Guide to the Samuel Wear McCorkle Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

Samuel Wear McCorkle Papers

Inclusive Dates

1849-1850

Call Number

RG 391

Creator(s)

McCorkle, Samuel Wear, 1827-1885.

Quantity

0.20 cubic feet (3 folders)

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 Wear McCorkle was born in Missouri. He was ordained a minister of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1848, and served parishes in Texas, Missouri and Colorado as pastor and teacher. He wrote numerous articles for children for the Cumberland denominational newspapers under the pen name of "Uncle Sam." He died in June of 1885.

Collection Overview

This collection includes a journal kept by McCorkle during an 1849-50 trip through Texas, and a book of song lyrics.

Related Material

Administrative Information

Processing Information

Collection processed and finding aid prepared: February 1994
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

McCorkle, Samuel Wear, 1827-1885.

Topical Subject

Presbyterian Church--Texas--Clergy.

Geographic Subject

Texas--Description and travel.

Genre-form

Songbooks. aat

Diaries. aat

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description

1	1	Finding Aid to Record Group 391
1	2	Journal, 1849-50
1	3	Songbook, undated

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