Title

William Henry Austin papers, 1873-1955.

Author

Austin, William Henry.

Items in the Library & Offsite

Details

Description

.8 linear feet (2 boxes).

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.

Subjects

• Scrapbooks
• Austin, William Henry
• Registers of births, etc > New York (State) > Dutchess County
• Methodist Episcopal Church Clergy
• Church records and registers > New York (State) > Dutchess County

Genre/Form

Scrapbooks.

Access (note)

• Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref

Biography (note)

• William Henry Austin was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Warwick, NY, later of the Highland Avenue Methodist Church of Ossining, NY.

Call Number

MssCol NYGB 18110

OCLC

315891643

Author

Austin, William Henry.

Title

William Henry Austin papers, 1873-1955.

Restricted Access

Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref

Summary

The William Henry Austin Papers consist of registers of members, marriages, baptisms, deaths, lists of clergy, etc., from Methodist churches in Dutchess County, New York, 1873-1949, and scrapbooks of clippings from local newspapers, often related to religion and the ministry, 1930-1950. Church records include those of the New Hamburgh, Carthage Landing, and Chelsea Methodist Episcopal churches. In addition to the clippings and printed matter Austin collected, his papers include a miscellaneous file of his notes; a roster of soldiers of the 149th Co., Sullivan County, 1919; a small amount of correspondence; and a few completed Quarterly Conference Roll and Record forms for Chelsea, New York, 1947-1955.

Biography

William Henry Austin was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Warwick, NY, later of the Highland Avenue Methodist Church of Ossining, NY.

Source

MSS 2008M27

Added Title

Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.

Research Call Number

MssCol NYGB 18110