Scope and Contents
This collection provides a good overview of Macintosh's professional life, which was spent primarily at Yale Divinity School. The correspondence in Series I is not extensive, but includes letters from colleagues such as John Baillie, Josiah Royce, and Henry Nelson Wieman. Macintosh's thoughts on theological subjects are expressed in a few letters, but most are more routine exchanges related to his writings, students, and engagements.
The Writings of Series II include offprints and published pamphlets as well as typescript manuscripts. One of these manuscripts, "The Plain Man's Soliloquy," has not been published.
The Notes of Series III include extensive handwritten notes taken by Macintosh and notes taken by a student in Macintosh's Systematic Theology course in 1940.
Most significant among the biographical materials of Series IV is a large scrapbook that includes correspondence, clippings, and documents related to Macintosh's citizenship case. A native of Canada, Macintosh was denied United States citizenship by the Supreme Court because of his stance against bearing arms.
The Writings of Series II include offprints and published pamphlets as well as typescript manuscripts. One of these manuscripts, "The Plain Man's Soliloquy," has not been published.
The Notes of Series III include extensive handwritten notes taken by Macintosh and notes taken by a student in Macintosh's Systematic Theology course in 1940.
Most significant among the biographical materials of Series IV is a large scrapbook that includes correspondence, clippings, and documents related to Macintosh's citizenship case. A native of Canada, Macintosh was denied United States citizenship by the Supreme Court because of his stance against bearing arms.
Dates
- 1906-1978
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Macintosh family. Material from Mark Heim added 2021.
Arrangement
- I. Correspondence, 1907-1946, undated
- II. Writings, 1911-1945
- III. Notes, 1906-1910, undated
- IV. Biographical Documentation, 1911-1978
Extent
5.5 Linear Feet (10 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
Letters, writings, and memorabilia document Macintosh's life and work. Douglas Clyde Macintosh was Professor of Theology at Yale from 1909 to 1942.
Biographical / Historical
- 1877
- Born in Canada
- 1903
- B.A., McMaster University, Toronto
- 1907
- Ordained into Baptist ministry
- Professor of Bible and Systematic Theology at Brandon College, Manitoba
- 1909
- Ph.D., University of Chicago
- 1909-1916
- Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology, Yale Divinity School
- World War I
- Chaplain to Canadian forces in France; YMCA worker with American troops
- 1916-1933
- Dwight Professor of Theology, Yale Divinity School
- 1920-1938
- Chairman of the Religion Department, Yale University
- 1924-1925
- Nathaniel W. Taylor Lecturer
- 1926
- D.D., Colgate University
- 1931
- Denied U.S. citizenship by Supreme Court, for refusal in advance to bear arms in defense of U.S.
- 1932
- LL.D., McMaster University
- 1933-1942
- Dwight Professor of Theology and Philosophy of Religion
- 1942
- Suffered paralytic stroke
- 1942-1948
- Professor Emeritus
- 1948
- Died in Hamden, Connecticut
- Title
- Guide to the Douglas Clyde Macintosh Papers
- Author
- Compiled by Jane Thomson and Martha Lund Smalley
- Date
- 1998, 2015, 2021
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared According To Local Divinity Library Descriptive Practices
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Yale Divinity Library Repository