Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims and Henry Ward Beecher collection Bulk, 1847-1887 1819-1980

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Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims and Henry Ward Beecher collection Bulk, 1847-1887 1819-1980

http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/bhs/arc_212_plymouth_beecher/arc_212_plymouth_beecher.html

The Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims and Henry Ward Beecher collection traces the career of the Reverend Henry Ward Beecher, the well known 19th century preacher, and the history of Plymouth Congregational Church, of which Beecher was the first pastor. Plymouth Church was a major institution in 19th century Brooklyn, first gaining recognition on national and international levels as Beecher's pulpit. Beecher was well known for his oratorical ability and for his vocal opposition to slavery and support of the Northern cause during the Civil War. He also spoke out on subjects ranging from women's suffrage and evolution to organized labor and temperance. Beecher was a popular figure despite controversy that surrounded his activities, including a charge of adultery that resulted in a widely reported trial in 1875. The collection relates principally to Beecher's pastorate at Plymouth Church from 1847 until his death in 1887. Other materials, ranging through 1980, concern the church's other pastors and the history of Plymouth Church itself, which consolidated with the Church of the Pilgrims in 1934. The papers provide insight into the church congregation's various activities, illustrate the history of Beecher's influence on his congregation and on 19th century congregationalism, and shed light on both the public and private life of a major American personality of the 19th century.

28.0 cubic feet; in 75 boxes: 32 manuscript boxes, 38 flat boxes, and 5 small boxes.

Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6329136

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King, Horatio C.

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Union army officer, 1862-1865, and New York City attorney. From the description of Letterbooks, 1862 Sept.-1868 Nov. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58759159 Military man and politician. King moved to Brooklyn in 1865 and served on the Brooklyn Board of Education. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1840]-1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155451560 Biographical Note ...

Hibben, Paxton, 1880-1928

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Church of the Pilgrims (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.). Sunday School.

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Henry Ward Beecher Literary and Debating Society (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.).

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Plymouth Institute (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.).

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Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922

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American clergyman, author, and editor who worked with Henry Ward Beecher as co-editor of the "Christian Union." From the description of Autograph, 1897. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367554802 American author. From the description of Letter : Cornwall on Hudson, [N.Y.] to Mr. Bok, 1908 Oct. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 33376379 Lyman Abbott was an influential American pastor and author. Born in Massachusetts and educated i...

Hillis, Newell Dwight, 1858-1929

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Paster of the Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1899-1924. From the description of Letters, 1908-1920. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233125545 Newell Dwight Hillis was born in Magnolia, IA on September 2, 1858. He graduated from Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, IL in 1884 and from McCormick Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Chicago in 1887. In April of 1887, he married Annie Louise Patrick, and later that year he was ordained by the Pr...

Henry Ward Beecher Missionary Circle (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.).

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Beecher, William Constantine, 1849-

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William C. Beecher (b. 1849), compiler of the scrapbook, was the son of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. As a lawyer and a resident of Brooklyn, William C. Beecher chaired the Campaign Committee of the First Ward Republican Association in 1882, and was a member of the same committee in 1883. From the guide to the Brooklyn Republican Party scrapbook, 1881-1883, (Brooklyn Historical Society) ...

Tilton, Elizabeth M. Richards, 1834-

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Bethel of Plymouth Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.).

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Tilton, Théodore 1835-1907

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Theodore Tilton (1835-1907) was an American newspaper editor, journalist, poet, and supporter of women's suffrage. He and his wife were parishioners of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and Tilton worked as his assistant for eleven years, until 1874, when Tilton sued Beecher for adultery with Mrs. Tilton. The case received widespread public attention. Tilton subsequently moved to Paris where he lived for the rest of his life. From the guide to the Theodore Tilton Correspondence, 1865-1894,...

Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

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Brooklyn's Plymouth Church was founded in the Congregationalist tradition in 1847 in the neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights. Its first building was erected on Cranberry Street between Hicks and Henry Streets in that same year. The Church's first pastor, the charismatic orator Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887), quickly catapulted the church to a position of national prominence and regularly filled the pews to overflowing. When the church's building was destroyed by fire in 1849, a new red...

Church of the Pilgrims (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

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Brooklyn's Plymouth Church was founded in the Congregationalist tradition in 1847 in the neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights. Its first building was erected on Cranberry Street between Hicks and Henry Streets in that same year. The Church's first pastor, the charismatic orator Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887), quickly catapulted the church to a position of national prominence and regularly filled the pews to overflowing. When the church's building was destroyed by fire in 1849, a new red...

Durkee, J. Stanley (James Stanley), 1866-1951

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James Stanley Durkee was a Baptist and Congregationalist minister who served in Maine, Massachusetts, and New York. He was the last white president of Howard University (1918-1926) and presided over Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn, New York, from 1927-1941. From the description of James Stanley Durkee sermons, 1897-1947. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 700044430 Congregational clergyman and president of Howard University in Wash...

Ellinwood, T. J. (Truman Jeremiah), 1830-1921

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1844 Church of the Pilgrims established 1847 Plymouth Church established; Henry Ward Beecher installed as pastor 1849 Fire destroys Plymouth Church (January) 1850 New church completed (June) ...

Fifield, L. Wendell (Lawrence Wendell), 1891-1964

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Hunt, Rose Ward

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Plymouth Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.). Sunday School.

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Plymouth Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

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1844 Church of the Pilgrims established 1847 Plymouth Church established; Henry Ward Beecher installed as pastor 1849 Fire destroys Plymouth Church (January) 1850 New church completed (June) ...

Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887

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Abolitionist; orator; pastor of Plymouth Church, 1847-1887. From the description of Papers, [ca.1847]-1937, 1847-1887 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155459715 American Congregational clergyman, lecturer, reformer, and author. From the guide to the Henry Ward Beecher papers, 1851-1896, n.d, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Congregationalist minister. From the description of Sermon notes, [n.d.], 1893, 18...