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William Walker Rockwell papers

Title
William Walker Rockwell papers, 1883-1945, bulk (1920s-1930s)
Author
Rockwell, William Walker.
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Additional Authors
  • Converse, Allan D.
  • Jones, E. Milton.
  • Rockwell, Ethel Dean Converse, 1875-1933.
  • Rumsey, William L.
  • American Society of Church History.
  • Committee on Religious Liberty.
  • Committee on the Relation of Church and State.
  • League of Nations Non-Partisan Association (U.S.)
  • Manhattan Congregational Church (New York, N.Y.)
  • Medieval Academy of America.
  • Near East Relief (Organization).
  • Young Women's Christian Association of the U.S.A.
Description
12.4 linear feet (31 boxes).
Summary
Collection consists of correspondence, investment and organizational papers and lecture materials of William Walker Rockwell; Edith Rockwell's papers; and family genealogical information.
Subject
  • Rockwell, William Walker
  • Dowse family
  • Rockwell family
  • Radcliffe College > Alumni and alumnae
  • Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.) > Faculty
  • Charities
  • Church history > Study and teaching
  • Investments
Genre/Form
  • Maps.
  • Photographs.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Biography (note)
  • William Walker Rockwell (1874-1958) was a Congregational minister, professor of church history and librarian.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
MssCol 2596
OCLC
NYPW94-A217
Author
Rockwell, William Walker.
Title
William Walker Rockwell papers, 1883-1945, bulk (1920s-1930s)
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
William Walker Rockwell (1874-1958) was a Congregational minister, professor of church history and librarian. After being ordained a minister of the Congregational Church in 1905, he joined the Union Theological Seminary in New YOrk City where he taught church history and was the librarian from 1925 until 1942. His wife, Ethel Dean Converse Rockwell (1875-1933), was a national figure in YWCA work.
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Occupation
Church historians.
Librarians.
Added Author
Converse, Allan D.
Jones, E. Milton.
Rockwell, Ethel Dean Converse, 1875-1933.
Rumsey, William L.
American Society of Church History.
Committee on Religious Liberty.
Committee on the Relation of Church and State.
League of Nations Non-Partisan Association (U.S.)
Manhattan Congregational Church (New York, N.Y.)
Medieval Academy of America.
Near East Relief (Organization).
Young Women's Christian Association of the U.S.A.
LCCN
ms 64000359 /, ms 73000705 /, ms 83001647
Research Call Number
MssCol 2596
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