The Edward John Hamilton Manuscript Collection

Collection

Identifier: SCM 108

Staff Only

Scope and Content

This collection consists of the journals and notebooks of Edward John Hamilton, a Princeton Seminary alumnus who was born in Ireland and served as chaplain in the Union Army from 1863 to 1865. The collection includes lectures by Charles Hodge, William Henry Green and Alexander McGill.

Dates

1853 - 1857

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 Edward James Hamilton Manuscript Collection. Special Collections, Princeton Theological Seminary Library.

Chronology

1834 November 29
: Born, Belfast, Ireland
1853
: Graduated, Hanover College
1853-1854, 1856-1858
: Student, Princeton Theological Seminary
1858
: Student, Andover Theological Seminary (now Andover Newton Theological School)
1858
: Student, Union Theological Seminary
1858 November 25
: Ordained, Presbytery, Nassau
1858-1861
: Pastor, Oyster Bay
1862
: Evangelist, Dromore, Ireland
1863-1865
: Chaplin, Union Army
1866-1868
: Pastor, Hamilton, Ohio
1868-1879
: Professor, Mental Philosophy, Hanover College, Indiana
1877
: Doctor of Systematic Theology, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana
1877
: Doctor of Divinity, Monmouth College, Illinois
1882-1883
: Acting Professor, Logic, Ethics and Political Science, College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
1883-1891
: Professor, Intellect Science and Hebrew, Hamilton College
1891-1894
: Author, New York City
1894-1895
: Professor, Philosophy, Whitworth College, Tacoma, Washington
1895-1899
: Professor, Philosophy, University of Washington
1899-1918
: Author, resident of Plainfield, New Jersey and Des Moines, Iowa
1917
: LL.D., Hanover College
1918 November 21
: Died, Buffalo, New York

Extent

0.3 Linear Feet (1 Box)

Additional Description

Processing Information:

This collection was processed, and the original finding aid was written in February 1999 by Joshua Matthew Cole, under the direction of William O. Harris, Archivist. The finding aid was edited by Daved Anthony Schmidt in March of 2009.