Guide to the Samuel J. McCullough Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

Samuel J. McCullough Papers

Inclusive Dates

1836-1867

Call Number

RG 271

Creator(s)

McCullough, Samuel J., 1809-1867.

Quantity

0.62 cubic feet (2 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

Samuel J. McCullough was born in 1809 in Dickinson, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Union College in 1835 and went on to Auburn Theological Seminary, obtaining his degree there in 1838 and receiving ordination into the Presbyterian Church the following year in Honeoye Falls. In 1842 the Philadelphia Home Missionary Society appointed him as pastor to Lawrenceville, PA; by 1843 he was preaching in nearby Tioga village as well. By 1849 his territory included Farmington and Richmond, PA. His name disappears from the PHMS Annual Reports after 1859, but he continued preaching in Tioga until his death there on December 20, 1867.

Collection Overview

This collection includes copies of McCullough's annual reports to the American Home Mission Society, his quarterly reports to the PHMS, correspondence, and sermons.

Organization and Arrangement

SERIES I: ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS, 1845-1859

SERIES II: CORRESPONDENCE, 1848-1866

SERIES III: NOTES AND SERMONS, 1836-1867

Related Material

Administrative Information

Processing Information

Collection processed and finding aid prepared: July 1990
Stephanie Muntone, Processing Archivist

Catalog Headings

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

Personal Name Subject

McCullough, Samuel J., 1809-1867.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination--Sermons.

Corporate Subject

American Home Mission Society.

Philadelphia Home Missionary Society.

Topical Subject

Home missions--Pennsylvania--19th century.

Missionaries--Pennsylvania--19th century.

Sermons, American--19th century.

Genre-form

Correspondence. aat

Reports. aat

Sermons. aat

Corporate Added Name

Presbyterian Church (Tioga, Pa.)

Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church (Lawrenceville, Pa.)

Farmington Presbyterian Church (Tioga, Pa.)

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description

1	1	Finding Aid to Record Group 271

		SERIES I: ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS, 1845-1859

1	2	Annual Reports to AHMS and PHMS, 1848-1857
1	3	Quarterly Reports to PHMS, 1845-1858
1	4	Statistical Reports, 1858-1859
1	5	Presbytery of Pennsylvania, 1858-1859
1	6	Tioga Library: Constitution, By-Laws, undated

		SERIES II: CORRESPONDENCE, 1848-1866

2	7	Correspondence, 1848-1866

		SERIES III: NOTES AND SERMONS, 1836-1867

2	8	Notes and Diary, undated
2	9	Sermons, 1836-1838
2	10	Sermons, 1839
2	11	Sermons, 1840
2	12	Sermons, 1841
2	13	Sermons, 1842-1843
2	14	Sermons, 1846-1847
2	15	Sermons, 1850
2	16	Sermons, 1852
2	17	Sermons, 1853
2	18	Sermons, 1854-1855
2	19	Sermons, 1856-1857
2	20	Sermons, 1860
2	21	Sermons, 1861
2	22	Sermons, 1861
2	23	Sermons, 1862
2	24	Sermons, 1863-1864
2	25	Sermons, 1865
2	26	Sermons, 1866
2	27	Sermons, 1867

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