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Harry Pierce Nichols papers

 Collection
Identifier: M139

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Scope and Content

Primarily letters of Harry Pierce Nichols to his wife Alice; ephemera; outline of sermon preached May 1, 1886 at Brunswick, Maine by Harry Pierce Nichols.

Dates

  • Creation: 1864-1906

Creator

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Biographical/Historical Note

Harry Pierce Nichols was born on September 30, 1850 in Salem, Massachusetts to Charles Saunders and Amerlia A. (Ainsworth) Nichols. Before graduating from Harvard in 1871, Nichols attended Salem High School. Nichols then went on to study for the ministry at Andover Seminary and Philadelphia Divinity School before becoming ordained a deacon in 1876. He proceeded to have a distinguished career in the Episcopal Church, serving in parishes in Philadelphia, Brunswick, Maine, Connecticut, Minnesota, and, finally, at the Holy Trinity Church in New York City until his retirement in 1922.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Primarily letters of Harry Pierce Nichols to his wife Alice; ephemera; and outline of sermon preached May 1, 1886 at Brunswick, Maine.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Harry Pierce Nichols Papers
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository

http://library.bowdoin.edu/arch/index.shtml
Contact:
3000 College Station
Brunswick Maine 04011 USA
(207) 725-3288

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