Collection regarding The Ten Commandents, 1888-1904.

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Collection regarding The Ten Commandents, 1888-1904.

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Comprises 130 autograph letters (the preponderance dated 1889) signed by prominent individuals congratulating Boardman on his publication of "The Ten Commandments." Also includes clippings of newspaper book reviews and one article announcing the lectures, 1888-1889; a printed copy of "The Ten Commandments, 1889; a printed flyer promoting the publication, 1889; a printed copy of the exchange of letters between Boardman and Penn about the lectures, 1888; an acknowledgement from the Yale University Library about receiving the book, 1893; and an image of a plaque commemorating Boardman's service as pastor, 1904.

1 box.

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Boardman, George Dana, 1828-1903

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Boardman was pastor of the First Baptist Church of Philadelphia for thirty years (ca. 1865-1894) and a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania. In November of 1888 he was asked by the University of Pennsylvania to offer a series of "Sunday Afternoon Addresses upon Religious Topics." His topic was the Ten Commandents, and his lectures were published in 1889 by the American Baptist Publication Society as "The Ten Commandments: A Course of Lectures Delivered Before The University of Pennsylvania....