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Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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Start Over Repository Rare Book & Manuscript Library Creator Bacon, Leonard, 1802-1881 Names Broadway Tabernacle (New York, N.Y.)
Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Joseph Parrish Thompson and Leonard Bacon papers, 1845-1928

3.5 linear feet
This collection is made up of the personal and professional files of Joseph Parrish Thompson, documenting his work in the Congregational church and as the editor of The Independent. Thompson's correspondence with fellow Congregational minister and co-editor of The Independent Leonard Bacon makes up a significant portion of the material. The collection also contains files pertaining to Thompson's children and grandchildren and some family correspondence of Leonard Bacon.
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