Collection: Eleazar Wheelock collection
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Description
The collection documents Wheelock's life as a minister during the Great Awakening movement and the founding of Dartmouth College through correspondence, deeds, petitions, recommentions, accounts, Wills and other legal documents. Correspondents include George Whitefield, Bezaleel Woodward, Samson Occum, Joseph Johnson, Jonathan Freeman, Samuel Kirkland, John Wentworth and Rev. Nathaniel Whitaker.
Dates
- 1728 - 1779
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission from Dartmouth College required for publication or reproduction.
Extent
33.2 Linear Feet (83 containers)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Eleazar Wheelock (1711-1779), founder of Dartmouth College. The Collection documents Wheelock's life as a minister during the Great Awakening movement and the founding of Dartmouth College through correspondence, deeds, petitions, recommentions, accounts, Wills and other legal documents.
Part of the Rauner Special Collections Library Repository