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Jenks, William, 1778-1866. Additions to papers, 1802-1879.

Title: Additions to papers, 1802-1879.

Additions to the papers of William Jenks, Congregational minister and member of many charitable and antiquarian organizations, resident member and librarian (1823-32) of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Collection consists of correspondence (1802-1861) with friends and professional acquaintances including Amos Bingham, Charles Cleveland, Robert Morrison (a missionary at Macao), James Savage, John Wingate Thornton, and one letter (1815) from Jenks's son Theodore R. Jenks. Topics include Mass. Historical Society business, the Maine Missionary Society, the Green Street Church (Boston, Mass.), the First Congregational (South) Church of Bath, Me., and the Society for Religious and Moral Instruction of the Poor.

ArchivalResource: 1 narrow box.

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Jenks, William, 1778-1866. Papers, 1673-1942.

Title: Papers, 1673-1942.

Papers of William Jenks, the Jenks family, and related Wright, Goldsbury, and Russell family members. A 1797 graduate and overseer of Harvard, Jenks was a Congregational clergyman, chaplain in the War of 1812 and of the Mass. Senate; professor of oriental languages and English literature, and overseer of Bowdoin College; Biblical scholar and writer; antiquarian; librarian of the Mass. Historical Soc.; and connected with the following: First Church of Bath, Me.; Seaman's Mission (Boston); Mariner's Church, Sailor's Home, City Missionary Soc., Shawmut Church, and Green St. Church, all of Boston; and other historical and charitable organizations. (Cont'd) Correspondence and misc. papers, diaries, account books, memoranda, sermons, poetry, history notes, oriental language notes, sketchbooks, genealogies, commonplace-books, and school notebooks. Family members represented include, but are not limited to, Betsey (Russell) Jenks; Harriet N., Theodore R., Lemuel P., Agnes B., William (d. 1917), Joseph W., Joseph, and Craigie L. Jenks; and Cornelia R. and Cornelia H. (Jenks) Wright. William Jenks's diaries for 1813-17 include vital statistics for Bath, Me.

ArchivalResource: 50 boxes and 2 oversize containers.

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