Boston Religious Union of Associationists records
Overview
Records of the social reform group, the Boston Religious Union of Associationists.
Dates
- Creation: 1847-1851
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.2 linear feet (1 box)Includes: manuscript account books recording subscriptions and other funds and expenses, lists of subscribers, receipts; and printed informational fliers.
Biographical / Historical
The American Union of Associationists (founded May 1846), was devoted to the propagation of Fourierism, a philosophy developed by François Marie Charles Fourier (1772–1837), a French utopian socialist and philosopher. An affiliate group, The Boston Religious Union of Associationists, was organized in January of 1847, lasting until June of 1850, for the purpose of reconciling the Christian Church and social reform. Important persons in the group were: John Allen, William Henry Channing, John S. Dwight, George Ripley, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, James T. Fisher and many others. Many members of this organization were also participants in their sister society, the Boston Union of Associationists, as well as the Brook Farm Community, which was a transcendentalist Utopian experiment in West Roxbury, Massachusetts.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by author, then by title.
Physical Location
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
No accession number. Purchase with funds from the Friends of the Library; received: 1933 May 17. Recataloged from Soc 859.275*.
Bibliography
A calendar of meetings of the 'Boston Religious Union of Associationists,' 1847-1850.Studies in the American Renaissance. 1985, pp. 187-267. Sterling F. Delano.
The Boston Union of Associationists (1846-1851): 'Association is to me the great hope of the world.'Studies in the American Renaissance. 1996, pp.5-40.
- Sterling F. Delano.
A calendar of meetings of the 'Boston Religious Union of Associationists,' 1847-1850.
Studies in the American Renaissance. 1985, pp. 187-267. - Sterling F. Delano.
The Boston Union of Associationists (1846-1851): 'Association is to me the great hope of the world.'
Studies in the American Renaissance. 1996, pp.5-40.
Processing Information
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- Title
- Boston Religious Union of Associationists. Boston Religious Union of Associationists records, 1847-1851: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
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- EAD ID
- hou02171
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