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Charles Wesley MacCarthy Commonplace Book
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Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 3 Sep 2015
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Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 3 Sep 2015
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| Creator: | MacCarthy, Charles Wesley. |
| Title: | Charles Wesley MacCarthy Commonplace Book |
| Dates: | circa 1857-1868 |
| Quantity: | 1 volume |
| Abstract: | Commonplace book, containing handwritten recipes/receipts, diary entries, extracts of essays, the Bible, and other writings, and so on, with a few clippings interspersed. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Charles Wesley MacCarthy (1830-1912) graduated from Williams College in 1856. He was ordained by the Presbytery of Genesee in May of 1861 and served in the United States Army from 1862-1865. He was a member of the class of 1868 at Auburn Theological Seminary in New York City. [Information taken from General Catalogue of the Auburn Theological Seminary (1883) and Auburn Seminary Record (1909-1910).]
The Charles Wesley MacCarthy Commonplace Book consists of a single large bound volume, containing a wide variety of handwritten material and a few clippings. Handwritten material includes copied extracts from essays and books (including the Bible and theological works), diary entries, poems, recipes and receipts, and assorted other material. The earliest date found in the book is 1857.
Single volume.
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Persons
MacCarthy, Charles Wesley.
Corporate Bodies
Auburn Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects
Seminarians -- New York (State) -- 19th century.
Students -- New York (State) -- 19th century.
Places
Auburn (N.Y.) -- History.
Genres and Forms
Commonplace books.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Charles Wesley MacCarthy Commonplace Book,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 2015.
Memorabilia
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