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Martin D. Hardin papers

 Collection
Identifier: 3291

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Papers consist primarily of manuscript sermons (1908-1935) by Hardin, including one preached at a memorial service (1914) for his father-in-law, U.S. Vice-President Adlai E. Stevenson. Also included is correspondence concerning his reasons for entering the ministry (1894), a call to the pastorate of the Second Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, N.C. (1903), his opinion concerning the views of William Jennings Bryan on evolution (1922), and life aboard the ocean liner Espagne during a voyage to Europe, where he was a lecturer for the American Red Cross (1918); correspondents include his father, Parker Watkins Hardin, his wife, Julia Stevenson Hardin, Joseph Quincy Adams, William C. Covert, Anna Camp Edwards, William T. Ellis, Parker C. Hardin, Arthur S. Hoyt, Duncan Campbell Lee, John B. Ross, Hoy W. Smith, Louis P. Smith, and John W. Stagg. Additional items include a scrapbook containing photographs of his portraits of Hugh A. Moran, Adlai E. Stevenson, Mynderse Van Cleef, Woodrow Wilson, and Roger B. Williams, an unpublished typescript (carbon) of "A Kentucky Hardin in the Ministry" written by Richard Henry Edwards, notes for an address broadcast from Glasgow, printed copies of sermons, and pamphlets.

Dates

  • 1881-1963,-1881-1946 (bulk).

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Martin D. Hardin was a Presbyterian clergyman, lecturer, and portrait artist. He seved as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Ithaca, New York, 1920-1935.

Extent

5 cubic feet. (5 cubic feet.)

Abstract

Papers of Martin D. Hardin, a Presbyterian clergyman, lecturer, and portrait artist. He seved as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Ithaca, New York, 1920-1935.

Physical Description

Manuscript sermons, correspondence, a scrapbook, a manuscript, printed materials, and other items.

General

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
M. Morrison
Date completed:
April 1978
EAD encoding:
Martin Heggestad, January 2004
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by M. Morrison
Date
January 2004
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)