New Haven West Association records
Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 1296
Scope and Contents
The collection contains bound volumes of manuscript meeting minutes for the New Haven West Association, along with other records and papers related to the business of the association such as missions to New York State and cases regarding specific clergy members. Also present are meeting minutes for the New Haven West Conference of Churches, the constitution of the Consociation of the Western District of New Haven County, a printed memorial to Rev. William Patton, and a decorated trunk that formerly held the records.
Dates
- 1787-1909
Creator
Language of Materials
In English.
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The New Haven West Association Records 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
Gift of the New Haven West Association, 1916-1936.
Arrangement
Organized into two series: I. Meeting Minutes, 1787-1909. II. Other Records and Papers, 1787-1879.
Extent
1.04 Linear Feet ((3 boxes) + 1 art)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
The collection contains bound volumes of manuscript meeting minutes for the New Haven West Association, along with other records and papers related to the business of the association such as missions to New York State and cases regarding specific clergy members. Also present are meeting minutes for the New Haven West Conference of Churches, the constitution of the Consociation of the Western District of New Haven County, a printed memorial to Reverend William Patton, and a decorated trunk that formerly held the records.
New Haven West Association
The Association of the County of New-Haven, an organization of Connecticut Congregational ministers, was formed in 1709 following a meeting of twelve ministers and four church laymen called by the colonial legislature. Held in Saybrook, Connecticut, the meeting resulted in the "Saybrook Platform," a new constitution for the Congregational Church in Connecticut, which gave associations the responsibility to examine candidates for the ministry, and to oversee the behavior of the ministers. In 1787 the association was divided to form the New Haven East Association and the New Haven West Association, with the course of the Quinnipiac River as the geographical line. The two organizations were again united by unanimous resolution in 1893 to form the New Haven Union Association of Congregational Ministers in Connecticut. That organization merged with the New Haven Central Association in 1903.
The Consociation of the County of New-Haven, an organization of Congregational churches and pastors also formed in 1709, was devoted to the management of ecclesiastical discipline. That organization, with a membership composed of both church members and pastors, could impose discipline on specific churches and judge disputes that arose. It later evolved into two separate bodies called the New Haven East Consociation (established in 1787) and the Consociation of the Western District of New Haven County (established in 1799).
The Consociation of the County of New-Haven, an organization of Congregational churches and pastors also formed in 1709, was devoted to the management of ecclesiastical discipline. That organization, with a membership composed of both church members and pastors, could impose discipline on specific churches and judge disputes that arose. It later evolved into two separate bodies called the New Haven East Consociation (established in 1787) and the Consociation of the Western District of New Haven County (established in 1799).
Processing Information
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The records in this collection had been arranged by the association before being transferred to the Yale University Library. That arrangement was retained when the records were rehoused in 2015.
This collection includes materials previously identified by the following call number: MS Vault New Haven West
The records in this collection had been arranged by the association before being transferred to the Yale University Library. That arrangement was retained when the records were rehoused in 2015.
This collection includes materials previously identified by the following call number: MS Vault New Haven West
- Bacon, Leonard, 1802-1881
- Clergy -- Connecticut
- Clergy -- Connecticut -- New Haven County -- 18th century
- Clergy -- Connecticut -- New Haven County -- 19th century
- Clergy -- Connecticut -- New Haven County -- 20th Century
- Congregationalism -- Clergy
- Consociation of the Western District of New Haven County (Conn.)
- Kendall, John B. (John Ballard), 1799-1888
- MacWhorter, Alexander, 1822-1880
- Magill, Seagrove W. (Seagrove William), 1810-1884
- Minute books -- Connecticut -- New Haven County -- 18th century
- Minute books -- Connecticut -- New Haven County -- 19th century
- Minute books -- Connecticut -- New Haven County -- 20th Century
- New Haven County (Conn.) -- Religious life and customs
- New Haven West Association (Conn.)
- New Haven West Conference of Churches (Conn.)
- Patton, William W. (William Weston), 1821-1889 (Filial tribute to the memory of Rev. William Patton, D.D.)
- Patton, William, 1798-1879
- Read, Nathan S., -1821
- Trunks (containers) -- Connecticut -- New Haven County -- 19th century
- Title
- Guide to the New Haven West Association Records
- Author
- by Beinecke Staff
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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