bMS 683
Baldwin, William Henry. Papers, 1852-1909
Summary Information:
- Call Number: bMS 683
- Title: William Henry Baldwin. Papers, 1852-1909
- Repository: Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School, 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-1911
- Quantity: 1 box (.35 linear feet)
Administrative Information:
- Acquisition Information: Purchased from Eveleigh Books and Stamps, Dover, Massachusetts, in December 2005.
- Processing Information: Processed by Scott Templin and Fran O'Donnell, April 2006.
- Access: There are no restrictions on this collection.
Biographical Information:
William Henry Baldwin (October 20, 1826-June 8, 1909) was born in Brighton, Massachusetts.
In 1850 he established Baldwin, Baxter and Company, an
import business of woolen goods. During the Civil War he was an active member of the
Ward 11 Boston Soldiers' Relief Commission which was dedicated
to providing relief to the families and soldiers of the Army
of the Potomac. He
retired from business in 1868 and became the President of
the Boston Young Men's Christian Union, a position he held until
1907. This union was founded as a society for the mutual
improvement of young men in 1852. While Baldwin was best remembered for his work with
this society, he was a well-known Boston philanthropist and
was a
member of a number of organizations. He served on the Boston School Board from 1870 to
1875; he was president of the Children's Mission to the Children
of the Destitute; director of the Massachusetts Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; president of the
National Unitarian Sunday School Society; vice president of the Unitarian Church Temperance Society; and
a founder of the American Unitarian Association. He married Mary Frances Augusta on June 17, 1851, and
the couple had nine children, including William H. Baldwin,
Jr. (1863-1905), a noted railroad executive and trustee of the Tuskegee Institute.
Scope and Content:
Collection includes correspondence, documents concerning the Young Men's Christian Union, handbills and notices from charitable organizations in Boston, and various documents concerned with Baldwin's memorial service.
Container List:
Series I. Correspondence
- bMS 683/1 (1) Angell, George Thorndike to Baldwin, 1877
- bMS 683/1 (2) Baldwin to Rev. Charles Babbidge, 1897
- bMS 683/1 (3) Baldwin to David Coolidge, 1886
- bMS 683/1 (4) Hatchman, Mrs. J., to Baldwin, concerning women's residence, December 12, 1877
- bMS 683/1 (5) Sturgis, Russell, to W.H.H. Murray re the Young Men's Christian Union, 1875
- bMS 683/1 (6) Wright, William B., to Baldwin, 1877
- bMS 683/1 (7) American Humane Association, September 1879
- bMS 683/1 (8) Boston Cooking School
- bMS 683/1 (9) A Board of Aid to Land Ownership
- bMS 683/1 (10) Boston Flower and Fruit Mission, 1879
- bMS 683/1 (11) Boston Industrial Temporary Home
- bMS 683/1 (12) Boston Memorial Association
- bMS 683/1 (13) Church of the Disciples, Boston, January 1, 1877
- bMS 683/1 (14) First Congregational Unitarian Church, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1880
- bMS 683/1 (16) Boston Public Library, letter to mayor from Fred B. Perkins, 1880
- bMS 683/1 (15) Boston Young Men's Christian Union, Dedication of rooms, 1869
- bMS 683/1 (17) Boston Young Men's Christian Union, 1882
- bMS 683/1 (18) Boston Young Men's Christian Union, clippings 1893
- bMS 683/1 (19) Boston Young Men's Christian Union, Annual Meeting April 14, 1901, 50th Year
- bMS 683/1 (20) Boston Young Men's Christian Union, Charter and Bylaws, 1852
- bMS 683/1 (21) Boston Young Men's Christian Union, Sociable Committee, 1868, 1874-1876
- bMS 683/1 (22) Boston Young Men's Christian Union, Class in Practical Ethics, 1877-1878
- bMS 683/1 (23) Boston Young Men's Christian Union, The Prospect Union Review, 1895
- bMS 683/1 (24) Children's Mission
- bMS 683/1 (25) City Commissioners on Pauperism notice to W. H. Baldwin, 1877
- bMS 683/1 (26) The Concord Summer School of Philosophy and Literature, 1879
- bMS 683/1 (27) Cooperative Society of Visitors Among the Poor, 1877-1888
- bMS 683/1 (28) Friendly Inn-Boston Women's Christian Temperance Union
- bMS 683/1 (29) Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary
- bMS 683/1 (30) Massachusetts Children's Protective Society, 1879
- bMS 683/1 (31) Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- bMS 683/1 (32) Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, 1879
- bMS 683/1 (33) Meadville Theological School, 1879
- bMS 683/1 (34) Moral Education Association of Boston, 1878-1879
- bMS 683/1 (35) New England Church Music Association, 1879
- bMS 683/1 (36) New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1877
- bMS 683/1 (37) New England Home for Intemperate Women, 1879
- bMS 683/1 (38) The New England Society for the Suppression of Vice, 1880
- bMS 683/1 (39) Old South Fair (Old South Meeting House)
- bMS 683/1 (40) Portland Street Mission
- bMS 683/1 (41) Private Classical School, 1878
- bMS 683/1 (42) The Shelter 47 Hanover Street, 1878
- bMS 683/1 (43) South End Diet Kitchen, 1878
- bMS 683/1 (44) Temporary Home for Working Women, 1877
- bMS 683/1 (45) Trinity Church, Advent 1879
- bMS 683/1 (46) Union for Christian Work
- bMS 683/1 (47) Women's Christian Temperance Union, 1878
- bMS 683/1 (48) Women's Educational and Industrial Union of Boston: Protection for Working Women, 1879
- bMS 683/1 (49) Workingmen's Club and Institute, 1880
- bMS 683/1 (50) Young Republicans of Massachusetts, October 31, 1877
- bMS 683/1 (51) "Organizations, Societies, Officers, etc." scrapbook of news clippings kept by William H. Baldwin
- bMS 683/1 (52) Collegiate Education for Young Ladies, residence
- bMS 683/1 (53) Governor's Fete, Program 1877
- bMS 683/1 (54) Massachusetts Act Regarding Bets and Wagers, February 1878
- bMS 683/1 (55) Missionary Meetings held in Boston (list), October 1877
- bMS 683/1 (56) Registration of Charities, 1877
- bMS 683/1 (57) The Suppression of Obscene Literature, 1877
- bMS 683/1 (58) Systematic Visiting Among the Poor, 1878
- bMS 683/1 (59) photocopy of: Scrapbook-William H. Baldwin, April 1882
- bMS 683/1 (60) William Henry Baldwin obituaries
- bMS 683/1 (61) Letter from Robert Collyer re: Baldwin Memorial, October 16, 1909
- bMS 683/1 (62) Letters concerning memorial service for William H. Baldwin, 1909
- bMS 683/1 (63) Baldwin Memorial Service: brochure and clippings, October 21, 1909
- bMS 683/1 (64) Baldwin Memorial Service: invitation
- bMS 683/1 (65) Baldwin Memorial Service: poem read by William Winter
- bMS 683/1 (66) Baldwin Memorial Service: opening by Col. Frank L. Locke
- bMS 683/1 (67) Baldwin Memorial Service: remarks, Hon. John D. Long
- bMS 683/1 (68) Baldwin Memorial Service: remarks, Joseph Walker
- bMS 683/1 (69) Baldwin Memorial Service: remarks, Rt. Rev. William Lawrence
- bMS 683/1 (70) Baldwin Memorial Service: remarks, Dr. Gordon
- bMS 683/1 (71) Baldwin Memorial Service: remarks, Rev. P. R. Frothingham
- bMS 683/1 (72) Baldwin Memorial Service: remarks, Jerome Jones
- bMS 683/1 (73) Baldwin Memorial Service: remarks, Edward A. Horton
- bMS 683/1 (74) News clippings re: William H. Baldwin
- bMS 683/1 (75) Unknown Photograph