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Mathurin Guerin Sermons

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0219
Finding aid note: Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Scope and Contents

Sermons written by Mathurin Guerin, with prayers to be delivered before and after the sermons. There are nine sermons handwritten into a bound volume. The Reverend Mr. Henry Heywood, who died in October 1755, preached the first six in Charleston, South Carolina. The 193 pages of sermons are handwritten and very fragile.

Dates

  • Creation: 1755
  • Creation: 1774

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish from the Guerin sermons must be obtained from the Mathurin Guerin Sermons Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Biographical / Historical

Nothing is known about the author, Mathurin Guerin.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet ( (1 folder))

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Sermons written by Mathurin Guerin, with prayers to be delivered before and after the sermons. There are nine sermons handwritten into a bound volume. The Reverend Mr. Henry Heywood, who died in October 1755, preached the first six in Charleston, South Carolina.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was a gift from Kate Leavell.

Genre / Form

Topical

Title
Guide to the Mathurin Guerin sermons, 1755, 1774
Status
Completed
Date
2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586