The George Musgrave Giger Manuscript Collection

Collection

Identifier: SCM 177

Staff Only

Scope and Content

This collection contains manuscript sermons written by the Reverend Doctor George Musgrave Giger and his manuscript translation of Francois Turrettini’s Institutes of Elenctic Theology.

Dates

undated

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.

Chronology

1822 June 6
: Born, Baltimore, Maryland
1841
: Graduated, Princeton Theological Seminary
1841-1844
: Student, Princeton Theological Seminary
1844-1846
: Tutor, Princeton Theological Seminary
1847-1854
: Professor, Greek, College of New Jersey
1854-1865
: Professor, Latin, Princeton Theological Seminary
1860 February 15
: Ordained Evangelist, Presbytery of New Brunswick
1861
: Awarded honorary doctor of divinity, Jefferson College, Pennsylvania
1865 October 11
: Died, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Extent

2.5 Linear Feet (6 Boxes)

Additional Description

Arrangement

Materials are arranged sequentially in their original order.

Related Material

Turrettini, Francois, 1623-1687 Theological Institutes [microform]/ Translated into English by George Musgrove Giger 7 reels. Microfilm 103-109 Princeton Theological Seminary

Turrettini, Francois, 1623-1687 Institutes of Elenctic Theology/ by Francis Turretin; translated by George Musgrave Giger; edited by James T. Dennison, Jr. 3 volumes. BX9427 .T7913 1992 Phillipsburg, Nj: P&R Publishing, c1992-c1994.

Processing Information

The provenance of these materials is unknown. They had been preserved uncatalogued in archival storage for many years. This collection was processed, and the original finding aid was written in October of 1996, by Raymond D. Cannata, under the direction of William O. Harris, Archivist. The finding aid was edited by Sarah Seraphin and Daved Anthony Schmidt in June of 2009 and updated again in November 2010, and by staff in January 2015.