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Adele Shepard Collection of Edwards and Dwight Family Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 329
Abstract:
This collection of Edwards and Dwight family papers was inherited and compiled by Adele Shepard, a descendant of the families. The papers focus primarily on the individuals in Shepard's line of descent, including Jonathan Edwards, his grandson Timothy Dwight (1752-1817), great-grandson William T. Dwight, great-great-grandson Henry E. Dwight and their spouses and children. The collection also includes other documents and photographs of historical interest with direct or tangential relation to...
Dates:
1685-1954, bulk 1720-1860
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
Isaac Backus papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 280
Abstract:
Personal papers of Backus document his professional work and include diaries, travel journals, autobiographical statements, sermons, published and unpublished writings, and extracts from readings. Collected papers include correspondence and narratives chronicling the Separate Baptist struggle for religious freedom, gathered by Backus.
Dates:
1660-1806
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library