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The Rockwell Smith Brank Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 113

Scope and Content

This collection consists of a diary maintained from 1895 to 1896 and other miscellaneous materials from the life of Rockwell Smith Brank.

Dates

  • 1895 - 1896

Language of Materials

English

Access:

There are no special restrictions to the 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 Rockwell Smith Brank Manuscript Collection. Special Collections, Princeton Theological Seminary Library.

Chronology

1875 July 18
Born, St. Louis, Missouri
1899
Graduated, University of Virginia
1899-1902
Lawyer, St. Louis, Missouri
1903-1906
Student, Princeton Theological Seminary
1906
Graduated, Master of Arts, Princeton University
1906 June 17
Ordained, St. Louis Presbytery
1906-1910
Pastor, Brank Memorial Church, St. Louis
1910-1917
Pastor, Independent church, Savannah, Georgia
1917-1940
Pastor, Central Church, Summit, New Jersey
1941-1947
Pastor emeritus, Central Church
1947 February 23
Died, Palm Springs, California

Extent

0.3 Linear Feet (1 Box)

Related Material

See also the following material in Special Collections:

The Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield Manuscript Collection

(for Brank'S student notes on Warfield's Lectures on Eschatology and Soteriology, 1905-1906.)

Processing Information:

This collection was processed, and the original finding aid was written in the spring of 1992, by Douglas Denné under the direction of William O. Harris, Archivist. The finding aid was edited by Sarah Seraphin and Daved Anthony Schmidt in May of 2009.

Title
The Rockwell Smith Brank Manuscript Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Douglas F. Denné
Date
2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Princeton Theological Seminary. Library. Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Princeton Theological Seminary
Wright Library
25 Library Place
Princeton NJ 08540 USA