Skinner, Clarence Russell, 1881-1949. Papers, 1906-1970.
Overview
Papers of minister Clarence Russell Skinner, including writings, biographical articles about Skinner, and biographical material. The papers span 1906-1970.
Dates
- Creation: 1906-1970.
- Creation: 1937
- Creation: 1939
- Creation: 1945
Access
There are no restrictions on access to this collection.
Extent
3 boxesThis collection consists mainly of writings by Skinner, listed alphabetically by title. There are also biographical articles on Skinner, mostly by Alfred S. Cole, and general biographical information including genealogy, clippings, photographs, and correspondence.
Biographical / Historical
Clarence Russell Skinner (1881-1949) was a graduate of St. Lawrence University and was ordained in 1906. He served parishes in Lowell, Massachusetts, and Mt. Vernon, New York. In 1914, he became Professor of Applied Christianity at the Crane Theological School of Tufts University. In 1915, he published The Social Implications of Universalism. Increasingly disillusioned with Universalism, he founded the all-inclusive, nondenominational Community Church of Boston in 1920. From 1933 until his retirement in 1945, he served as dean of the Crane Theological School at Tufts University. His published works include Liberalism Faces the Future (1937), Human Nature and the Nature of Evil (1939) and A Religion for Greatness (1945).
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- Series I. Writings
- Series II. Biographical articles on Skinner
- Series III. Biographical material
Acquisition Information
Gift of the Universalist Historical Society, 1976.
- Title
- Skinner, Clarence Russell, 1881-1949. Papers, 1906-1970: A Finding Aid.
- Author
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- div00434
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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