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Records of Religious Educational Institutions

 Collection
Call Number: RG 33

Scope and Contents

Record Group No. 33 is arranged alphabetically by the name of the institution. The collection includes records from religious educational institutions in the United States and Canada, dating from 1808 to 1974. The bulk of the material in this collection is made up of journals, bulletins, catalogues and alumni materials, dating primarily from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The institutions are arranged alphabetically with name changes noted when pertinent. The material for each institution is arranged chronologically except where the quantity of material warrants a more detailed arrangement. A small portion of the collection is in German and Swedish.

Dates

  • 1808-1974

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Material gathered from various sources.

Arrangement

The material is arranged Alphabetically by the name of the institution.

Extent

23 Linear Feet (47 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/divinity.033

Abstract

Record Group 33 is an open collection composed primarily of printed material from the institutions represented. This collection includes records from religious educational institutions in the United States and Canada, dating from 1808 to 1974.

Biographical / Historical

This collection contains material dating from 1808 to 1974. The documentation was not systematically collected, but rather represents materials that have come to the library by various means.

Title
Guide to the Records of Religious Educational Institutions
Author
Compiled by Martha Lund Smalley and James M. Starr; rev. by Carl L. Beckwith
Date
2000
Description rules
Finding Aid Prepared According To Local Divinity Library Descriptive Practices
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

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