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Description
This collection contains 10 diaries ranging from 1827 to 1890, two of which are written by John Gottleib Morris and eight by M.A. Hay. These diaries contain church membership and donation records as well as Morris' personal thoughts on the ministerial profession, and his duty to the church. He speaks on personal matters like his marriage and his children who have died. One diary also includes his note on the formation of the Lutherville Female College.
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Collection Size
.27 cubic feet
Publication Date
July 2009
Keywords
New Market School, Gettysburg Theological Seminary, First English Lutheran Church, Pennsylvania College, Linnaean Association, Lutherville Female College, Maryland Historical Society, Peabody Institute
Disciplines
Christian Denominations and Sects | Cultural History | History | History of Religion | Oral History | Social History | United States History | Women's History
Copyright Note
This finding aid appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Boeree, Kate, "MS-106: J.G. Morris and Morris-Hay Family Diaries, 1827-1890" (July 2009). Special Collections and College Archives Finding Aids. Special Collection and College Archives, Musselman Library, Gettysburg College.
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Christian Denominations and Sects Commons, Cultural History Commons, History of Religion Commons, Oral History Commons, Social History Commons, United States History Commons, Women's History Commons