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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Am 1671

Thomas Shepard papers

Overview

Papers of American pastor Thomas Shepard.

Dates

  • Creation: 1633-1643

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Item (1) is restricted. The rest of this collection is open for research.

Extent

.5 linear feet (1 box)

Consists of Shepard's autobiography, sermons, and other papers including the New Testament and Psalms in shorthand. There is a negative photostat of the text of Shepard's autobiography as well as a copy of the edition prepared by Nehemiah Adams and published in 1832.

Biographical / Historical

Shepard was a Congregational minister. He was pastor of the First Church and Parish in Cambridge, Mass. (1636-1649).

Physical Location

b

Immediate Source of Acquisition

61M-94. Deposited by the Shepard Historical Society care of Mrs George W. Howe; received: 1961.

Title
Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649. Thomas Shepard papers, 1633-1643: Guide.
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou01006

Repository Details

Part of the Houghton Library Repository

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