Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Chi Alpha (New York, N.Y.)
- Extent:
- 14 boxes and 14 boxes
- Language:
- English .
Background
- Scope and Content:
Manuals (annual) containing historical sketch, constitution, list of members and officers, 1882-1937 (incomplete); meeting records including order of exercises, 1883-1926, and Centennial Meeting , 1829-1929, Nov. 30, 1929; scrapbook, 1829-1929, containing letters, programs, and clippings; minutes, including original transcript of minutes of the first meeting of Chi Alpha, Nov. 28, 1829, first book of minutes, 1829-1933, minutes, Nov. 27, 1829-Feb. 26, 1938 (21 v.) and Jan. 4, 1964-Dec. 16, 1967 (2 v.); Secretary's annual report, 1852-1938; Treasurer's annual report, 1858-1926; Topic Committee's annual report, 1897-1925; two committee reports, 1845, 1881; thirteen letters, 1838-1901; address, essays, and poems related to Presidents' inaugurals, 1867-1926, and other events, 1863-1938; obituaries of members, 1816-1937; and six memorial pamphlets.
- Biographical / Historical:
The Chi Alpha (Christiano Adelphoi or Christian Brethren) Society was organized in New York City on November 27, 1829 by pastors connected with the Presbytery of New York. They became the founders of Union Theological Seminary of the City of New York.
- Acquisition information:
- Manuals, orders of exercises, scrapbook, minutes, reports, correspondence, addresses, essays, letters, obituaries, memorial pamphlets.
- Processing information:
Manuals, orders of exercises, scrapbook, minutes, reports, correspondence, addresses, essays, letters, obituaries, memorial pamphlets Cataloged Lynn A. Grove 07/06/88.
- Rules or conventions:
- appm
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Presbyterians -- New York (State) -- New York
Clergy -- New York (State) -- New York -- Societies, etc
Scrapbooks
Poems - Names:
- Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of New York
Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.) -- : History - Places:
- New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs
New York (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs
New York (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
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