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John Metcalf Garfield papers

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Call Number: MS 968
Abstract:

Half of the papers consist of a diary (1815-1816) and notes kept while Garfield was a student at Yale University. Later material documents his activities as a teacher and as a clergyman. Included are notes on sermons, on classical literature, account books, a record of baptism, marriages and funerals (1826-1872), and papers on the New Haven Female Seminary and the Albany Female Seminary. Also included is the account book (1821-1825) of his wife, Ann Lyon Garfield.

Dates: 1812-1872

William H. Genné Papers

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Call Number: RG 79
Abstract: The papers document Genné's religious work among college and university students. Material relating to Genné's workshops and published articles describe contemporary attitudes about marriage, family life and sexuality during the 1950s-1970s, and detail his work and influence in these fields. William Henry Genné (1910-1997) was educated at Bucknell and Yale Universities and was ordained a Baptist minister in 1934. Genné was active in student religious work in various colleges and universities...
Dates: 1917-1989

Gilbert-Cheever family papers

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Call Number: MS 700
Abstract: The papers document the families formed by the marriages of two sisters, Mary and Fanny Goodridge, to William Hinman Gilbert and Henry A. Cheever, respectively. William H. Gilbert was a clergyman from Weston, Connecticut who, with his wife, taught in schools in Vermont and Massachusetts. Henry A. Cheever was a sea captain who settled in San Francisco ca. 1853 and brought his wife and children there from Massachusetts. The papers consist of correspondence, diaries, journals, record books,...
Dates: 1836-1891

Peyton Randolph Gilbert family papers

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Call Number: MS 699
Abstract: Peyton R. Gilbert is the central figure in these family papers which begin with his father Samuel Gilbert, a judge in Tolland County, Connecticut. The family was based in Gilead and Hebron, Connecticut. The largest part of the papers contains legal and financial papers from the law practices of both Peyton R. and Samuel Gilbert. Also included is family correspondence, with a number of Civil War letters from David J. Gilbert as well as letters from members of the family in the West. Also in...
Dates: 1760-1905

Daniel Coit Gilman papers

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Call Number: MS 582
Abstract:

Correspondence, writings, lectures, and other papers of Daniel Coit Gilman, educator, university president, and author. Included are papers regarding Gilman's career at Yale, the University of California, and Johns Hopkins University. Important correspondents include Charles M. Andrews, James Dwight Dana, William Henry Brewer, Timothy Dwight, Benjamin Silliman, Theodore Dwight Woolsey, and Andrew Dickson White.

Dates: 1845-1910

Gilman Family Papers

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Call Number: MS 240
Abstract:

Correspondence, diaries, writings, financial records, photographs, clippings, and other papers relating to the Gilman and Coit families of New England. The bulk of the collection relates to Edward Whiting Gilman (1823-1900), his family and his work as a clergyman and foreign secretary of the American Bible Society.

Dates: 1659-1935

Thomas Gilyard papers

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Call Number: MS 241
Abstract:

Diaries, a farm ledger, poems, hymns and correspondence. The diary entries cover the years 1828-1853 and are interspersed with copies of Gilyard family letters from England (1808-1818) together with fifty-five pages of recipes for dyes. Many of the diary entries concern the Methodist Church of which Gilyard was a trustee for some thirty years. The farm ledger (1835-1845) records farm activities and the sale of farm produce.

Dates: 1808-1853

Erwin Ramsdell Goodenough papers

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Call Number: MS 723
Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence, writings, lectures, research notes, correspondence, personal papers and photographs possibly used in some of his publications. The largest part of the papers is comprised of research materials and manuscript drafts for Erwin Goodenough's major work, Jewish Symbols in the Greco-Roman Period (published 1953-1965), as well as materials relating to The Politics of Philo Judaeus: Practice and...
Dates: 1896-1969

Henry David Gray Papers

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Call Number: RG 52
Abstract: These papers provide extensive biographical information about Gray as well as unique and valuable documentation of the merger between Congregational Christian Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church to form the United Church of Christ in 1957. Henry David Gray (1908-1994) was a Congregational minister who served churches in South Hadley, Massachusetts, (1935-1939), South Pasadena, California (1942-1955), Hartford, Connecticut (1955-1970), and others. He was active in youth work,...
Dates: 1924-1981

Howard Lee Haag papers

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Call Number: MS 621
Abstract: Correspondence, reports, writings, printed matter, memorabilia and photographs relating chiefly to Haag's stay in Manchuria where he worked as the General Secretary of the Harbin YMCA, aiding Russian refugees fleeing the Revolution. Of particular interest are the eye-witness descriptions of conditions in Manchuria and Siberia during that period as well as of the Russian refugee community in Harbin. A smaller amount of material documents Haag's work in the Philippine Islands (1935-1941), in...
Dates: 1916-1967

Hadley family papers

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Call Number: MS 985
Abstract:

Correspondence, writings, diaries, account books, and miscellanea of the Hadley family, including materials relating to James Hadley, 1821-1872, a professor of Greek at Yale University; Anne Loring Twining Hadley, 1816-1897, wife of James Hadley; Helen Harrison Morris Hadley, 1864-1939, wife of Arthur Twining Hadley, 1856-1930, president of Yale University, 1899-1921; and Morris Hadley, 1894-1979, the son of Arthur T. and Helen H. Hadley.

Dates: bulk 1839-1933, 1729-1982

Enoch Hale Papers

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Call Number: RG 66
Abstract: Correspondence relates to Hale's roles as minister, father, educator, Secretary of the General Association of Congregational Churches and Ministers of Massachusetts, and Secretary of the Hampshire Missionary Society. Diaries contain brief daily entries describing the weather, notable activities and events, sermons written and preached, town meetings attended, marriages performed, visitors received, journeys taken and chores performed. Also included is information regarding births and deaths...
Dates: 1764-1980

Charles Henry Hall Papers

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Call Number: RG 94
Abstract:

More than 1500 manuscript sermons and other writings document Hall's work as a clergyman. Charles Henry Hall (1820-1895) was an Episcopal clergyman in New York, South Carolina, and Washington D.C.

Dates: 1844-1895

Hartwell Family Papers

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Call Number: RG 4
Abstract: Dating from 1849-1972, these papers span three generations of Baptist mission involvement and pioneer activity. Jesse Boardman Hartwell, 1795-1859, was the patriarch of the Hartwell family of Baptist missionaries, although not a missionary himself. He served as pastor of various Baptist churches across the United States, professor at Howard College, Marion, Alabama in 1844, and president and professor of theology at Mt. Lebanon University in 1857. His son, Jesse Boardman Hartwell, Jr.,...
Dates: 1846-1975

Edgar Laing Heermance papers

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Call Number: MS 273
Abstract:

Correspondence, printed matter, and writings accumulated through hundreds of inquiries to business and professional associations concerning business ethics and economic planning. Also included is a typescript autobiography spanning his life from childhood through his Minnesota ministry, 1902-1918.

Dates: 1923-1935

Ellison and Lottie Hildreth Papers

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Call Number: RG 15
Abstract: The papers provide valuable documentation of the work of the American Baptist South China Mission, complementing the Foster Family papers and Campbell Family papers also located at Yale Divinity School Library. The Hildreths' experiences are representative of many American missionaries to China in the early part of this century. Substantive correspondence with family members and fellow missionaries documents their striving to reach the mission field, their initial impressions of China,...
Dates: 1886-1977

Hillard Family Papers

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Call Number: MS 1168
Abstract:

Correspondence, journals, and legal and financial papers of the Hillard family of Preston, Connecticut. Moses Hillard, 1780-1837, a sailor, ship's captain, farmer, and tax collector, and his son, Elias Brewster Hillard, 1825-1895, a minister, are represented in the papers.

Dates: 1799-1855

Nathaniel Hobart papers

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Call Number: MS 999
Abstract:

Photostatic copies of letters written in the form of a diary by Nathaniel Hobart to members of his family on trips to the West and the South, 1837-1838. Principal cities described are New Orleans, Washington, D.C., and Niagara Falls. As a Swedenborgian, he also comments on religion and philosophy.

Dates: 1837-1838

Frederick William Hotchkiss papers

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Call Number: MS 974
Abstract:

Sermons, prayers, records of the First Church of Saybrook, Connecticut (1783-1844), memorandum books, a few items of correspondence, and materials relating to a private school that Frederick Hotchkiss conducted in his house. The records of the First Church and the memorandum books are available in photostatic copies from a microfilm of the originals.

Dates: 1783-1844

James Merriam Howard papers

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Call Number: MS 471
Abstract:

Correspondence, diaries, and other papers of the Rev. James Merriam Howard, chaplain to the 304th Field Artillery during World War I. The bulk of the papers cover the years 1917-1919 and relate to his service in the war and to his diary.

Dates: 1916-1969