The Harry Eugene Chase IV Manuscript Collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: SCM 073

Staff Only

Scope and Content

This collection consists of 14.4 linear feet of sermon manuscripts from 1949-1988.

Dates

1949 - 1988

Language of Materials

English

Access:

There are no special restrictions to access of this collection. It may be examined by library patrons under the normal rules and conditions of Special Collections.

Preferred Citation

The following is the acceptable citation for publication: The Harry E. Chase, IV Manuscript Collection. Special Collections, Princeton Theological Seminary Library.

Chronology

1919 July 5
: Born, Baltimore, Maryland
1936-1946
: Served in the United States Navy
1946-1947
: Radio engineer, San Diego
1947-1948
: Radio announcer
1948
: Graduated, San Diego University
1948-1951
: Student, Bachelor of Divinity, Princeton Theological Seminary
1951 July 21
: Ordained, Presbytery of Los Angeles
1951-1955
: Chaplain, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York
1953-1955
: Lecturer, Religion, Emma Willard School
1955-1961
: University pastor, California State University, Long Beach, California
1961-1968
: Associate pastor, First Church, Englewood, New Jersey
1968-1988
: Senior pastor, Presbyterian Church, Tenafly
1983
: Student, Educational Sciences, Seton Hall University
1988
: Retired

Biographical Information

The Reverend Henry E. Chase, IV was born on July 5, 1918 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was in the U.S. Navy and a radio engineer/researcher in San Diego before coming to Princeton Seminary. He graduated from the Seminary in 1951 with a Master of Divinity (BD), and was ordained in the Presbytery of Los Angeles. After ordination, he was a chaplain in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an instructor of religion at Emma Willard School, a university pastor at California University, an associate pastor at First Church Englewood, New Jersey, and senior pastor at Tenafly, New Jersey.

Extent

14.4 Linear Feet (13 Boxes)

Additional Description

Processing Information:

The papers of Harry Eugene Chase, IV were accessioned on February 18, 1996. The collection, consisting of sermons from 1949 to 1988, was left in its chronological original order. The finding aid was written in the winter of 1996 by Douglas F. Denné, under the direction of William O. Harris, Archivist. The finding aid was edited in February of 2009 by Sarah Seraphin.