The Rockwell Smith Brank Manuscript Collection

Collection

Identifier: SCM 113

Staff Only

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)

Additional Description

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.