Sweetser, Seth, 1807-1878
Variant namesSeth Sweetser (1807-1878) was born in Newburyport, Mass. He graduated from Harvard College in 1827 and became a minister after three years of study at the Andover Theological Seminary. In 1838 he was installed as minister of the Central Church in Worcester, Mass. Among his accomplishments, Sweetser was President of the Theological Seminary and Phillips Academy at Andover, trustee of Leicester Academy, President of the American Education Society, member of the Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and of the Board of Overseers at Harvard University, trustee of Memorial Hospital, and a member of the American Antiquarian Society.
From the description of Papers, 1826-1878. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207174018
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| referencedIn | Henry Oscar Houghton papers, 1773-1932 (bulk 1833-1895) | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Palmer family. Palmer family papers, 1825-1914 (inclusive). | Yale University Library | |
| referencedIn | Washburn, Emory, 1800-1877. Papers, 1833-1865. | American Antiquarian Society | |
| referencedIn | Palmer family papers, 1825-1914 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| creatorOf | Sweetser, Seth, 1807-1878. Papers, 1826-1878. | American Antiquarian Society | |
| referencedIn | Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004 | Harvard University Archives. | |
| referencedIn | Central Church (Worcester, Mass.). Records, 1820-c. 1970. | American Antiquarian Society | |
| referencedIn | Autograph File, S, 1556-1996. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Harvard University. Mathematical theses, 1782-1839 | Harvard University Archives. | |
| creatorOf | Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852. Letter, 1842 April 1, to Seth Sweetser. | New Hampshire Newspaper Project |
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| associatedWith | Central Church (Worcester, Mass.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Harvard University. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Houghton, Henry Oscar, 1823-1895 | person |
| associatedWith | Palmer family | family |
| associatedWith | Palmer family. | family |
| associatedWith | Sweetser family. | family |
| associatedWith | Washburn, Emory, 1800-1877. | person |
| associatedWith | Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852. | person |
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| Massachusetts | |||
| Worcester (Mass.) |
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Birth 1807
Death 1878
