Reverend Jonathan Edwards Manuscript

Collection

Identifier: WCMss-583

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Reverend Jonathan Edwards Manuscript, which was written circa 1927, contains a manuscript for an autobiography written by Edwards, titled "Memories of Eighty Years from Mines to Ministry: An Autobiography by Rev. Jonathan Edwards, D.D., for Forty Years a Home Missionary in the Pacific Northwest."

Dates

Creation: circa 1927

Creator

Edwards, Jonathan (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical Note

Reverend Jonathan Edwards was born in Rhymney, South Wales, on June 15, 1847. He came to the United States in June of 1866, and six years later earned a license to preach in the Welsh Congregational Church in Plymouth, Pennsylvania. In 1886 he travelled to the Pacific Northwest and devoted himself to missionary work, founding 35 churches in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, and restoring 13 more in the Spokane, Washington area. Edwards also worked as a financial agent of Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. He died on June 28, 1929, at the age of 82.

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Reverand Jonathan Edwards Manuscript contains the manuscript for an autobiography written by Edwards circa 1927, titled "Memories of Eighty Years from Mines to Ministry: An Autobiography by Rev. Jonathan Edwards, D.D., for Forty Years a Home Missionary in the Pacific Northwest."

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Jonathan Edwards III in October of 1974. The accession number associated with this donation is retro-0267.