The Frederick Alfred Aston Manuscript Collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: SCM 018

Staff Only

Scope and Content

This collection contains the manuscript of a dissertation on Isaiah chapters 29-33. The dissertation was submitted to the Princeton Theological Seminary faculty in competition for the George S. Green Fellowship in Old Testament in 1931.

Dates

1931

Language of Materials

English

Access:

There are no restrictions on access to this collection. The collection is available for review according to the normal rules of the Seminary Archives and Special Collections.

Preferred Citation

The following is the acceptable citation for publication: The Frederick Alfred Aston Manuscript Collection. Special Collections, Princeton Theological Seminary Library.

Chronology

1899 April 10
: Born, Sopockin, Lithuania
1929
: Graduated, University of Dubuque
1928-1929
: Student, Dubuque Theological Seminary
1929-1931
: Student, Bachelor of Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary
1931
: Graduated, Master of Arts, Princeton University
1931 April 15
: Ordained, Presbytery of New Brunswick
1931-1945
: Minister, New York Jewish Evangelization Society
1946
: Awarded Doctor of Divinity, University of Dubuque
1946-1972
: Evangelist
1972 June 3
: Died, Scarsdale, New York

Biographical Information

Frederick Alfred Aston received his Bachelor of Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1931 and was ordained by the Presbytery of New Brunswick the same year. He earned a Doctor of Divinity from the University of Dubuque in 1946. Aston went on to serve at the New York Jewish Evangelization Society from 1931 to 1945.