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MS. Manuscript Collections

 Record Group
Identifier: MS
Letters, sermons, lecture notes, scrapbooks, photographs, and other resources from individuals and groups associated with the Seminary and covering Presbyterianism, Christian missions, ecumenism, and many other topics.

Found in 339 Collections and/or Records:

The Barbara L. Clark Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 042
Scope and Content

The papers of Barbara L. Clark include correspondence, research notes, photos, and manuscripts prepared for publication. They reflect her research and writings on the life of Elias Boudinot who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, President of the Continental Congress in Princeton, Trustee of the College of New Jersey, and head of the U.S. Mint.

Dates: 1936 - 1976

The Charles Russell Clarke Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 124
Scope and Content

This collection consists of newspaper clippings from The Oxident (1871-1872) under the title "Points in self-culture and the training of others" (1872); and a letter from Charles L. Clarke to Charles Aiken of Princeton Seminary, dated March 16, 1875, regarding provenance.

Dates: 1871 - 1875

The Matthew LaRue Perrine Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 206
Scope and Content

This collection contains 7 sermon manuscripts and a manuscript booklet entitled, "Catalogue of Books for a Young Minister on Different Subjects."

Dates: undated

The Class of 1894 Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 244
Scope and Content

The Class of 1894 Manuscript Collection consists of approximately 0.21 linear feet of documents, pamphlets, correspondence, and newspaper clips predominantly on the class fortieth and fiftieth reunions.

Dates: 1894-1944

The Stephen Colwell Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 133
Scope and Content The bulk of this collection consists of research notes and photocopies of material relating to the life and work of Steven Colwell. It includes copies of works by Colwell, copies of his correspondence, and copies of other materials which were collected by an unknown researcher. This collection also includes the correspondence of Bruce Morgan, who wrote an essay on Colwell in Sons of the Prophets: Leaders in Protestantism from Princeton Seminary, which was...
Dates: 1971

The Philip Doddridge Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 125
Scope and Content

The work in this collection is a transcription of Lectures on Preaching that was done in 1820 by one John Giles. It was presented to the library of Princeton Seminary that same year.

Dates: 1820

The Leon Arpee Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 249
Scope and Content

The collection consists of typed and bound works by Leon Arpee: the ten-volume "My Treasury of Quotations" with index and three-volume "The Atonement: Excerpts Alphabetically Arranged with Occasional Original Notes, Select Scriptures, and Bibliography."

Dates: 1932-1939

The Charles C. Cook Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 233
Scope and Content This collection consists of ministerial records, sermons, and publications by Charles C. Cook. Cook’s sermons were written and delivered circa 1910-1930 and make up the majority of the collection. Each sermon is handwritten and was stored in an envelope with the sermon’s title and relevant scripture passages written on the front. Each envelope lists where he delivered that sermon. Most sermons are undated. Many included newspaper clippings from popular periodicals including the ...
Dates: 1898-1930

The Richard Webster Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 168
Scope and Content

This collection consists of ten letters written by Mr. Webster. Eight of the letters were addressed to his brother while he was studying at Princeton, 1832-1834. Two other letters regarding David Brainerd, are addressed to Allen H. Brown (class of 1843) in 1847 and 1851.

Dates: 1832-34, 1847, 1851

The John Dorrance Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 048
Scope and Content

This collection consists of ten manuscript sermons.

Dates: undated