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Collection Summary

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement of the Papers

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Diaries

William Henry Allison Diaries

A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress

Prepared by Patrick Kerwin

2000

Collection Summary

Creator Allison, William Henry, 1870-1941
Title William Henry Allison Diaries
Span Dates 1868-1940
Abstract: Historian and clergyman. Diaries kept by Allison recording his daily activities as a historian, clergyman, and consultant to the Library of Congress in church history. Includes a diary, 1868-1869, kept by his grandmother, Mary Ireland Allison, and an index to the volumes.
Extent: 58 items15 containers4.5 linear feet
Language: Collection material in English
Identification: MSS91546

Scope and Content Note

The papers of William Henry Allison (1870-1941) span the years 1868-1940 and consist entirely of diaries and an index to these volumes. A diary kept by Allison’s grandmother, Mary Ireland Allison, covers the period 1868-1869. Allison's diaries chronicle his daily activities as a historian at Pacific Theological Seminary, Bryn Mawr College, Colgate University, and other universities, as a clergyman at Penacook Baptist Church, Concord, New Hampshire, 1899-1902, and as a consultant in church history to the Library of Congress, 1930-1941.

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Selected Search Terms

People

  • Allison, Mary Ireland, -1870. Mary Ireland Allison diary. 1868-1869.
  • Allison, William Henry, 1870-1941.

Organizations

  • Bryn Mawr College--Faculty.
  • Colgate University--Faculty.
  • Library of Congress.
  • Pacific Theological Seminary (Berkeley, Calif.)--Faculty.
  • Penacook Baptist Church (Concord, N.H.)

Subjects

  • Baptists--Clergy.
  • Baptists--New Hampshire--Concord.
  • Church history.

Occupations

  • Clergy.
  • Historians.

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Arrangement of the Papers

This collection is arranged chronologically.

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Container List

Diaries

Allison, Mary Ireland, 1868-1869

Allison, William Henry

Indexes (2 vols.)

1886-1889 (4 vols.)

1890-1893 (4 vols.)

1894-1897 (4 vols.)

1898-1901 (4 vols.)

1902-1905 (4 vols.)

1906-1909 (4 vols.)

1910-1913 (4 vols.)

1914-1917 (4 vols.)

1918-1921 (4 vols.)

1922-1925 (4 vols.)

1926-1929 (4 vols.)

1930-1933 (4 vols.)

1934-1937 (4 vols.)

1938-1940 (3 vols.)

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