Guide to the Jonathan Palmer Finley Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

Jonathan Palmer Finley Papers

Inclusive Dates

1848-1889

Call Number

RG 219

Creator(s)

Finley, Jonathan Palmer, 1822-1889.

Quantity

1.25 cubic feet (3 boxes)

Restrictions on Access

Collection open for research.

Repository

Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516 USA

Biographical Note / Administrative History

Biographical Note

Jonathan Palmer Finley was born in Hayesville, Ohio. He attended Princeton Theological Seminary from 1848-1851 and was ordained by the Palmyra Presbytery in 1852. Appointed as president of Van Rensselaer Academy in 1851 Finley left in 1856 and worked for Westminster College in Missouri where he remained during the Civil War. Finley later became pastor for a church in Brookfield, Missouri in 1868 and took on the additional responsibility of principal of Brookfield Academy in 1872. He relinquished his pastoral duties in 1886 but continued with the academy until his death.

Collection Overview

The collection consists of 16 volumes of diaries recorded from 1848-1899. The entries were made several times a week and primarily express feelings and thoughts of a religious nature and comments on his or others' sermons. However, his experiences and thoughts during the Civil War are recorded as well as the denominational split in the Presbyterian Church.

Organization and Arrangement

SERIES I: DIARIES, 1848-1899

Administrative Information

Processing Information

This collection was formerly cataloged as part of the library collection.

Collection processed and finding aid prepared: 1987,
Gretchen Mertz, Archives Intern

Catalog Headings

The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in the society’s electronic catalog.

Personal Name Subject

Finley, Jonathan Palmer, 1822-1889.

Corporate Subject

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--History--Schism, 1837-1870.

Princeton Theological Seminary.

Westminster College (Fulton, Mo.)

Van Rensselaer Academy (Rensselaer, Mo.)

Brookfield Academy (Brookfield, Mo.)

Brookfield Church (Brookfield, Mo.)

Topical Subject

Presbyterians--Missouri--19th century.

Presbyterians--New Jersey--19th century.

Presbyterian Church--Missouri--Clergy.

Presbyterian Church--New Jersey--Clergy.

Universities and colleges--Missouri.

Schools--Missouri.

Geographic Subject

Missouri--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Genre-form

Diaries. aat

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description


		SERIES I: Diaries, 1847-1889

1	1	1847-1848
1	2	1848
1	3	1848-1849
1	4	1848-1849
1	5	1850
1	6	1850-1851
1	7	1851
1	8	1851-1853
1	9	1849-1854

2	1	1854-1859
2	2	1859-1864
2	3	1864-1865
2	4	1865-1870
2	5	1870-1873
2	6	1873-1877
2	7	1878-1882

3	1	1882-1887
3	2	1887-1889

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