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A Review of a Letter From the Presbytery of Chillicothe, to the Presbytery of Mississippi on the Subject of Slavery
Item
Identifier: Mss.Coll.Smylie
Abstract
This 1836 pamphlet includes correspondence back and forth between the Presbytery of Chillicothe, Ohio, and the Presbytery of Mississippi. The Presbytery of Chillicothe presents nine resolutions it has adopted regarding considering slavery a sin and committing to punish members of the church who perpetuate it. They ask the Presbytery of Mississippi to consider adopting the same resolutions, but in a lengthy response James Smylie disagrees with the resolutions. Citing various passages from the...
Dates:
1835-11-28 - 1836-03-18; Publication: 1836
Academic Affairs/Provost
Record Group
Identifier: 00-AAP-2016072201
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1956
Alumnae - Oxford College
Collection — other: 1
Identifier: 021
Abstract
Collection of materials pertaining to the alumnae of Oxford College. Arrangement Box 1: Helen and Ruth Elliott Materials, 1912-19
Contents
1. Ruth Elliott. Oxford College Students' Presbyterian Church Attendance Book (n.d.)
2. Helen Elliott, letters written by Helen Elliott to her parents Elmer and May Elliott, New Harmony, Indiana, when she was a student at Oxford College (1912-16)[Xerox copies--not to be...
Dates:
1912-1923
Found in:
Oxford College Archives
Anniversaries and Pageants
Collection
Identifier: 025-ANNIV
Abstract
Arrangement
Collection of materials related to pageants, annversaries and celebrations at Miami University through the decades.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Dates:
1899-1989
Autograph Albums, Scrapbooks and Ephemera Collection
Collection
Identifier: Mss. Coll. Ephemera
Abstract
This collection includes autograph albums, scrap albums, scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, rewards of merit, religious cards, bookmarks, and friendship cards.
Dates:
1852-1986
Basil Bunting Collection
Collection
Identifier: Mss. Coll. Bunting
Abstract
This collection includes journal issues featuring articles pertaining to the life and work of British poet Basil Bunting; photocopies of newspaper clippings pertaining to the Bunting family; photocopies of notes made by Bunting's wife, Marian; text and photographs from a posthumous exhibit about Bunting in Northumberland; postcards and brochures illustrating Bunting's tombstone in the Brigflatts Burial Ground, the D.H. Lawrence Birthplace, and other English landmarks; and a recording of...
Dates:
1970-1987
Benjamin and Caroline Harrison Collection
Collection
Identifier: Mss. Coll. Harrison
Abstract
This collection includes manuscripts, printed ephemera, photographs and prints, and objects pertaining to Benjamin and Caroline Scott Harrison.
Dates:
1851-1959
Bleriot Lamarre Collection
Collection
Identifier: Mss. -Coll. -Lamarre
Abstract
This collection includes letters written by Bleriot Lamarre to Mildred Readnower during their courtship and his senior year at Miami University; letters written between the couple from March to June 1939; newspaper articles and manuscript items related to the Lamarres' involvement in the trial concerning Bennett E. Meyers' income tax evasion; diaries kept by Bleriot Lamarre from 1964 through 1975; and scrapbooks documenting Readnower's trip to the 20th biennial convention of Beta Sigma...
Dates:
1931-1986