George Henry Hefflon papers, 1899-1924.

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George Henry Hefflon papers, 1899-1924.

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Twenty-eight volumes of diaries, holograph, dated 1899-1924, with a few years not present or incomplete; and a small amount of other papers, including letters, printed programs, and a few clippings and unidentified photographs, 1908-1924 and undated. Diary entries concern Hefflon's work as a clergyman and his family and personal life, including his experiences as a minister in Dublin, New Hampshire, 1899-1903, and as a student at Andover Theological Seminary and Berkeley Divinity School, 1905-1907; the loss of his hearing during this period; and his subsequent work as a minister with deaf people in Philadelphia and Hartford, at St. Andrew's Silent Mission in Boston, and elsewhere in New England. Most papers concern Hefflon's work with the deaf and his involvement in alumni organizations, including printed programs for alumni reunions; ALS and TLS written by Hefflon for circulation among alumni of the Berkeley Divinity School; printed programs for church services, most at Saint Andrew's Silent Mission; a few letters and reports written by Hefflon, most typescript, carbon; and clippings. Also present is a typed transcript, carbon, of a letter written in 1918 by Hefflon's brother, Joseph H. Hefflon, concerning his work in Europe with the Y.M.C.A. during the First World War. Additional materials, most printed church programs and newspaper clippings, including some clippings concerning Joseph H. Hefflon, are affixed to pages of the diaries.

1.67 linear feet (4 boxes) + 1 portfolio.

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Berkeley Divinity School

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Berkeley Divinity School's origins go back to the Anglo-Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley, who dreamed of building a seminary in the New World that would express the breadth of the Anglican tradition in new environs. While Berkeley's vision never materialized in his own lifetime, he left his farm in Newport, Rhode Island, and library of theological books to the youthful Yale College in 1733. These books, which formed a core of Yale's early collection, played a significant...

Andover Theological Seminary

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Hefflon, Joseph H., 1868-1919.

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St. Andrew's Silent Mission.

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Hefflon, George Henry, 1865-1925.

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George Henry Hefflon graduated from Yale University in 1891, B.A., and 1897, M.A., and served as a clergyman in the Methodist Episcopal, Congregationalist, and Episcopal Churches. Following the loss of his hearing, he worked as an Episcopal missionary among deaf people in New England. Hefflon died in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1925. From the description of George Henry Hefflon papers, 1899-1924. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78092628 From the description of George Henry H...