Papers of Emma Newman, 1845-1921.

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Papers of Emma Newman, 1845-1921.

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The papers include 16 volumes of Newman's diaries with entries from 1856-1897. There are twelve volumes of general notes, many from classes she attended at Andover Seminary and from reading she did in homeopathic medicine and mental healing. There are also 98 sermons, some complete and other in outline, accompanied by an index; 18 manuscripts, including an article on boarding-house life; and a several miscellaneous notes and copies of manuscripts. There is one letter written by Emma Newman and fourteen letters addressed to her.

Approx. 200 pieces.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Congregational Church of Algonquin (Algonquin, Ill.)

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Newman, Emma.

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Emma Emerson Newman (1838-1921) was a Congregational minister as well as a homeopathic practitioner and a "mental healer." She grew up in Massachusetts, where she attended the Abbot Academy in Andover, Mass. and also was allowed to audit lectures at Andover Theological Seminary where her grandfather was a founding trustee. She was a minister at the Congregational Church in Algonquin, Ill. and also served in churches in Missouri and Kansas where she was licensed to preach by association. She prac...

Abbot Academy

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The first school dedicated to the higher education of girls in the United States, Abbot Female Academy was founded by Sarah Abbot in 1829 in Andover, Massachusetts. It later was known as Abbot Academy until it merged with Philips Academy in 1973. From the description of Abbot Academy collection, 1893-1947. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 667883547 ...

Andover Theological Seminary

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