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Jonathan Blanchard Papers
Collection — Box: microfilm
Identifier: RG-02-001
Abstract
The Jonathan Blanchard Collection is a diverse gathering of items covering the family of Wheaton College's first president. Ranging from the scribblings of grandchildren to a petition for the abolition of slavery, they illuminate Blanchard in many roles: Minister, College President, Abolitionist, Anti Secretist, Reformer, lecturer, and head of a large family. Jonathan Blanchard's life in both the public and private realm is detailed. In addition to the biographical interest of the materials,...
Dates:
Created: 1808-2018; Majority of material found within 1808 - 1893
Found in:
Wheaton College Archives
National Christian Association (NCA) Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SC-029
Scope and Contents
The National Christian Association was founded in 1868 with the purpose of organizing Christian opposition to secret societies, i.e., oath-bound orders such as the Freemasons, Knights Templar, Oddfellows, and Knights of Pythias. Researchers inquiring into the areas of Christian reform, fraternalism, and anti-secretism of the late 19th and early 20th centuries will find ample material in this collection. In addition, The Christian Cynosure (1868-1983), the official organ of the...
Dates:
Created: 1868-2010; Other: Majority of material found in 1870-1983; Other: Date acquired: 1984
Found in:
Special Collections
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- Subject: Secret societies -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. X
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- Administrative Records. 1
- African Americans. 1
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- Artifacts. 1
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- Clippings files. 1
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- Corporation records. 1
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- Freed persons. 1
- Freemasonry. 1
- Latter Day Saints churches. 1
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- Literature -- Societies, etc. 1
- Memorabilia. 1
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- Missions -- 19th century. 1
- Mormonism. 1
- Mormons -- United States. 1
- Mormons. 1
- National Christian Association -- Archives. 1
- Presbyterianism. 1
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- College Church in Wheaton (Ill.) 1
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