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Peter Colegrove (1817-1860) Diary
Collection
Identifier: 55/36
Abstract
The diary of Peter Colegrove (1817-1860) includes entries made between September 9, 1833 and November 10, 1840. Colegrove recounts his conversion to a life of Christian faith and, throughout the diary, records his struggles and failures to attain Christian perfection. The diary reflects on Colegrove's education at the Hamilton Literary and Theological Institution (now Colgate University) and, during vacations from school, his preaching at churches in southwestern New York and northern...
Dates:
1833-1840
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Manasseh Cutler Collection, 1762-1820
Collection
Identifier: AS1
Abstract
Manasseh Cutler (1742-1823) was ordained as a minister of the Congregational society, later serving as a chaplain in the Continental army. Cutler also studied medicine and had a fascination for botanical study and astronomy, publishing papers and being elected to the American Academy. In 1787 he was elected a director of the Ohio Company, formed with a view to settling the Northwest Territory by a group of Revolutionary officers who wanted to receive their "bounty lands" in that area. After the...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1762-1820; 1762 - 1849
Randolph Sinks Foster (1820-1903) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 3/3
Abstract
Randolph Sinks Foster (1820-1903) was a Methodist minister and served as the third president of Northwestern University, from 1857-1860. The Randolph S. Foster Papers fill one half-size box and span the years 1857-1949. They consist of biographical materials, one letter from Foster, and later correspondence relating to Foster.
Dates:
1857 - 1949
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Clark Titus Hinman (1819-1854) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 3/1
Abstract
Methodist minister Clark Titus Hinman was elected the first President of Northwestern University in 1853, but died before the University opened in 1855. This artificial collection consists of biographical material and correspondence postdating his life; there is also one original sermon.
Dates:
1846-1976
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Charles W. Pearson Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: 11/3/11/2
Abstract
The Charles Pearson Family Papers document the life and career of Charles W. Pearson, Northwestern alumnus and faculty member (professor and department chair in the Department of English), as well as the lives of several family members. The collection is organized on a genealogical principle: the papers of Charles W. Pearson come first, those of his six children second, and finally the papers of Hadath and French families (related branches of the Pearson family). The description of the...
Dates:
1843-1968
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Edmund F. Perry (1923-1998) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 11/3/17/3
Abstract
The Edmund Perry Papers fill three boxes and span 1953 to 1999. The bulk of the papers consist of Perry's correspondence, both personal and departmental, from the 1970s. Highlights of the collection include Perry's correspondence with religious leaders from around the world regarding the Department of Religion's comparative religions focus and their own religious faiths. Building this program was a primary interest of Perry's throughout his long career at Northwestern and much of the...
Dates:
1953-1999
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Ralph G. Dunlop, Records of the University Chaplain
Collection
Identifier: 30/8
Abstract
The University Chaplain is the coordinator of religious affairs and acts as a liaison between more than fifteen Protestant denominational, Roman Catholic, and Jewish religious groups represented at the University. The records of the University Chaplain are comprised of general correspondence documenting the activities of a number of campus religious groups and organizations including: the University Board of Religion, Campus Religious Counselors, the University Chapel Association, Chapel Board...
Dates:
1955-1975
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Donald (1919-1994) and Vera (1922-2014) Ward Papers
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/125
Abstract
Donald and Vera Ward were married graduates of Northwestern University with influential careers in the middle of the 20th century in Chicago-based radio, television, theatre, and the ministry. Donald’s successful and varied career spanned radio and television, Christian ministry, and higher education. Although her husband left the world of performing arts to become a Congregational pastor in 1959, the stage and screen remained Vera’s life’s work: she appeared in several acclaimed plays and...
Dates:
1919-2014
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
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