Eliot, Christopher Rhodes, 1856-1945. Chapters in a Biography of Joseph Tuckerman, c.1880.
Overview
Manuscript of a biography of Joseph Tuckerman (1778-1840), a Unitarian minister who was an advocate of social and political reform especially in regard to the poor of Boston.
Dates
- Creation: 1880.
Extent
1 boxesCollection consists of a manuscript of a biography of Joseph Tuckerman (1778-1840), a Unitarian minister who was an advocate of social and political reform especially in regard to the poor of Boston.
Biographical / Historical
Christopher Rhodes Eliot (1856-1945) graduated from Washington University (St. Louis) in 1876 and Harvard Divinity School in 1881. He was ordained to the Unitarian ministry in 1882 and served in Dorchester and Bulfinch Place Chapel, Boston.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Unitarian Universalist Association, 1970.
- Title
- Eliot, Christopher Rhodes, 1856-1945. Chapters in a Biography of Joseph Tuckerman, c. 1880: A Finding Aid.
- Author
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- div00428
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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