Scope and Contents
The scrapbooks provide evidence of the personal and professional life of Amos Gerry Beman, pastor and social activist, between 1830 and 1858. The scrapbooks contain writings, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and printed ephemera by and about Beman. Scrapboks I and II consist of clippings of Beman's letters to the editor and articles by Beman, in addition to newspaper clippings of articles, poetry, and ephemera collected by Beman. Scrapbook III contains letters of recommendation, journal entries written by Beman in 1838 while living in Hartford, Connecticut, certificates and correspondence pertaining to the founding of the Temple Street African Church in New Haven, Connecticut, deeds, receipts, and other material. Scrapbook IV consists of articles of interest to Beman as well as articles on Beman's role in the "Colored Men's Convention" (1849) in New Haven. The scrapbooks are a window into Beman's work as a teacher, pastor, and social activist in Connecticut during the nineteenth century, and more broadly, the Temple Street African Church and the African-American community it served in New Haven at this time.
Dates
- 1830 - 1858
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Boxes 1-4: Restricted Fragile material. All four scrapbooks have been digitized in their entirety. Preservation photocopies available for scrapbooks I, II, and IV. Scrapbook III available on microfilm. For further information consult the appropriate curator.
Boxes 1-4: Restricted Fragile material. All four scrapbooks have been digitized in their entirety. Preservation photocopies available for scrapbooks I, II, and IV. Scrapbook III available on microfilm. For further information consult the appropriate curator.
Existence and Location of Copies
All four scrapbooks have been digitized. Preservation photocopies available for scrapbooks I, II, and IV. Scrapbook III available on microfilm.
Conditions Governing Use
The Amos Gerry Beman Scrapbooks are 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 Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church, 1977.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
The scrapbooks provide evidence of the personal and professional life of Amos Gerry Beman, pastor and social activist, between 1830 and 1858. The scrapbooks contain writings, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and printed ephemera by and about Beman. Scrapboks I and II consist of clippings of Beman's letters to the editor and articles by Beman, in addition to newspaper clippings of articles, poetry, and other clippings of interest to Beman. Scrapbook III contains letters of recommendation, journal entries written by Beman in 1838 while living in Hartford, Connecticut, certificates and correspondence pertaining to the founding of the Temple Street African Church in New Haven, Connecticut, deeds, receipts, and other material. Scrapbook IV consists of articles of interest to Beman as well as an articles on the "Colored Men's Convention" (1849) that mentions Beman's role in the convention. The scrapbooks are a window into Beman's work as a teacher, pastor, and social activist in Connecticut during the nineteenth-century, and more broadly, the Temple Street African Church and the African-American community it served in New Haven at this time.
Amos Gerry Beman (1812-1874)
Amos Gerry Beman (1812-1874), African American pastor and social activist.
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.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
This collection includes materials previously identified by the following call number: JWJ MSS Beman.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
This collection includes materials previously identified by the following call number: JWJ MSS Beman.
- African American clergy -- Connecticut -- New Haven -- Archives
- African Americans -- Connecticut -- New Haven
- African Americans -- Religion
- Beman, Amos Gerry, 1812-1874
- Clergy -- Connecticut -- New Haven
- Clergy -- Connecticut -- New Haven -- 19th century
- New Haven (Conn.) -- Religion -- 19th century
- Scrapbooks -- Connecticut -- New Haven -- 19th century
- Temple Street African Church (New Haven, Conn.)
- Title
- Guide to the Amos Gerry Beman Scrapbooks
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- by David O. White, Connecticut Historical Commission and Beinecke staff
- Date
- March 1974
- 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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