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Holden Dwight journal
Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: 1000-154
Abstract
The volume is a 135-page, handwritten diary kept by Dwight from August 18, 1837 to November 18, 1843. Diary entries range from a short paragraph to upwards of six pages. The main topics of Dwight's diary are his troubles finding employment in the Methodist religion, his self-afflicted inadequacies of his faith, as well as important issues of his time, which he contemplates. This diary encompasses many areas of the U.S., though most distinctively Georgia, Louisiana, and Ohio. Dwight mainly...
Dates:
1837-1843
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Willbur Fisk papers
Collection
Identifier: 1000-091
Abstract
The Willbur Fisk papers consist of two large series, Correspondence and Papers. The Papers feature items related to Wesleyan University, including his acquisition of scientific equipment. They also contain Fisk's own writings and sermons, on topics ranging from abolitionism to Methodist issues. A subset of the Papers are items written by or belonging to Ruth Peck Fisk, the wife of Willbur Fisk.
Dates:
1812-1883
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives