Charles Reynolds Brown Papers, 1860-1957

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Charles Reynolds Brown Papers, 1860-1957

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The collection documents Brown's long and activecareer as a Congregational minister, Dean of Yale Divinity School and author.Prominent correspondents include William Lyon Phelps, Washington Gladden,Booker T. Washington, Henry Sloane Coffin, Herbert Hoover, John D. Rockefeller,Jr., John R. Mott, William H. Taft, Theodore Roosevelt and Luther A. Weigle.Charles Reynolds Brown was born in Bethany, West Virginia on October 1, 1862.He was educated at the University of Iowa and Boston University, and receivedseveral honorary degrees. He was a prominent Protestant clergyman inCongregational churches across the United States, Dean of Yale Divinity School(1911-1928) and an author. He served as Moderator of the National Council ofCongregational Churches and as Chairman of the Congregational EducationSociety. He died on November 28, 1950.

Totalarchival boxes 16; 1 oversize box; total linear footage 9'

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Yake University Divinity School Library

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