John McClintock papers, 1828-1910.

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John McClintock papers, 1828-1910.

The collection consists of the papers of John McClintock from 1828-1910. The papers include correspondence, letterbooks, sermons, notebooks, diaries, newspaper articles, clippings, photographs, and documents. Correspondence (1830-1869) includes descriptions of his activities at Dickinson College; his life and activities in Paris where he was a pastor of the American Chapel (1860-1864); his activities with the Federal government in Paris during the Civil War; and his part in the establishment of a European branch of the United States Sanitary Commission. Letters to McClintock are from educators, Methodist laymen, publishers, clergy, and theologians. Documents on the 1847 riot in Carlisle, Pennsylvania include newspaper clippings and reports relating to McClintock's trial. Notebooks include diaries, account books, scrapbooks, passports, and a catalog of McClintock's private library. One diary pertains to McClintock's earlier trip to Europe (1850). Photographs include an interior view of the American Chapel (stereograph), portraits of Methodist clergymen, and a daguerreotype portrait of McClintock.

5 linear ft. (10 boxes, 14 bound volumes (BV), and 1 oversized bound volumes (OBV))

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United States Sanitary Commission

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Drew Theological Seminary

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Dickinson College

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McClintock, John, 1814-1870

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American Methodist clergyman. From the description of Autograph letters signed (9) : Carlisle, Pa., to Harper & Brothers, 1848 Apr. 27-1859 Nov. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270608696 John McClintock, editor, educator, and college president, was born October 27, 1814, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died March 4, 1870, in Madison, New Jersey. He taught at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania (1836-1848); was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review (1848-1856...

American Chapel (Paris, France)

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Methodist Episcopal Church

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The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in the U.S. in 1784. The first general conference was held in 1792 and the constitution was adopted in 1900. In 1939 the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Protestant Church united to form the Methodist Church (U.S.). From the description of Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122455885 From the guide to the Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945, (The New ...