(PAPERS, c.1856-91)
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The papers consist of Norton's manuscript sermons and notes plus some occasional addresses of his, 1883-91 and n.d. Of main interest are his notes. They were taken upon Charles Finney's lectures on pastoral theology and on his Thursday Lectures, c.1858-61; on Professor Horatio B. Hackett's lectures at Newton Theological Seminary, 1855; and at Andover Theological Seminary on Professor E.A. Park's lectures, 1856-57; and on Professor Austin Phelps' lectures, 1857-58. Also included are three letters written in 1887 to young people by Minerva B. (Mrs. Smith) Norton describing her travels in Germany and Sweden.
PROVENANCE:
These papers were received from the Oberlin College Library in 1978.
Note: Entry taken from William E. Bigglestone's unpublished "[preliminary] Guide to the Oberlin College Archives," which was prepared as individual entry sheets in a three-ring binder during the early 1980s.
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