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Scope and Contents
This collection contains manuscripts and other documents of Jesse B. Worden, a Baptist missionary and pastor active in New York and Pennsylvania during the early- and mid-Nineteenth Century. Most of the collection consists of the manuscript texts of Worden’s sermons. These are generally untitled, except for the notation of their specific subject Bible verse, and undated; the small number of sermons that are dated come from between 1840 and 1850, when Worden was a pastor in Montrose,...
Dates:
1821-1855
Scope and Contents
The collection includes one box of materials of 201 items, including many of Work’s poetry and published works; biographies by Work’s wife, daughter and great-grandson; an autobiographical letter written near the end of Work’s life; correspondence 1861 to 1914; report on Port Royal Mission sent to Work by Mrs. R. H. Linklater; ordination and university records; obituaries; clippings made by Work of others’ writings; and four hymnals and devotionals.
Dates:
1861-1993
Content Description
The Lewis and Elizabeth Worley Series concerns the years the couple spent on the mission field in China, 10 boxes of material. Included are correspondence from Shurtleff classmates from 1899 to 1915, correspondence with the American Baptist Missionary Union, correspondence with Montgomery Ward, newsletters to the United States, the Student Volunteer Movement and Baptist Youth Organization, financial and annual reports from mission stations, an ordination certificate, Chinese language study...
Dates:
Existence: 1899-1951
File — Box: Multi-collection Box 19
Identifier: RG-1392
Scope and Contents
1 item. Journal, 1860s concerning a trip on behalf of the American Bible Union to Great Britain.
Dates:
1860-1869
Collection — Box: Multi-collection Box 27
Identifier: RG-1617
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of correspondence, coursework and educational materials, published and unpublished writings, biographical materials, sermons, conference materials, addresses and presentations, and memorabilia and mementoes that document the life and work of Dodie Younger. Particularly well documented in this collection is Younger's work with women in ministry and with ecumenism, as well as her association with Yale Divinity School.
Dates:
1924-2005
Collection
Identifier: RG-1500
Abstract
The papers of George Younger span the years of his ministry career to his death, 1951 to 2001. Younger was heavily involved in American Baptist churches and American Baptist denominational life, having served as a local pastor and denominational leader. Additionally, he was involved in organizations such as the American Baptist Home Mission Society, the American Baptist Historical Society, the Urban Training Center for Christian Mission (Chicago), the Metropolitan Urban Service Training...
Dates:
1951-2001
