Shane Collection, 1716-1860.

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Shane Collection, 1716-1860.

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Consists of Shane's collection of materials pertaining to Presbyterian history, particularly its origins in the early West. Included in this record group is the moderatorial sermon referred to above, together with correspondence of Presbyterian ministers in Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, minutes of the Board of Trustees, and other documents relating to the early history of Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky. The manuscripts provide information on modes of travel, types of illness, sources and cost of building materials, preaching tours, and the actions of churches and presbyteries. and sidelights on life in the frontier settlements.

14 cubic ft.

Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS

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SNAC Resource ID: 6676480

Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS

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Transylvania University

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Historical note: The principal responsibility of the Dean of Students at Transylvania University has been the coordination of offices and programs directly related to non-academic activities of students and student organizations. From the description of Dean of students records, 1930-1991. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191917646 Historical note: Administration of student admissions and the recording of scholastic records has at various times been the responsibility of the T...

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Ebenezer

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Shane, John Dabney, 1812-1864

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John Dabney Shane, Presbyterian minister and collector of material on Presbyterian history and pioneer life in Kentucky and the Mississippi Valley, was born in 1812 in Cincinnati, Ohio and died there on February 7, 1864. He attended Hampden-Sydney College in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia, graduating in 1834. He also studied theology in the Union Theological Seminary in Virginia. Following licensure in 1842, by the Presbytery of Cincinnati, Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., he went to Kentucky where ...

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Synod of Kentucky

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Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Kentucky.

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Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of West Lexington

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