Hartford Seminary Foundation Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS-Seminary

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains an incomplete run of the Hartford Seminary Record and catalogues, bulletins, programs, and pamphlets created by the Hartford Seminary Foundation.

Dates

1894 - 1980

Creator

Hartford Seminary Foundation (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The records are stored in a restricted area and therefore may not be available on a same-day basis. Please contact the Hartford History Center in advance of your visit to have the material available in the research room.

Conditions Governing Use

See Hartford History Center's Collection Use policy. Permission to publish from the collection must be obtained in writing from curator of the Hartford History Center, and a copy of the published work may be requested by the Hartford History Center. The Hartford History Center reserves the right to refuse permission to publish, etc. to those who have not complied with its policies. Use of the collections will normally not be permitted for the purpose of promotion of commercial products and services or political campaigns. Hartford History Center at Hartford Public Library reserves the right to limit the number of photographic prints/captures and to restrict the use or reproduction of rare, fragile, or valuable objects.

Biographical / Historical

Hartford International University for Religion and Peace traces its origins to the Pastoral Union of Connecticut, which was formed in 1833 in East Windsor Hill. In 1865, the institution moved to Hartford, located in the area now occupied by the Wadsworth Atheneum. In 1885, it changed its name to the Hartford Theological Seminary. In 1889, it became the first seminary in America to admit female students. A new campus was built in the West End and opened in 1927 (these buildings are now part of the campus of the University of Connecticut School of Law). Throughout the first half of the twentieth century, the Hartford Theological Seminary, the Hartford School of Religious Education, and the Kennedy School of Missions worked together and shared closely, and in 1961 the three institutions legally merged into the Hartford Seminary Foundation. In 2021, Hartford Seminary changed its name to Hartford International University for Religion and Peace.

Extent

2.58 Linear Feet (7 pamphlet boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Bulletins, catalogues, and pamphlets related to the Hartford Theological Seminary, later the Hartford Seminary Foundation and currently Hartford International University for Religion and Peace.