Frederic Henry Hedge Letters
Scope and Content Note
The letters of a Unitarian clergyman, scholar, and Transcendentalist. The letters are photocopies and most relate to the Independent Congregational Society in Bangor, Maine.
Dates
- 1835-1872
Creator
- Hedge, Frederic Henry, 1805-1890 (Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
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Biographical Note
Frederic Henry Hedge was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1805, the son of Levi Hedge, a professor of logic at Harvard, and Mary Kneeland Hedge, the granddaughter of Edward Holyoke, president of Harvard (1737-1769). After spending 4 years studying in Germany he attemded Harvard University starting in 1822 and graduated in 1825. He studied theology in the Divinity School in Cambridge and was ordained in 1829. He served as pastor in West Cambridge, Massachusetts; Bangor, Maine; Providence, Rhode Island; and Brookline, Massachusetts. He contributed articles and reviews on a variety of subjects to some of the leading journals, notably the Christian Examiner, of which he was editor for four years, 1857-1861. He lived in Bangor from 1835 to 1850. He was a prominent figure not only in the clergy but throughout the social and intellectual circles of the New England of that period. He was intimately associated with the Transcendental movement from its inception. He died in 1890.
Extent
1 folder (14 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The letters of a Unitarian clergyman, scholar, and Transcendentalist.
Note
No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.
- Bangor (Me.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Congregational churches Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Congregational churches -- Maine -- Bangor Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letters (Correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Union Street Brick Church (Bangor, Me.)
- Xerographic copies Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Guide to the Frederic Henry Hedge Letters
- Status
- No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
- Date
- 2012
- 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 Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
