William Rollinson Whittingham papers, 1808-1879.

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William Rollinson Whittingham papers, 1808-1879.

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Includes private family correspondence (1808-1886); Whittingham's official correspondence and journals as Bishop of Maryland (1840-1879); his minutes and notes on proceedings of the General Convention (1832-1877) and the House of Bishops; sermons; clippings; pastoral letters; circulars; private diaries; and many other documents. The papers contain much material on church affairs throughout the United States, ca. 1823-1879; the Civil War (including the resentment caused by Whittingham's staunch Union position in a diocese where many of the clergy and laity were sympathetic to the Confederate cause) ; relations with other denominations in this country and in Europe; missions, particularly in the Near East, Greece, and Cuba; educational enterprises; doctrinal controversies, and other topics. Much personal and biographical information includes Whittingham's early years as a clergyman in New York and New Jersey; his work as librarian and professor at General Theological Seminary in New York, and subsequently as a Trustee; editorial activities, including those for the Protestant Episcopal Press; involvement with the Sunday School Union; travels in Europe; and many other activities.

ca. 30,000 items.

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