Lyman Whiting Papers
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Scope and Contents
The papers of Lyman Whiting consist of 15.5 linear feet of manuscripts dating from 1836 to 1906. The collection contains eight boxes of correspondence of both a personal and professional nature. There are also nine boxes of his sermons. Other items include thirty-three diaries kept by Whiting, newspaper clippings, and manuscripts relating to his various pastorates in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Iowa, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.
Dates
- Creation: 1836-1906
Creator
- Whiting, Lyman (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult Special Collections staff for further information.
Extent
15.50 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Congregational clergyman. Diaries, correspondence, sermons, and other materials.
Method of Acquisition
The papers were given to the University of Iowa Libraries in 1958 by Allen Langston.
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Brookfield (Mass.)
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Charleston (W. Va.)
- Dubuque (Iowa)
- Iowa
- Janesville (Wis.)
- Lawrence (Mass.)
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- New York (State)
- North Brookfield (Mass.)
- Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia (Pa.)
- Portsmouth (N.H.)
- Providence (R.I.)
- Reading (Mass.)
- Rhode Island
- South Williamstown (Mass.)
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Occupation
Topical
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the University of Iowa Special Collections Repository
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5921
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-spec@uiowa.edu