bMS 352
Whittemore, Thomas. Papers, 1824-1944.
Summary Information:
- Call Number: bMS 352
- Title: Whittemore, Thomas. Papers, 1824-1944.
- Repository: Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School, 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-1911
- Quantity: 6 boxes
Administrative Information:
- Access: There are no restrictions on access to this collection.
Biographical Note:
Thomas Whittemore (1800-1861) was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was ordained a Universalist minister at the Universalist Church in Milford, Massachusetts, in 1821. He served pastorates in Milton and Cambridgeport, Massachusetts. In 1822, he was appointed co-editor, along with Hosea Ballou II, of Universalist Magazine. He then co-founded, along with Russell Streeter, Trumpet and Universalist Magazine in 1828. Whittemore eventually became sole owner of this magazine and was the editor for it until his death. He is the author of numerous publications, including The Modern History of Universalism (1830), Notes and Illustrations of the Parables of the New Testament (1832), A Commentary on the Revelation of St. John, The Divine (1848), The Memoir of Walter Balfour (1852), The Life of Rev. Hosea Ballou (1854-1855), and The Early Days of Thomas Whittemore, an Autobiography (1859).
Scope and Content:
This collection is divided into three series. Series I consists of sermons and addresses given by Whittemore, arranged chronologically. Series II is correspondence and notes, including scrapbooks and clippings. Series III contains miscellaneous papers such as clippings, engravings, and photographs.
Container List:
Series I. Sermons and Addresses
- bMS 352/1 (1) Sermons, 1829-1832.
- bMS 352/1 (2) Sermons, 1833-1836.
- bMS 352/1 (3) Sermons, 1837-1838.
- bMS 352/1 (4) Sermons, 1839-1840.
- bMS 352/1 (5) Sermons, 1841.
- bMS 352/1 (6) Sermons, January-March 1842.
- bMS 352/1 (7) Sermons, April-July 1842.
- bMS 352/2 (1) Sermons, 1843-1845.
- bMS 352/2 (2) Sermons, 1946, 1848-1851.
- bMS 352/2 (3) Sermons, 1852-1853.
- bMS 352/2 (4) Sermons, 1854.
- bMS 352/2 (5) Sermons, 1855-[1861].
- bMS 352/2 (6) Undated sermons. Old Testament, Leviticus-Psalms.
- bMS 352/2 (7) Undated sermons. Old Testament, Proverbs-Lamentations.
- bMS 352/3 (1) Undated sermons. New Testament, Matthew-Colossians.
- bMS 352/3 (2) Undated sermons. New Testament, Thessalonians-Revelation.
- bMS 352/3 (3) Collected sermons, various dates and texts.
- bMS 352/3 (4) Collected sermons.
- bMS 352/3 (5) Collected sermons.
- bMS 352/3 (6) Collected sermons.
- bMS 352/3 (7) Collected sermons.
- bMS 352/3 (8) Sermon collections, incomplete.
- bMS 352/3 (9) Sermon collections, incomplete.
- bMS 352/3 (10) Sermon collections, incomplete.
- bMS 352/3 (11) Fast Day sermons.
- bMS 352/4 (1) Addresses, including Temperance addresses.
- bMS 352/4 (2) Addresses.
- bMS 352/4 (3) Whittemore's notes on his debate with Braman, November 6, 1833.
- bMS 352/4 (4) Miscellaneous notes on scriptural passages.
- bMS 352/4 (5) Fragments.
Series II. Correspondence and Notes
- bMS 352/4 (6) Bound notebook containing Whittemore's notes on history of Universalism. Includes letters to Whittemore and to Hosea Ballou II (1796-1861) from Dr. Francis Caudie and others, notes on the Rockingham Association, 1824-1847. With partial index.
- bMS 352/5 (1) Scrapbook containing letters, notes, clippings on the history of Universalism, compiled ca. 1840s.
- bMS 352/5 (2) Correspondence, 1827-1844. Includes: letter from Whittemore to Francis Caudie, August 11, 1827; letters from Whittemore to John Greenleaf Adams (1810-1887), September 2, 1834, September 8, 1834, and April 27, 1835; copy of letter from Whittemore to George W. Bazen (1794-1873), November 19, 1842.
- bMS 352/5 (3) Correspondence, 1845-1854. Includes: letters from Thomas Jefferson Sawyer (1804-1899), March 2, 1847, March 24, 1847, August 14, 1847, and undated letter and notes; letters from Aaron Burd Grosh (1803-1884), 1853 and n.d.; letter from Whittemore to Charles Augustus Skinner (1824-1906), February 10, 1853.
- bMS 352/5 (4) Correspondence, 1855-1860. Includes: letters from A.B. Grosh, March 18, 1856, April 20, 1860 (with letter from Jacob Grosh [-1860]); letters from Russell Streeter (1791-1880), January 7, 1856, July 24, 1857; copy of letter from Whittemore to George P. Gifford, November 16, 1857.
- bMS 352/5 (5) Miscellaneous correspondence and notes by Whittemore and others, including Hosea Ballou II.
- bMS 352/5 (6) Whittemore's notes on various sources concerning history of Universalism, including clippings and lists.
- bMS 352/6 (1) Whittemore's notes on Unitarianism, including "An Account of the Change in the Religious Character of Harvard College."
- bMS 352/6 (2) Notes and writings on Unitarianism.
- bMS 352/6 (3) Clippings and notes from bMS 352/5 (1), folder 1.
- bMS 352/6 (4) Clippings and notes, folder 2.
- bMS 352/6 (5) Clippings and notes, folder 3.
- bMS 352/6 (6) Scrapbook and loose sheets, including clippings and notes on Universalism in Germany.
- bMS 352/6 (7) Pages from previous scrapbook, including biographical clippings compiled by Whittemore.
Series III. Miscellaneous Papers
- bMS 352/6 (8) Clippings on Whittemore, including obituaries.
- bMS 352/6 (9) Alfred V. Bassett (-1831), Sermon on Universal Salvation, presented to Whittemore in 1856.
- bMS 352/6 (10) List of Universalist Historical Society Library books sent to or consulted by Whittemore.
- bMS 352/6 (11) Correspondence, 1937-1944, concerning Whittemore and transfer of his portrait to the Universalist Historical Society Library.
- bMS 352/6 (12) Engravings, photographs, and a sketch.