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The Charles Nisbet Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 147

Scope and Content

This collection consists of lectures and sermons by Charles Nisbet.

Dates

  • 1788-1804, 1858

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 Charles Nisbet Manuscript Collection. Special Collections, Princeton Theological Seminary Library.

Chronology

1736 January 21
Born, Haddington, Scotland
1754
Graduated, University of Edinburgh
1760 September 24
Licensed to Preach, Presbytery of Edinburgh
1764 May 17
Ordained, Presbytery of Brechin
1766
Married to Anne Tweedie
1783
Awarded Doctor of Divinity, College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
1785-1804
President, Dickson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
1804 January 18
Died, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Extent

1.2 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Related Material

See also the following material in Special Collections:

The William Miller Paxton Manuscript Collection

Processing Information:

This collection was processed, and the original finding aid was written in the spring of 1993, 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 Charles Nisbet 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