Overview
Sermons, talks, worship material, correspondence, and biographical information for Palfrey Perkins. The papers span 1910-1967.
Dates
- Creation: 1910-1967.
Access
There are no restrictions on access to this collection.
Extent
2 boxesThis collection consists of sermons, arranged chronologically, by Palfrey Perkins. It also includes talks, worship material, correspondence, and biographical information.
Biographical / Historical
Palfrey Perkins (1883-1976) graduated from Harvard College in 1905 and from Harvard Divinity School in 1909. He served as a Unitarian minister in Brighton, MA (1909-1916); Weston, MA (1916-1926); Buffalo, NY (1926-1933); and King's Chapel, Boston, MA (1933-1953).
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- Series I. Sermons, 1910-1962
- Series II. Talks, 1933
- Series III. Worship material
- Series IV. Correspondence
- Series V. Biographical file
- Series VI. Miscellaneous
- Title
- Perkins, Palfrey, 1883-1976. Papers, 1910-1967: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- div00115
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard Divinity School Library, Harvard University Repository
Special Collections at Harvard Divinity School Library preserves and makes accessible primary source materials documenting the history of religion and theology, with particular historical emphasis on American liberal religious traditions. Though the historical strengths of the collections have been in the field of Christianity, other religious traditions are increasingly reflected, in step with Harvard Divinity School's evolving focus on global religious studies. Known as Andover-Harvard Theological Library since 1911, it was renamed the Harvard Divinity School Library in 2021.
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