Hovey Family

File

Identifier: RG-1168

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, clippings, biographical material and diaries. Newton Theological Seminary teaching materials from Alvah Hovey, family correspondence from Alvah, his wife Augusta Rice, her sister Harriet Rice and Harriet's husband C.H. (Chapin Howard) Carpenter. There are also materials from Harriet's daughter Helen (16 diaries) and her husband Wilbur B. Parshley.

Dates

Creation: 1870-1912

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and copyright holder. Staff may refuse copying of fragile or at-risk materials.

Biographical / Historical

Baptist minister and educator. Professor of Theology and President, Newton Theological Institution. Pastor in Maine.

Alvah married Augusta Rice in 1852. Harriet E. Rice, Augusta's sister, married C.H. Carpenter and they had a son, Frederick.

Helen A. Hovey, duaghter of Alvah and Augusta, married Wilbur B. Prshley. All family members are represented in this collection.

Extent

.8 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

Multiple languages

Additional Description

Appraisal

Appraised by William H. Brackney, Executive Director, 1982.

Processing Information

Processed by Jill Sweetapple, September 2020, to file level. Whether or not there had been any processing done before, it appeared that several donations made up this collection. In 2020, the collection name was also changed to Hovey Family, as most of the materials are for family members and not Alvah Hovey.