Finding aid for the Alexander Nelson Papers
Title:
Alexander Nelson Papers
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Nelson, Alexander
Dates:
1830-1874
Quantity:
0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract:
 Alexander Nelson was a Methodist minister who taught at Norwalk Seminary, Worthington Female Seminary, and Baldwin Institute, in Ohio, between 1838 and 1850. He settled in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1837, but soon moved to Ohio. The collection consists of papers relating to Nelson's teaching assignments; copies of sermons and lectures on subjects such as Benedict Arnold, Western antiquities, Methodism, and the Sabbath; an address on the Bible delivered before the American Bible Society; and an autobiographical sketch.
Identification:
MS 1805
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Alexander Nelson Papers, 1830-ca. 1874, consist of papers relating to Nelson's teaching assignments; copies of sermons and lectures on subjects such as Benedict Arnold, Western antiquities, Methodism, and the Sabbath; an address on the Bible delivered before the American Bible Society; and an autobiographical sketch.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of the Methodist church in Ohio, and the Norwalk Seminary, Worthington Female Seminary, and the Baldwin Institute between 1838-1850. Those studying the history of religion and religious education in Ohio in the nineteenth century will find this collection useful.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically and is maintained in one folder.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Clergy -- Ohio -- Miscellanea.
Methodist Church -- Ohio -- Clergy.
Nelson, Alexander.
Sermons, American.
Teachers -- Ohio -- Miscellanea.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 1805 Alexander Nelson Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio