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Benjamin Trumbull Papers

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 1894

Scope and Contents

Letters, manuscripts, and sermons by or relating to historian and Congregational minister Benjamin Trumbull, 1757-1819. Materials document Trumbull's time at the Congregational Church in North Haven, Connecticut, and literary work on the history of Connecticut.

Dates

  • 1757-1819

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Benjamin Trumbull Papers is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source unknown.

Arrangement

Organized into three series: I. Correspondence, 1759-1819. II. Papers, 1757-1818. III. Sermons, 1759-1819.

Related Materials

Associated material: Benjamin Trumbull Papers (MS 505), Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.

Extent

3.13 Linear Feet (9 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.benjamintrumbull

Additional Description

Overview

Letters, manuscripts, and sermons by or relating to historian and Congregational minister Benjamin Trumbull, 1757-1819. Materials document Trumbull's time at the Congregational Church in North Haven, Connecticut, and literary work on the history of Connecticut.

Biographical / Historical

Benjamin Trumbull (1735-1820) (Yale 1759) began work as pastor for the Congregational Church of North Haven, Connecticut in 1760. He served there for sixty years, interrupted only by service as a chaplain during the Revolutionary War. He wrote thousands of sermons and several historical texts, treaties, and pamphlets.

Trumbull was married to Martha Phelps Trumbull (1732-1825), with whom he had five children: David Trumbull (1762-1762), Mary Trumbull Eastman (1765-1841), Benjamin Trumbull (1769-1850), Sarah Trumbull Tuttle (1772-1817), and Elizabeth Trumbull (1774-1775).

Processing Information

Collections are processed to a variety of levels, depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived research value, the availability of staff, competing priorities, and whether or not further accruals are expected. The library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit.

These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards. For more information, please refer to the Beinecke Manuscript Unit Processing Manual.

Former call numbers: MS Vault 8:1, Z117 00185, Z117 00186, Z36 281, Z36 282, Z36 283, Z36 089.

Subjects

Related Names

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Benjamin Trumbull Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Beinecke Staff
Date
June 2014, updated April 2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository

http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/
Contact:
P. O. Box 208330
New Haven CT 06520-8330 US
(203) 432-2977

Location

121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511

Opening Hours

Access Information

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