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COLLECTION Identifier: bMS 470

Gaines, Charles A. (Charles Austin), 1936-. Papers, 1908-2016

Overview

This collection consists of photocopied material related to Charles Austin Gaines's research for a book on Clarence Russell Skinner, including correspondence, interviews, notes, and biographical material. The papers span 1960-1961.

Dates

  • Creation: 1960-1961.

Access

There are no restrictions on access to this collection.

Extent

1 box

This collection consists of photocopied material related to Charles Austin Gaines's research for a book on Clarence Russell Skinner. The material includes correspondence, interviews, notes, and biographical material.

Biographical / Historical

Charles Austin Gaines (1936-) attended Tufts University's Crane Theological School and was ordained into the Universalist ministry at Hardwick, Massachusetts. He served the First Parish in Framingham, Massachusetts (Unitarian Universalist), from 1967 to 1984, and was named its minister emeritus in 1996. Gaines wrote Clarence R. Skinner: Image of a Movement (1961) and Hope and Courage Along the Way (1982).

Related Materials

For related collections, please see bMS 434.

Title
Gaines, Charles A. (Charles Austin), 1936-. Papers relating to study on Clarence Russell Skinner, 1960-1961: A Finding Aid.
Author
Andover-Harvard Theological Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
div00470

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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