Brooks, Phillips, 1835-1893

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The papers contain correspondence, letterpress copybooks, legal and financial documents, diaries, maps, blueprints, and photographs, the bulk of which documents the personal life and law and business careers of Edwin Hale Abbot.

Abstract: Research materials for a history of the Protestant Episcopal Church, drafts of articles written for the Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church and other publications, and for several books on church history. Also included is an extensive autograph collection of over 300 letters of Protestant Episcopal bishops.Of particular interest in the research materials are correspondence and documents of Bishop Alfred Lee and others relating to...

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TLS regarding the Christian Social Union.

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ALS replying to a request to quote a passage from a sermon by Brooks.

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ALS declining an unspecified offer.

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Holograph closing line and signature from an unidentified letter.

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ALS to "My dear Friend" discussing the difficulty of teaching the parable of the unjust steward.

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ALS regarding a visit of the provost of the University of Pennsylvania to Boston to visit several Harvard schools.

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Three ALS on various business matters.

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ANS sending a contribution (no longer present) "for your work among the colored people in Virginia."

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Correspondence, notes and manuscripts for books and articles, and other documents and papers of Frank Parsons, lawyer, educator, and lecturer and writer on economics and social reform. There is very little material of a personal nature. Included is a file of correspondence with Ralph Albertson, a close friend of Parsons, mainly concerned with the cooperative movement.

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An artificial collection of correspondence, writings, diaries, and memorabilia relating to Yale University, its officials and employees, faculty, students, and related topics.