bMS 449

William Brunton. Poetry, 1865-1901. 

Summary Information:

Call Number: bMS 449
Title: William Brunton. Poetry, 1865-1901.
Repository: Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School, 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-1911
Quantity: 1 box (.75 linear feet)

Administrative Information:

HOLLIS number: 009510640
Preferred Citation: William Brunton. Poetry, 1865-1901, bMS 449, Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School
Acquisition Information: Collection purchased in July 2004 from Carmen D. Valentino, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Philadelphia, PA. 

Biographical Information:

William Brunton (1850-1906) was born in Sheffield, England, and graduated from the Unitarian Home Missionary College in England in 1869. He was ordained to the ministry at Manchester, England on January 20, 1869. He had settlements at Middlesbrough and Colyton, England, and came to America where he graduated fro Harvard Divinity School in 1879. He served as pastor at churches in Brighton, MA: Yarmouth, Maine; Whitman, MA; and Fairhaven, MA. He was married to Elma Amelia Sumner of Braintree, VT, and had one son. Rev. Brunton died in Boston on March 10, 1906. 

Scope and Content:

The collection consists of two volumes of holograph poetry written by Brunton ca. 1865-1901, plus a scrapbook which contains clippings of his published works. One of the poetry volumes, dated 1872, is entitled Spring Blossoms and Summer Flowers, and the other, dated 1900, is entitled Poems of Gladness and the Higher Life. Topics covered in these volumes include the range of human emotions and foibles; childhood; politics; religious thought, feelings, and actions (including preaching and the celebration of Christmas.)

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