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Creator:

Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this

Extent:

2.86 Cubic feet (consisting of 6 boxes, 3 folders, 5 oversize folders.)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Ephemera

Business ephemera

Date:

1743-1948

circa 1743-1950

Summary:

A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Churches forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana

Scope and Contents:

This subject category -Churches- consists primarily of printed materials produced by and for American churches, virtually all of which are/were located in the northeastern United States. The material consists primarily of service leaflets, announcements and invitations, receipts, invoices, cards and letters, images, tracts, and published sermons. Most of this material is organized by denomination. A substantial amount of the material is non-denominational or of unknown denomination. Other material includes that of foreign churches, manufacturers of church materials, and import/export documents. Some items that may be of particular interest are noted.

American church denominations have long been numerous and varied. Eight of them are sufficiently represented in this material to be organized into a distinct Series. A substantial number of congregations present are of relatively uncommon or unknown affiliation; yet others are non-denominational. These have been arranged in a separate Series. Considerable research via the internet has established the denomination and/or location of a number of the churches represented, especially those still in operation. It should be noted that some denominations have altered their name since the 19th century; others have joined together to form a new denomination. The names most commonly in use today are used in this finding aid.

For the researcher, this material gives insight into the modes of worship, social and charitable activities, and theological views of Christian congregations in the 19th and early 20th century. Numerous images of churches illustrate the variety of styles of architecture from the smallest and humblest buildings to largest and grandest edifices.

Materials in the Archives Center:

Archives Center Collection of Business Americana (AC0404)

Forms Part Of:

Forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana.

Missing Title

Series 1: Business Ephemera

Series 2: Other Collection Divisions

Series 3: Isadore Warshaw Personal Papers

Series 4: Photographic Reference Material

Provenance:

Churches is a portion of the Business Ephemera Series of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Accession AC0060 purchased from Isadore Warshaw in 1967. Warshaw continued to accumulate similar material until his death, which was donated in 1971 by his widow, Augusta. For a period after acquisition, related materials from other sources (of mixed provenance) were added to the collection so there may be content produced or published after Warshaw's death in 1969. This practice has since ceased.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Churches  Search this

Catholic Church  Search this

Baptist church buildings  Search this

Presbyterian Church  Search this

Reformed church buildings  Search this

Churches -- Quaker  Search this

Methodist church buildings  Search this

Unitarian church buildings  Search this

Lutheran church buildings  Search this

Genre/Form:

Ephemera

Business ephemera

Citation:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Churches

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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Churches

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f62b6fbf-8ee7-408c-b834-f2a184e8bca4

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-churches

Author:

Sokol, David M  Search this

Subject:

Wright, Frank Lloyd 1867-1959 Criticism and interpretation  Search this

Unity Temple (Oak Park, Ill.)  Search this

Physical description:

xlii, 181 p. : ill ; 22 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Illinois

Oak Park

Oak Park (Ill.)

Date:

2008

C2008

Topic:

Unitarian church buildings  Search this

Buildings, structures, etc  Search this

Call number:

NA737.W7 A75 2008

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_928713

Author:

Albee, Peggy A  Search this

Northeast Cultural Resources Center (U.S.)  Search this

Subject:

United First Parish Church (Unitarian) (Quincy, Mass.)  Search this

Physical description:

xvii, 394 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Massachusetts

Quincy

Adams National Historical Park (Quincy, Mass.)

Date:

1996

[1996]

Topic:

Unitarian churches--History  Search this

Unitarian church buildings--Conservation and restoration  Search this

Church buildings--Conservation and restoration  Search this

Call number:

BX9861.Q7 U55 1996

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_513127