Academy of the New Church
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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 240 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Dr. George R. Starkey to Pauline Starkey Wells, 1877-06-12
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Dr. George R. Starkey in Philadelphia to his daughter, Pauline Starkey Wells. “Starkey & Palen” letterhead. 1 page, double-sided.Contents:
-letter received from Baby (Gertrude); Paul should go to social meeting and Gertrude will stay at home
-Paul should bring George and make plans to travel with Mr. & Mrs. Pendleton
-Mamma’s health improved; spending day with Mrs. Baker
-caught train just in time; bought 5¢ worth of doughnuts & ate them with...
Dates:
1877-06-12
Letter from Dr. Nathan C. Burnham to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1878-06-08
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Dr. Nathan C. Burnham in West Newton, Massachusetts to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. “Office Warren Chemical & Mfg. Co.” letterhead. 1 page, double-sided. Contents:
-Gertrude’s letter to Dr. Tuller likely obtained by Mr. McGeorge and shown to Mr. John Worcester & Mr. S. M. Warren
-Mr. Hibbard & Mr. Childs refuted McGeorge charges against the Academy; McGeorge called for examination of letters by Academy members (Gertrude’s father, Mr. Campbell,...
Dates:
1878-06-08
Letter from Mary L. Y. Pendleton to friend, possibly Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1877-08-30
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Mary Lawson Young Pendleton, in Barren Hill (? or Banner Hill?), to “My Dear Sweetheart,” possibly Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. Signed “L. Pendleton.” 1 page, double-sided. Contents:
-Pendleton missing husband who is away in Chicago for 2 months; wishes she had been left in Vineland instead of alone here in the “Dragon’s mouth”
-settling into new location; multiple families of different backgrounds (Jewish, Bohemian, English), 18 children; feels very...
Dates:
1877-08-30
Letter from Mary L. Y. Pendleton to friend, possibly Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1877-12-27
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Mary Lawson Young Pendleton at Po. 2 South Sangamon St. Chicago, IL, to “My Dear Sweetheart,” possibly Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. Signed “L. Pendleton.” 3 pages, double-sided.Contents:
-M. Pendleton missing Academy friends after moving to Chicago
-wanted to start Hebrew class but no interest; glad Phila. group is progressing well
-Mr. Pendleton’s evenings taken up with doctrinal classes on West Side & North Side; great need for doctrine, but people...
Dates:
1877-12-27
Letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton, 1902-08-31
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Identifier: RG.004.01
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Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton.
Pendleton conveys to W.F.P. the appreciation of his Council for the Academy scholarship. The Council has awarded the scholarship to Helen Maynard, who’s “case altogether meets with the requirements you have specified.” Mr. Burnham will also send his daughter Dorothy to the Academy, and Mr. Junge plans to send his daughter Elise after Christmas. The Immanuel Church has chosen to sponsor Vida (Gyllenhaal); Pendleton writes,...
Dates:
1902-08-31
Letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton, 1908-02-04
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Identifier: RG.004.01
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Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton.
Mr. Ed. Fuller would like to apply, through Pendleton, for a scholarship so that his son Marshall may attend the Academy next year. Pendleton writes that Marshall is deserving, and he hopes W.F.P. is in a position to grant this request. Several boys from the Pittsburgh Society are planning on attending the Academy in the upcoming year: Harold and Donald Lindsay, Homer Schoenberger, and George Macbeth. As the boys’ former...
Dates:
1908-02-04
Letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton, 1908-07-15
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Identifier: RG.004.01
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Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton.
Pendleton has spoken with Harvey Lechner regarding the Church’s legal standing in the Kramph Will case. Lechner has examined the relevant laws and is concerned that the Church and the Academy are legally vulnerable. Any form of fornication and adultery is against the law, as is the teaching of these ideas. As Pendleton understands from Lechner, “Any institution which holds and teaches things against public policy is...
Dates:
1908-07-15
Letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton, 1913-08-13
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Identifier: RG.004.01
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Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton.
Pendleton and his wife spent three days with the New Church people of Copenhagen. They attended Sunday service at Mr. Bronniche’s Church and met the congregation. Pendleton relays the specifics of the order of service used. Pendleton judges Bronniche’s philosophical position to be intermediate, somewhere between Academy principles and the rest of the Church. From Copenhagen, Pendleton and Beatrice travelled to Gothenburg...
Dates:
1913-08-13
Letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton, 1913-08-17
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Identifier: RG.004.01
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Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. Hotell Excelsior letterhead.
Continuing on their European tour, Pendleton and his wife have arrived in Stockholm. Their visit began with an informal meeting of the Church circle; Pendleton comments, “The occasion was altogether delightful- was like an old Academy meeting.” He concludes that Academy thought is strong in Sweden, and he advises that the “Church will make no mistake in giving hearty support to the work that...
Dates:
1913-08-17
Letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton, 1913-08-23
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Identifier: RG.004.01
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Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. La Have hotel letterhead.
Pendleton and his wife, Beatrice, arrived in the Hague two nights ago. They will dine with the Barger family tonight, and afterwards, there will be a gathering of all interested members, including Alfred (Stroh), Mr. Pitcairn, Mr. Deltenre, Mr. Gardiner, and two ladies from the Stockholm Circle. Tomorrow, Pendleton will administer Holy Supper to the community and then attend meetings at the...
Dates:
1913-08-23