Brainerd Society Records, 1833-1992, bulk 1833-1956.

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Brainerd Society Records, 1833-1992, bulk 1833-1956.

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Documents the activities of the Brainerd Society, Lafayette College's first and longest-lived student religious organization. The material covers various aspects of the Society, from its founding in 1833 as the Brainerd Evangelical Society, with its emphasis on evangelism and foreign mission work, its affiliation with the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in 1877, and its various reorganizations and broader social responsibilities in the 20th century. The records contain minutes, financial accounts, correspondence, writings, and memorabilia.

6 linear in. (2 boxes)

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Young Men's Christian Association (Lafayette College)

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Lafayette College (Easton, Northampton County, Pa.)

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Lafayette College (Easton, Pa.). Brainerd Evangelical Society.

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The Society was named in honor of David Brainerd, a young missionary to the Native Americans of the Delaware River Valley Region from 1744 until his death in 1747. From the description of Brainerd Society Records, 1833-1992, bulk 1833-1956. (Lafayette College). WorldCat record id: 48527854 ...

Brainerd, David, 1718-1747

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American missionary. From the description of Autograph leaf from his journal, numbered 13-14, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270910857 Missionary David Brainerd served the Indians of western Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. From the guide to the David Brainerd diary, July 14, 1745 - November 20, 1745, 1745, (American Philosophical Society) David Brainerd was a missionary to the Indians of western Massachusetts, New York, and...