The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York Union Theological Seminary Archives 1 Finding Aid for Marsh Family Manuscripts, 1795-1976 Ebenezer Grant Marsh Log. UTS1: Marsh Family Manuscripts, 1795-1976, box 1, folder 1, the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York Finding Aid prepared by: Rebecca Nieto, May 2017 With financial support from the Henry Luce Foundation and the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation Summary Information Creator: John Marsh the Elder, 1742-1821; Ebenezer Grant Marsh, (1777-1803); John Marsh the Younger (1788-1868) Title: Marsh Family Manuscripts, 1795-1976 Inclusive dates: 1795-1976 Bulk dates: 1795-1807 Abstract: John the Elder was an ecclesiastical leader and alumnus of Harvard College (1761), his sons Ebenezer Grant Marsh (Yale, 1795) and John Marsh the Younger (Yale, 1804) were educated and served in Protestant communities in New England, Ebenezer as a Hebrew scholar and John Marsh the Younger as a preacher and active member of the Temperance movement. Materials consist of biographical, historical, and religious manuscripts written by all three individuals. Size: 1 box, 0.5 linear feet Storage: Onsite storage Repository: The Burke Library Union Theological Seminary 3041 Broadway New York, NY 10027 Email:
[email protected] UTS1: Marsh Family Manuscripts, 1795-1976 2 Administrative Information Provenance: The exact provenance of this collection is unknown; however, John Marsh the Younger (1788-1868) was the father of John Tallmadge Marsh (UTS, 1848), which is possibly the context in which these materials were donated to Union.