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Yale University -Divinity School Library

Henry Burt Wright Papers, 1728-1928

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The papers detail Wright's personal life and professional work. They are particularly useful for their documentation of his involvement in religious activity at Yale from 1894-1923 and in YMCA work during the first World War. Henry Burt Wright was born in New Haven, Connecticut on January 29, 1877. He received the B.A. (1898) and Ph.D. (1903) degrees from Yale University. He was a professor at Yale from 1903-1923. He was active in Christian work among university students and in the work of the YMCA during World War I. He died in Oakham, Massachusetts on December 27, 1923.
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Addendum

The first section of this addendum is a collection of letters from Yale graduates on the subject of religious life at Yale, ca. 1832-1883. These letters were sent to Wright in connection with his work on Two Centuries of Christian Activity at Yale 1701-1901 (New York, 1901). Also included are miscellaneous notes, advertising circulars and other papers related to the book. The correspondents are listed with their dates of birth and death.