Philadelphia Divinity School

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Philadelphia Divinity School (also known as Divinity School of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Philadelphia) incorporated in 1862, graduating its first class in 1863; had several different locations in Philadelphia, settling in its last campus at 42nd and Spruce streets in the 1920s and merged with St. Andrews Church at the same time; in the 1930s nearly closed but implemented extensive changes in both its academic and governing programs; existed until 1974 when it moved to Cambridge, Mass., merging with Episcopal Theological School to form the Episcopal Divinity School.

From the description of Records, 1862-1974. (Boston Theol Institute). WorldCat record id: 70974722

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associatedWith Episcopal Church corporateBody
associatedWith Episcopal Divinity School corporateBody
associatedWith Grew, Joseph C. (Joseph Clark), 1880-1965 person
associatedWith Philadelphia Divinity School. William Bacon Stevens Library. corporateBody
associatedWith St. Andrew's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) corporateBody
associatedWith Zantzinger, Borie and Medary (Firm) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Philadelphia--Pennsylvania
Massachusetts--Cambridge
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Pews and pew rights
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Theological seminaries
Theological seminary libraries
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