Henry J. Van Lennep Sketches and Papers 1834-1879

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Henry J. Van Lennep Sketches and Papers 1834-1879

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Most of the collection conists of pencil sketches and watercolors of scenery, people and objects, chiefly Turkish but also some American. In addition, a small amount of personal papers include passports related to his travel as a missionary in Turkey, a notebook of sermons written by Van Lennep in Armenian, and portrait photographs.

1 records storage box, 1 oversize flat box; (1.25 linear ft.)

Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

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Sedgwick Institute

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Van-Lennep, Henry J. (Henry John), 1815-1889

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Henry John Van Lennep (AC 1837), a noted 19th-century Christian minister, missionary, writer and educator, was born in Smyrna (present-day Izmir, Turkey) in 1815. In 1830 he was sent to the United States for his education. He prepared for college at Mount Pleasant Institute, Amherst, Mass., and Hartford (Conn.) Grammar School. After graduating from Amherst College in 1837, he attended Andover Theological Seminary for one year, then studied with Rev. Joel Hawes in Hartford and was or...