Keep, John, 1781-1870
Variant namesClergyman and abolitionist.
From the description of John Keep papers, 1781-1929 (bulk 1839-1847). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84455560
Biographical Note
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1781, Apr. 20:
Born, Long Meadow, Mass. -
1802:
Graduated, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. -
1805 -1821 :Pastor, Congregational church, Blanford, Mass. -
1821 -1833 :Pastor, Congregational church, Homer, N.Y. -
1834:
Organized Congregational church, Cleveland, Ohio -
1834 -1870 :Trustee, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio; cast vote in 1835 that allowed black students to enter Oberlin College -
1839 -1840 :Toured England with William Dawes collecting funds for Oberlin College -
1840:
Attended with William Dawes, Anti-slavery convention, London, England -
1870, Feb. 11:
Died, Oberlin, Ohio
From the guide to the John Keep Papers, 1781-1929, (bulk 1839-1847), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Wood, Sumner Gilbert, 1855-1942. Typescript, 1935. | American Antiquarian Society | |
| referencedIn | Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Finney, Charles Grandison, 1792-1875. Charles Grandison Finney papers, 1817-1878 (inclusive), 1824-1875 (bulk), [microform]. | Yale University Library | |
| creatorOf | Oberlin College. Treasurer's Office. Records, 1822-1866. | Oberlin College Library | |
| referencedIn | Henry Oscar Houghton papers, 1773-1932 (bulk 1833-1895) | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | John Keep Papers, 1781-1929, (bulk 1839-1847) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
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| Relation | Name | |
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| correspondedWith | Burnell, Levi, 1803-1881 | person |
| associatedWith | Dawes, William, 1799-1881. | person |
| associatedWith | Finney, Charles Grandison, 1792-1875. | person |
| correspondedWith | Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879 | person |
| correspondedWith | Houghton, Henry Oscar, 1823-1895 | person |
| associatedWith | Keep family. | family |
| associatedWith | Keep family. | family |
| associatedWith | Liberty Party (U.S. : 1840-1848) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Lovejoy, Owen, 1811-1864. | person |
| associatedWith | Oberlin College. Treasurer's Office. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Osborn, John Hiram | person |
| correspondedWith | Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 | person |
| associatedWith | Wood, Sumner Gilbert, 1855-1942. | person |
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| Ohio |
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| Slavery |
| American newspapers |
| American newspapers |
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| Abolitionists |
| Clergy |
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Birth 1781
Death 1870
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