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Sheldon, Charles Monroe
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Title: Charles Monroe Sheldon Papers
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Dates: 1887-1967
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Extent: 1 carton
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Abstract:
The Charles Monroe Sheldon collection includes fourteen (14) printed sermons which were delivered by Dr. Sheldon at the Waterbury (Vermont) Congregational Church from October 1887 to September 1888. The first nine of these form a series which outlines the "Reasons for Living the Christian Life."
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Hopkins, John Henry, 1792-1868
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Title: John H. Hopkins Papers
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Dates: 1825-1925
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Extent: One Carton
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Abstract:
Artist, lawyer, ironmonger, muscian, architect, theologian and first Episcopal Bishop of
Vermont, John Henry Hopkins was born in Dublin, Ireland on January 22, 1792. The John H. Hopkins Family Papers consist largely of miscellaneous manuscripts of Bishop
Hopkins and his great-granddaughter, Edith Hopkins.
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First Unitarian Church
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Title: First Unitarian Church Records
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Dates: -1981
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Extent: 3 cartons
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Abstract:
The collection consists of three cartons containing documents which range from April 17, 1810 to January 1981.
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Bates Family
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Title: Bates Family Collection
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Dates: 1821-1947.
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Extent: 1 box
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Abstract: Clippings of reports on Congregational conferences, anniversary celebrations,
liturgy, esp. hymnology, obituaries of ministers, sermons; and or pictures of schools and churches,
mostly in Vermont.
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Sanders, Daniel Clarke, 1768-1850
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Title: Office of the President (Daniel Clark Sanders) Records
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Dates: 1799-2009
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Extent: 0.834 Linear feetTwo 5" document boxes
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Abstract: Daniel Clark Sanders (1768-1850) was the first President of the University of Vermont, 1800-1814. The collection consists of early records of the University of Vermont, including accounts, subscriptions, correspondence to individuals and members of the Corporation.
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Williams, Samuel, 1743-1817
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Title: Samuel Williams Papers
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Dates: 1732-1808
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Extent: 1.0 Linear feet3 boxes
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Abstract: Samuel Williams was a Congregational minister, Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Harvard, and a founder of the University of Vermont. Collection includes correspondence, sermons, lectures, and other papers, relating to Williamsâ teaching career, compilation and publication of his Natural and Civil History of Vermont (1794), astronomical observations (1806) to determine the northern boundary of Vermont, and other scientific topics. Includes partial manuscripts of the second edition (1809) of his history and reflections on religion and philosophy.
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Hopkins Family
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Title: Hopkins and Canfield Families Papers
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Dates: 1790-1940s
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Extent: 8.5 Linear feet
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Abstract: The Hopkins and Canfield Families Papers contain correspondence, John Henry Hopkins Sr. materials, Charles Jerome Hopkins materials, Hopkinsfolk genealogical materials, family legal records, memorabilia, music, newspaper clippings, photographs, materials about the family and church property at Rock Point in Burlington, VT, writings by various family members, and books owned by family members. These materials range in date from around 1790 to around 1960, and they document the church and other professional activities of John Henry Hopkins, Sr., the first Episcopal Bishop of Vermont, the musical activities of C. Jerome Hopkins, as well as the private and professional lives of various members of the Hopkins and Canfield families.