Stephen Beekman Bangs letters to Sylvester Smith
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of letters dating from 1840 to 1841 from Bangs to his friend and Yale student, Sylvester Smith. Topics of conversation include Bangs planning visits to see Smith in New Haven, Bangs' preference of the city of New Haven over Middletown, discussion of activities and classes at Wesleyan, Bangs' poor health and temporary leaving the University, and discussion of mutual friends and acquaintances.
Dates
- Creation: 1840-1841
Creator
- Bangs, Stephen Beekman, 1823-1846 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
In public domain - No Copyright - United States
Biographical / Historical
Stephen Beekman Bangs was born on March 15, 1823. He attended Wesleyan, but left the university in 1842 during his senior year due to poor health. He later graduated with a B.A. from New York University in 1843. Bangs became a minister and in 1844 was part of the New York Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He died on March 21, 1846 in Milford, CT.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of letters dating from 1840 to 1841 from Bangs to his friend and Yale student, Sylvester Smith. Topics of conversation include Bangs planning visits to see Smith in New Haven, Bangs' preference of the city of New Haven over Middletown, discussion of activities and classes at Wesleyan, Bangs' poor health and temporary leaving the University, and discussion of mutual friends and acquaintances.
Subject
- Bangs, Stephen Beekman, 1823-1846 (Person)
- Smith, Sylvester (Person)
- Title
- Stephen Beekman Bangs letters to Sylvester Smith, 1840-1841
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Jeffrey Coutts, June 2015 Finding aid by Jeffrey Coutts, June 2015 Migrated to ArchivesSpace by Amanda Nelson, May 2020
- Date
- May 26, 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository