Henry Van Dyke papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SCM 405
Scope and Contents
One half archival box containing two bound volumes of handwritten notes and clippings. Added are photocopies of letters and biographical information.
Dates
- 1870 - 1880
Conditions Governing 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.
Biographical / Historical
Henry Jackson Van Dyke was pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn and author of Model Prayer and The Church, Her Ministry, and Sacraments.
His son Henry Van Dyke was pastor of the Brick Church in New York City and a poet, minister to the Netherlands, and longtime Princeton professor (1899-1913, 1919-1923) of English literature. The younger Van Dyke wrote the Christmas story "The Story Of The Other Wise Man" (1896).
Both men were graduates of Princeton Theological Seminary, in 1846 and 1877 respectively.
His son Henry Van Dyke was pastor of the Brick Church in New York City and a poet, minister to the Netherlands, and longtime Princeton professor (1899-1913, 1919-1923) of English literature. The younger Van Dyke wrote the Christmas story "The Story Of The Other Wise Man" (1896).
Both men were graduates of Princeton Theological Seminary, in 1846 and 1877 respectively.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet
Processing Information
Processed by staff in 2016.
- Title
- Henry Van Dyke papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Staff
- Date
- 2016
- Description rules
- dacs
Repository Details
Part of the Princeton Theological Seminary. Library. Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Princeton Theological Seminary
Library
PO Box 821
Princeton NJ 08542 USA
speccoll@ptsem.edu
Princeton Theological Seminary
Library
PO Box 821
Princeton NJ 08542 USA
speccoll@ptsem.edu