunday School. This collection contains meeting minutes and reports; financials; membership ledgers including births, deaths, and marriages; social and auxiliary groups; newsletters; and orders of worship.
Dates:
1868-2015
Maynard, Mass. Union Congregational Church records, 1850-2017.
Collection
Identifier: RG5354
Abstract
The Union Congregational Church was Maynard’s first parish. It was first founded on July 23, 1850 as the Evangelical Union Society. Its creation formed when eight members of the community met at the newly built railroad station and voted to organize a Sunday School. Amory Maynard was the first Superintendent. The Evangelical Union Society was incorporated in 1852 with the first parish being called the Union Church. On August 10, 1927, a constitution and bylaws were adopted and the church...
Dates:
1850-2017
Providence, R.I. Plymouth-Union Congregational Church records, 1870-1932.
Collection
Identifier: RG5552
Abstract
The Plymouth Congregational Church was formed in 1878 and the Union Congregational Church was formed in 1871. Construction on the Plymouth Church was completed in 1919. Both churches merged in 1927 to form the Plymouth-Union Congregational Church. Due to decreased membership, the church dissolved in 1971. The church building was transferred to the Holy Cross Church of God in Christ in 1971 and then to Iglesia Visión Evangélica in 2016. In 2021, the church building was added to the National...
Dates:
1870-1932
Winthrop Club records, 1855-1990.
Collection
Identifier: RG0032
Abstract
The Winthrop club was founded in 1858. It was named for its original meeting place, The Winthrop House, it was established to provide social and intellectual environment for its members to discuss matters of theological understanding. Eventually the meeting place was moved to the Congregational Library and Archives. The collection contains record volumes which consist of meeting minutes, member lists and correspondences. Lectures and discussions are described, and sometimes transcribed or...
Dates:
1855-1990