Brown-Gilman family papers 1862-1937

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Brown-Gilman family papers 1862-1937

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/413

William Adams (1807-1880) was pastor of Central Presbyterian Church in New York City when he helped found the Union Theological Seminary. He was president of the Seminary from 1874 to 1880. His son-in-law, John Crosby Brown (1838-1909), was a banker who was also on the board of the Seminary, becoming president in 1897. Brown's oldest son, William Adams Brown (1865-1943), was a Presbyterian minister who taught theology at the Seminary from 1892 to 1936. He served as acting president of Yale University from 1919 to 1920. Collection consists of correspondence and other papers of Rev. William Adams Brown, his wife, Helen Gilman Noyes Brown, and various members of the Brown, Noyes and Adams families. Correspondence, 1862-1937, primarily concerns personal and domestic matters of the families. Other papers include an address given by John Crosby Brown in 1898, memorials of Rev. Dr. William Adams, and family memorabilia.

9 linear feet (9 boxes)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6313558

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Brown, John Crosby, 1838-1909

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John Crosby Brown was a banker and a member of the Board of Directors of Union Theological Seminary in New York CIty. From the description of John Crosby Brown papers, 1876-1909. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 69652370 ...

Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.)

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Noyes family

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Brown family

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William Adams (1807-1880) was pastor of Central Presbyterian Church in New York City when he helped found the Union Theological Seminary. He was president of the Seminary from 1874 to 1880. His son-in-law, John Crosby Brown (1838-1909), was a banker who was also on the board of the Seminary, becoming president in 1897. Brown's oldest son, William Adams Brown (1865-1943), was a Presbyterian minister who taught theology at the Seminary from 1892 to 1936. He served as acting president ...

Adams family

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Adams, William, 1807-1880

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American clergyman. A founder in 1836 of Union Theological Seminary. From the guide to the William Adams letters, 1852-1862, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Brown, Helen Gilman Noyes

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Brown, William Adams, 1865-1943

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William Adams Brown was a Presbyterian minister, an ecumenist, and a Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. He also served as Secretary of the General War-time Commission of the Churches during WWI. From the description of William Adams Brown papers, 1865-1938. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 69666310 ...