The Henry Dyer Moore Sherrerd Manuscript Collection

Collection

Identifier: SCM 159

Staff Only

Scope and Content

This collection includes correspondence and miscellaneous materials related to the Presbyterian Ministers' Fund and the Board of Trustees of Princeton Theological Seminary, from 1943-1969.

Dates

1943 - 1969

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 Henry Dyer Moore Sherrerd Manuscript Collection. Special Collections, Princeton Theological Seminary Library.

Chronology

1943 March 25
: Born, Haddonfield, New Jersey
1917
: Graduated, History and Linguistics, Princeton University
1917
: Served in the American Field Service, France
1917-1919
: Enlisted in United States Army, served with French division, awarded "Croix de Guerre" for action at Verdun
1919-1922
: Student, Law, University of Pennsylvania
1929-1942
: Joined the Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company
1942-1945
: Chaplain, United States Army
1944-1969
: Trustee, Princeton Theological Seminary
1945-1960
: Employed by Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company
1960
: Retired, Vice-President, Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company
1969 May 13
: Died, Haddonfield, New Jersey

Biographical Information

Henry Dyer Moore Sherrerd was an attorney, banker, United States Army Major, veteran of both World Wars, philanthropist, and a Trustee of the Presbyterian Ministers' Fund. He was a benefactor of Princeton Theological Seminary and served on the Board of Trustees, from 1944 to 1969. He was a grandson of Henry D. Moore, also a Trustee of Princeton Theological Seminary, and the father of Henry Dyer Moore Sherrerd, Jr.

Extent

0.3 Linear Feet (1 Box)

Additional Description

Processing Information:

This collection was donated to the Seminary Libraries by Henry Dyer Moore Sherrerd, Jr. in January of 1991. The collection was first organized in the spring of 1992. It was reorganized, and the original finding aid was written, in September of 1994 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 May of 2009.