Philadelphia Divinity School. Records

24.4 cu.ft. (28 boxes)

The Philadelphia Divinity School (PDS) archive comprises minutes, reports and memoranda, correspondence, financial records, publications, photographs and slides, microfilm, and some artifacts that describe the corporate history of the seminary from its founding in 1857 to its merger with the Episcopal Theological School (ETS) in 1974 to form the Episcopal Divinity School (EDS).

Trustee’s Records, 1862-1974
Administrative Records, 1864-1974
Financial Records, 1862-1973
Deans’ Records, 1857-1971
Faculty Records, 1862-1974
Library Records, 1874-1974
St. Andrew’s Collegiate Chapel Records, 1783-1974
William Bacon Stevens Missionary Society, 1887-1960
Bohlen Lectures by Joseph Cullen Ayer, 1918
Reverend George C. Foley Papers, 1876-1929
Benjamin Watson Diary, 1863-1864
Collected Historical Materials, 1862-1973
Alumni Records, 1867-1973
Visual Materials and Artifacts, 1857-1974

Access to Episcopal Church records is governed by the Archives Public Access Policy. Research requests must be submitted in writing.

The Archives is able to respond to limited requests for reproductions subject to copyright restrictions, internal policy, and the condition of the source documents.

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Episcopal Theological School. Records
Episcopal Divinity School. Records