The James Waddel Alexander Manuscript Collection

Collection

Identifier: SCM 071

Staff Only

Scope and Content

This collection consists of classroom notes and lectures, sermons, lectures on rhetoric and sacred rhetoric, and correspondence.

Dates

1823-1858

Creator

Alexander, James W. (James Waddel), 1804-1859 (Person)

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 James Waddel Manuscript Collection. Special Collections, Princeton Theological Seminary Library.

Chronology

1804 March 13
: Born, Louisa County, Virginia. Eldest son of Archibald Alexander and wife Janetta Waddel.
1820
: Graduated, College of New Jersey (Princeton University)
1824
: Tutor, Princeton Theological Seminary
1827
: Ordained
1829-1832
: Pastor, First Presbyterian Church in Trenton, New Jersey
1833
: Professor of Rhetoric, College of New Jersey (Princeton University)
1844
: Pastor, Duane Street Presbyterian Church, New York
1849
: Professor of Church History, Princeton Theological Seminary
1851
: Pastor, 5th Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York
1859 July 31
: Died, Alleghany County, Virginia. Interred in the Alexander Family plot, Princeton Cemetery

Extent

1.1 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Additional Description

Related Material

See also the following materials in Special Collections:

The Archibald Alexander Manuscript Collection

The Henry Carrington Alexander Manuscript Collection

The Joseph Addison Alexander Manuscript Collection

See also:

The Alexander Family Collection, 1857-1910. Princeton University Library, Manuscripts Division.

Alexander Autograph Collection. Princeton University Library, Manuscripts Division.

Processing Information:

This collection was processed, and the original finding aid was written in the fall of 1992, by Douglas Denné under the direction of William O. Harris, Archivist. The finding aid was edited by Sarah Seraphin in February of 2009.