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Asa Lyon Papers

 Collection
Identifier: mss-064
Abstract Asa Lyon was born in Pomfret, Connecticut, on December 31, 1763, the son of Jonathan and Rebecca Maxley Lyon. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1790, Asa studied religion under Rev. Charles Backus of Somers, CT, and was ordained pastor of the Congregational church in Sunderland, Massachusetts, on October 4, 1792. Lyon moved soon thereafter to South Hero, Vermont. He helped organize the South Hero-Grand Isle Congregationalists in 1795 and, although never officially installed, served...
Dates: 1754-1840

Barnum Family Papers

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Identifier: mss-187
Abstract

The collection contains many sermons given by Samuel Barnum, letters written by Thomas Rossiter Barnum, and some family photographs.

Dates: 1878-1928

Bates Family Collection

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Identifier: mss-284
Abstract

The Bates family papers include legal documents (estate records and deeds), sermons and scrapbooks of Samuel L. Bates, and diaries of Mary R. Bates.

Dates: 1821-1947

Charles Monroe Sheldon Papers

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Identifier: mss-131
Abstract

The Charles Monroe Sheldon collection includes fourteen (14) printed sermons which were delivered by Dr. Sheldon at the Waterbury (Vermont) Congregational Church from October 1887 to September 1888. The first nine of these form a series which outlines the "Reasons for Living the Christian Life."

Dates: 1887-1967

First Unitarian Church Records

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Identifier: mss-104
Abstract

The collection consists of three cartons containing documents which range from April 17, 1810 to January 1981.

Dates: 1810-1981

Hopkins and Canfield Families Papers

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Identifier: mss-679
Abstract The Hopkins and Canfield Families Papers contain correspondence, John Henry Hopkins Sr. materials, Charles Jerome Hopkins materials, Hopkinsfolk genealogical materials, family legal records, memorabilia, music, newspaper clippings, photographs, materials about the family and church property at Rock Point in Burlington, VT, writings by various family members, and books owned by family members. These materials range in date from around 1790 to around 1960, and they document the church and...
Dates: 1790s-1940s

John B. Perry Papers

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Identifier: mss-777
Abstract

Collection contains correspondence; diaries; and notes, lectures, sermons, and essays on the subjects of Geology, History, Science, Philosophy, and Religion documenting the career and thought of UVM Geology professor and Congregational minister in Vermont, John B. Perry, who was a major figure in the field of Geology at the time.

Dates: 1785-1892

John Henry Hopkins Papers

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Identifier: mss-112
Abstract

Artist, lawyer, ironmonger, muscian, architect, theologian and first Episcopal Bishop of Vermont, John Henry Hopkins was born in Dublin, Ireland on January 22, 1792. The John H. Hopkins Family Papers consist largely of miscellaneous manuscripts of Bishop Hopkins and his great-granddaughter, Edith Hopkins.

Dates: 1825-1925

Orrin G. Baker Sermons

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Identifier: mss-250
Abstract

A collection of sermons written by Reverend Orrin G. Baker.

Dates: 1877-1907

Parsons S. Pratt Papers

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Identifier: mss-788
Abstract

Collection contains sermons, speeches, and notebooks of Congregational minister Parsons S. Pratt who was based in Dorset, Vermont and also traveled to army camps during the Civil War.

Dates: 1830-1890