Papers II, 1789-1957, bulk: 1836-1920.

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Papers II, 1789-1957, bulk: 1836-1920.

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The Noyes family papers consist primarily of correspondence of Daniel Parker Noyes, Presbyterian clergyman, his wife, Helen McGregor (Means) Noyes, and their family. Included are descriptions of undergraduate life at Yale College by Daniel P. Noyes (1840), Edward P. Noyes (1880), and Atherton Noyes (1885). Letters between Daniel P. Noyes and his parents, Daniel and Mary (Parish) Noyes, contain references to his work as a tutor at Yale, pastor of the Jay Street Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn, N.Y., Secretary of the American Home Missionary Society and the Home Evangelization for Massachusetts, and as pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, Mass. (Cont.) Correspondence of Marion McGregor Noyes, her parents, and brothers, Edward P. Noyes and Atherton Noyes, pertains to family matters--births, deaths, marriages, education, travel, and other information on social and domestic life during the second half of the 19th century. Included are letters concerning Marion M. Noyes' interest in the Women's Educational and Industrial Union, the Massachusetts Child Labor Committee, and Simmons College. In addition there are letters of Richard Atherton Noyes detailing his active service in France with the American Expeditionary Force in 1917-1918; a Jan. 1840 description of the trial in the Amistad (Schooner) case; a long account of the illness and death of Eliza J. Bigelow; and a series of letters of Henry M. Dexter, classmate of Daniel P. Noyes. Other families represented are the Means and Parish families.

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Simmons University (Boston, Mass.)

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Women's Educational and Industrial Union (Boston, Mass.)

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The Women's Educational and Industrial Union (Boston, Massachusetts), a non-profit social and educational agency, was founded in 1877 by Dr. Harriet Clisby, and incorporated in 1880, "to increase fellowship among women and to promote the best practical methods for securing their educational, industrial and social advancement." In order to accomplish this mission, the organization was arranged in committees or departments which throughout its hist...

Dexter, Henry Martyn, 1821-1890

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Noyes, Daniel Parker, 1820-1888.

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Means family.

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Presbyterian Church (Wilmington, Mass.)

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American Home Missionary Society

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The American Home Missionary Society was formed in 1826 by the Congregational and other Protestant churches to financially assist congregations until they could be self-sufficient. From the description of American Home Missionary Society records, 1825-1837. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 663880998 In 1826 the Congregational, Presbyterian, Reformed and Associated Reformed churches formed the American Home Missionary Society to coordinate their national missiona...

Yale University.

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United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces

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Historical Note American Expeditionary Force The American Expeditionary Force (AEF) was the U.S. military force in Europe during World War I. Although a division commanded by General John J. Pershing was sent to France in June 1917, most of the AEF was manned as a result of passage of the Selective Service Act (40 Stat. 76) by the U.S. Congress on 18 May 1917, creating the Selective Service System. The Act gave the president the p...

Jay Street Presbyterian Church (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

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Noyes, Marion McGregor, 1855-

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Noyes, Hester.

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Noyes family.

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Noyes, Edward Parish, 1857-1913.

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Amistad (Schooner)

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Home Evangelization for Massachusetts.

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Noyes, Richard Atherton, 1894-

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Noyes, Helen McGregor Means.

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Noyes, Mary Parish.

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Massachusetts Child Labor Committee.

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Bigelow, Eliza J.

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Noyes, Atherton

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Parish family.

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