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Edward Ashby Armstrong Papers
Collection
Identifier: UA 5.001
Scope and Contents
Papers of William and Mary student Edward Ashby Armstrong, including poems, essays and homilies; certificates of distinction; letters of recommendation from Thomas Jefferson Stubbs and Lyon Gardiner Tyler; and grade reports.
Dates:
1895
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Birds Nest Chapel Record Book
Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Se1
Scope and Contents
Record, 1862-1865 and 1868-1900, of the sermons of Thomas P. Bryan and others in Birds Nest Chapel [Northampton County, Va. ?] with comments on services and copies of correspondence.
Dates:
1862-1900
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Brown Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 00025
Scope and Contents
This accession contains letters, receipts, sermons, legal documents and other material related to the Brown family of Madison and Schoharie Counties in New York, and Fairfax County, Virginia. The bulk of the papers concern clergymen farmers Rev. Jesse Brown and his sons, the Rev. Joseph Brown and the Rev. Augustus Americus Brown. Most of the collection is made up of ephemera related to the Brown's farm, including the buying and selling of items for the family, selling timber from their land,...
Dates:
1836-1908
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Diary (Connecticut)
Collection
Identifier: SC 00897
Scope and Contents
Diary and commonplace book, 1841-1844, of an unidentified man, probably from the Hartford, Ct. area. Most of the diary is taken up by summaries of about 70 sermons the author attended, interspersed with personal comments, while the last pages are filled with information on work done by author or others, mostly of agricultural nature. Most of the sermons were preached by Dr. Porter, who was probably Dr. Noah Porter, a minister of the Congregational Church in Farmington,...
Dates:
1841-1844
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Hugh Bowen McCallum diary & sermon book
Collection
Identifier: SC 01869
Content Description
Collection includes 1 Civil War Diary and 1 sermon book.
Dates:
1860-1864
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
James H. Wright Notebooks
Collection
Identifier: SC 00910
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two journals kept by the Reverend James H. Wright of Lexington, Kentucky. The journals are of a religious nature containing notes and ideas for sermons, as well as Bible verses and their meaning.
Dates:
circa 1873-1875
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
John C. Hensell Memorandum Book
Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ch4
Scope and Contents
Memorandum book, 1835-1858, of Rev. John C. Hensell, Middlebrook, Augusta County, Virginiaa. which contains a list of baptisms, marriages, and texts of sermons preached at St. John's and St. Peter's churches, as well as a list of subscribers to The Weekly Messenger.
Dates:
1835-1858
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
John C. Hensell's Book of Skeletons
Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Se2
Scope and Contents
Sermon notes of Reverend John C. Hensell, Middlebrook, Augusta County, Virginia entitled, "John C. Hensell's Book of Skeletons, March 17, 1843."
Dates:
1843
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Charles Kingsley Sermons
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 K62
Scope and Contents
Manuscript sermons, 1852-1867, of Charles Kingsley. Some were preached at Eversley Parish and one was preached before the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.
Dates:
1852-1867
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
John W. Lewis and Lewis P. Olds Papers, 1808-1902
Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2010.022
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of the papers of three Southerners, dating predominantly from the 19th century. John W. Lewis lived in Virginia, Mississippi, and North Carolina and the portion of the collection from this Methodist minister and farmer includes references to religion including sermons, farming, and slavery. Lewis P. Olds was a North Carolina lawyer and politician and the collection includes evidence of his career as well as poetry and short stories he wrote. The remainder of the...
Dates:
1808-1902; Majority of material found within 1840-1879
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Robert Nelson Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.1 N34
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, sermons, essays and accounts of Robert Nelson, Protestant Episcopal missionary to Shanghai, China. The collection Includes two account books, a lettercopy book, and articles written by Nelson as well as two manuscript Chinese-English dictionaries compiled by Nelson. Some items, such as a "Count of Missionaries and Staff in China, 1807-1874" illuminate the history of missionaries in China. There is one letter written to Nelson in which the writer has used Wade-Giles...
Dates:
1845-1897; Majority of material found in 1845-1885
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
W. B. Osgood Diary
Collection
Identifier: SC 01036
Scope and Contents
Diary, 1865-1867, of Warren Bates Osgood (1844-1880), a Methodist preacher based in the Chicago, Illinois area. During the period in which this diary was written, Osgood was working as a teacher to support himsself through his studies. The diary contains detailed, daily entries by Osgood related to religion, methodism, looking for a teaching position, the treatment of individuals who have fallen ill, the differences between the North and South after the Civil War, and various sermons he...
Dates:
1865-1867
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Thomas E. Pugh Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 00005
Scope and Contents
The papers of Rev. Thomas E. Pugh, who was the minister of the Williamsburg Baptist Church in Williamsburg, Virginia from 1952-1981. Collection includes both personal and ministerial related material. Early photograph albums show Pugh's childhood but his correspondence and papers begin with his student days at the University of Richmond in 1940. He attended Crozer Theological Seminary and Harvard University Chaplain School before becoming an Army Chaplain in 1944. His first...
Dates:
1914-2001; Majority of material found in 1941-1998
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Rev. Samuel Huntting Sayre, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2007.43
Scope and Contents
Personal, family and ministerial correspondence of Rev. Samuel H. Sayre. His personal diaries from 1918 to 1963, his sermons and notes are included in this collection. There are family and other personal photographs and many postcard and tourist packet photographs from his trips to Europe and his automobile trips from California to Virginia. Publication material includes church bulletins, news clippings, tourist pamphlets, magazines and others. His family correspondence possibly has more...
Dates:
1874-1989; Majority of material found in 1920-1960
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
David Somervill Notebooks
Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Se3-Se5
Scope and Contents
Notes, 1768-1784, of sermons of David Sommervill.
Dates:
1768-1784
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Edgar Woods Notebook
Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Nr5
Scope and Contents
Notes, 1851-1871, of Edgar Woods, Charlottesville, Virginiaa., on sermons, funerals, and religious matters.
Dates:
1851-1871
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Thomas G. Wynne Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 00041
Scope and Contents
This collection contains letters, sermons, financial records and other material pertaining to Thomas G. Wynne of James City County Virginia. Wynne graduated from William & Mary as the valedictorian in 1854, and a copy of his valedictory speech is included in the collection along with his diploma. After graduation, Wynne taught in the James City County schools, and a sample report card from the 1880s can be found in the collection. Also included in the collection is Wynne's William &...
Dates:
circa 1853-1891
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center