Records of Adelphoi Theologia and The Society for Religious Improvement, 1785-1847.

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Records of Adelphoi Theologia and The Society for Religious Improvement, 1785-1847.

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The Records of Adelphoi Theologia and The Society for Religious Improvement document the history and activities of this religious society. Journals (minutes) kept by the society document their weekly meetings and form the largest part of this collection. Other materials in the collection include catalogs of the society's library, constitutions, laws, and lists of members, and a small amount of correspondence.

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Harvard University Archives.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7432657

Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

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Adelphoi Theologia (Harvard University)

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Adelphoi Theologia, which also identified itself in Greek as ΑΔΕΛΦΟΙ ΘΕΟΛΟΓΙΑ, was founded as a secret society on November 10, 1785 by six members of the Harvard College Class of 1786 . The society met weekly on Sunday evenings for religious activities and discussion of a religious question. As of November 4, 1835, the group changed its name to The Society for Religious Improvement, and began publicizing its meetings. The last members were from the Class of 1847, and the last official meeting wa...