Eli Hawley Canfield Papers, 1844-1898

This collection consists of over 1100 sermons, letters, and other personal manuscripts of the Rev. Eli Hawley Canfield. The letters are mainly to his son, James Hulme Canfield, the educator, and are largely personal in nature, but the papers also include 500 of his sermons which amply illustrate many of the religious and social beliefs and issues of the forty year period following 1845. As would be expected, the sermons are essentially religious in nature, but although Canfield exhibited a stronger interest in the spiritual aspects of life than the political and moral, he does comment frequently upon life. His comments upon the Civil War, the administration of Andrew Johnson and his various Sermons to the children are of particular interest.

Format(s): Manuscripts, Letters
Library: John Hay
NOTE: This collection is housed off-site. Prior notice is needed for retrieval

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Eli Hawley Canfield papers, 1844-1898

Other Online Access:
RIAMCO: Rhode Island Archives and Manuscripts Online

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