American Bible society
Variant namesThe American Bible Society, founded in New York City in 1816, promotes the distribution of the Bible and other sacred writings with the support of religious denominations throughout the world.
From the description of American Bible Society synopsis of correspondence, 1883. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517913
From the guide to the American Bible Society synopsis of correspondence, 1883, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)
The American Bible Society was founded in 1816 from an amalgamation of local societies with a mission to produce, distribute, and promote the Scriptures in all languages everywhere. The main recipients of the correspondence comprising this collection are: Joseph Hyde, General Agent and Assistant Treasurer of the American Bible Society from at least 1842 through at least 1855; Reverend John C. Brigham, Corresponding Secretary of the American Bible Society during at least the late 1830's and 1840's; and Edmond S. Jones, Financial Secretary during at least the 1840's. James Field, an Agent of the American Bible Society in Wisconsin, is the writer of a significant body of correspondence documenting evangelical activity on the frontier among both whites and Oneida Indians.
From the guide to the American Bible Society papers, American Bible Society, 1819-1855, 1828-1855, (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan)
Organization promoting the production and distribution of Bibles.
From the description of Records, 1836-1849. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 31428115
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| referencedIn | Samuel J. Baird Papers, 1834-1892 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
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| referencedIn | Records, 1962-1986. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | American Bible Society. Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1958-1967. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| creatorOf | Annual reports, 1816-1983. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Washington, Bushrod, 1762-1829. Bushrod Washington family papers, 1662-1835 | George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon | |
| creatorOf | Good will book for Japan, 1850-1957. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
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| creatorOf | Founding papers, 1813-1816. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
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| creatorOf | Historical essays, 1963-1968. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Isaac Ferris Papers, Bulk, 1816-1871, 1816-1931 | New York University. Archives | |
| referencedIn | Gilman Family Papers, 1659-1935 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
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| referencedIn | Records, 1814-1939. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
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| creatorOf | Audio-visual material, 1939-1981. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
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| creatorOf | Auxiliaries records, 1809-1983. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
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| creatorOf | Accounting records, 1822-1953. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Records, 1937-1957. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Female Bible Society of Boston and Its Vicinity. Records, 1814-1889 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Branch Bible Society of Lebanon (Conn.). Record book 1829-1856. | Connecticut Historical Society | |
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| referencedIn | Records, 1895-1943. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Records, 1858-1926. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
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| creatorOf | Agent and accountant records, 1819-1840. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Constitutions, 1816-1983. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
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| creatorOf | Bingham, Hiram, 1831-1908. Letter to the corresponding secretaries of the American and Hawaiian Boards of Missions and of the American Bible Society. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Scrapbooks, 1856-1959. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Agents' papers, 1820-1891. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | American Bible Society papers 1819-1855 1828-1855 American Bible Society | William L. Clements Library | |
| creatorOf | Annual meeting records, 1818-1965, 1923-1947 (bulk) | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Atkinson, Thomas, 1807-1881. Thomas Atkinson papers, 1841-1879. | Archives of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland | |
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| referencedIn | Gilbert-Cheever family papers, 1836-1891 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Records, 1961-1963. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Records, 1898-1973. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | American Bible Society. Records, 1836-1849. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
| referencedIn | Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1898-1974. Letter : New York, to W.H. Falconer. | Natural History Museum Los Angeles County Foundation, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County | |
| referencedIn | Autograph File, A, 1518-2002. | Houghton Library | |
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| creatorOf | American Bible Society. Reports, 1818-1836. | Virginia Theological Seminary, Bishop Payne Library | |
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| referencedIn | Records, 1809-1980. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Manuscript Notes on the Life of Henry Rutgers, 1946-1962 | Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Records, 1826-1936. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Henderson County Bible Society (Oquawka, Ill.). Minutes, 1859-1885. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library | |
| creatorOf | Legal case records, 1851-1983. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Charleston Bible Society. Charleston Bible Society records, 1815-1978. | South Carolina Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Frank Wuttge papers, ca. 1915-ca. 1985 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Jacobs, Elmer, 1900-. Elmer Jacobs papers, 1925-1982. | Newberry Library | |
| referencedIn | Isaac P. Langworthy papers, ca. 1829-ca. 1889 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Irwin family. Papers, 1775-1931 1810-1890. | University of North Carolina, Charlotte, J. Murrey Atkins Library | |
| referencedIn | Bliss, Isaac Groot, 1822-1889. Notebook relating to the American Bible Society, 1857-1862. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Jackson, John Peter, 1805-1861. John P. Jackson papers, 1821-1887 1830-1860. | New Jersey Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Records, 1811-1981. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Publications, 1818-1984. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Stucki, Benjamin F., 1893-1961. Papers, 1902-1958. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Stephen R. Riggs and family papers., 1837-1988 (bulk 1837-1869). | Minnesota Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Records, 1910-1953. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Records, 1819-1958. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Records, 1918-1939. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | American Bible Society. American Bible Society papers, 1819-1855 bulk 1828-1855. | William L. Clements Library | |
| referencedIn | Fields, W. C. (Wilbur Clemont), 1922-. Papers, 1943-2004. | Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archives | |
| referencedIn | Wiley, C. H. (Calvin Henderson), 1819-1887. C.H. Wiley papers, 1774-1962. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Records, 1900-1941. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | American Bible Society. Treasurer's book, 1906-1913. | Atlantic County Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Adams, Moses N. (Moses Newton), 1822-1902. Moses N. Adams papers, 1849-1902. | Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts | |
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| referencedIn | Female Bible Society of Homer (Homer, N.Y.). Female Bible Society of Homer records, 1822-1837. | Cornell University Library | |
| creatorOf | Biographical files, 1898-1980. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Records, 1910-1982. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Account book, 1818-1822. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | American Bible Society synopsis of correspondence, 1883 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Parish, Rev. Consider. Letter, dated July 6, 1837, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, to John Mitchie. | University of Tennessee, John C. Hodges Library | |
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| creatorOf | American Lutheran Church (1930-1960). President (1937- 1949:Poppen). Emanuel Frederick Poppen Papers, 1930-1949. | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library, ELCA Library | |
| referencedIn | Abbott, Edward, 1841-1908. Edward Abbott scrapbook journal, 1903 Jan. 13-Mar. 9. | Library of Congress | |
| referencedIn | Stringfield, Thomas. Letter, dated April 10, 1846, Beans Station, Grainger County, Tennessee, to the Board of the American Bible Society (Rev. J.C. Bingham and Dr. Noah Levings), Nassau, New York. | University of Tennessee, John C. Hodges Library | |
| creatorOf | Hollender, Marc H. (Marc Hale), 1916-1998. Marc H. Hollender Cover Collection, 1813-1864. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library | |
| referencedIn | Whittlesey, Elisha, 1783-1863. Papers, 1783-1863 / Elisha Whittlesey. | Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Non-affiliated organization records, 1812-1966. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Papers of James Christie (d. 1913), [ca. 1873]-1877 | Edinburgh University Library | |
| referencedIn | Addison, Oscar Murray, 1820-1898. Addison, Oscar Murray papers 1834-1915. | University of Texas Libraries | |
| creatorOf | American Bible Society. Invoice, 1853. | American Periodical Series I | |
| creatorOf | Photographs, [ca. 1830]-1986. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Gilman family. Gilman family papers, 1659-1935 (inclusive). | Yale University Library | |
| referencedIn | Darlington, Gilbert. Papers, 1917-1980. | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
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| creatorOf | American Bible Society. [Certificate] 1875 Jan. 7, New York [to] John N. Campbell, Georgetown, D.C. / American Bible Society. | Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS | |
| referencedIn | Thomas T. Torrance Papers, 1883-1996 | Yake University Divinity School Library | |
| referencedIn | Records, 1917-1986. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
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| creatorOf | Frank Wuttge papers, ca. 1915-ca. 1985 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| creatorOf | American Bible Society. American Bible Society orders, 1860-1863. | Connecticut Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1894. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | American Bible Society. American Bible Society synopsis of correspondence, 1883. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | Islesford Congregational Church. Islesford Congregational Church collection, 1896-1928. | Islesford Historical Society | |
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| creatorOf | Fund raising appeals, 1971-1983. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
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