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Series 1: SERMONS,
1904-1962
Series 2: MISCELLANEOUS,
n.d.
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Rev. Osmond Jesse Billings (AC 1900) Sermons, 1906-ca. 1960
Finding aid prepared by Sarang Gopalakrishnan, Peter Nelson.
Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
© 2003
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Creator:
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Billings, Osmond Jesse |
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Title:
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Billings Sermons |
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Dates:
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1906-ca. 1960 |
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Abstract:
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Congregational minister. Papers consist mainly of handwritten sermons, but also include a journal and other miscellaneous writings.
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Extent:
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4 records storage boxes(4 linear ft.) |
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Language:
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English. |
Osmond Jesse Billings was born on July 9, 1878, in Sharon, Mass. He went to Sharon High School, Boston Latin School, Amherst (BA 1900) and Yale Divinity School (BD 1905). He served as minister at the First Congregational Church in Upton (1908-1915), Union Evangelical Church in Three River (1915-1924), Central Congregational Church in Orange (1925-1936), First Congregational Church in Newbury (1936-1944); and as pastor to the First Congregational Church in Georgetown (1944-1952). In 1926, Billings married Rena Nutting in Amherst. They had three children, Edward, Elizabeth and Carolyn. Billings died in 1978.
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Handwritten sermons, including children's sermons, preached by Billings as a minister in various Congregational churches in Massachusetts. Also included are a journal of sermons given and various undated writings, notes and letters.
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This collection is organized into two series:
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Series 1: SERMONS,
1904-1962
Series 1, SERMONS, 1904-1962, are handwritten sermons written by Rev. Billings. They are not arranged in any particular order. Three folders of children's sermons are filed at the end of the series.
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Folder
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38 sermons
1905-1928
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Box
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Folder
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| 2 |
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34 sermons
1905-1935
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Box
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Folder
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25 sermons
1910-1936
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Box
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Folder
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64 sermons
1905-1926
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90 children's sermons
n.d.
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35 children's sermons
n.d.
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9 |
66 children's sermons
n.d.
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10 |
24 Old South Church sermons
n.d.
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Series 2: MISCELLANEOUS,
n.d.
Series 2, MISCELLANEOUS, n.d., includes a sermon journal kept by Rev. Billings as well as various undated writings, notes and letters.
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Folder
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Writings, programs, clippings, assorted papers
n.d
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12 |
Writings, letters, book binding ("Parlor Games")
n.d.
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13 |
Notebooks, church constitution
n.d.
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