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Barnum Family Papers

 Collection
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

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

 Collection
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

 Collection
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

Samuel Williams Papers

 Collection
Identifier: mss-018
Abstract Samuel Williams was a Congregational minister, Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Harvard, and a founder of the University of Vermont. This collection includes correspondence, sermons, lectures, and other papers, relating to Williams’ teaching career, compilation and publication of his Natural and Civil History of Vermont (1794), astronomical observations (1806) to determine the northern boundary of Vermont, and other scientific topics. Includes partial manuscripts of the...
Dates: 1732-1811