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Creator:
Atwater, Lyman Hotchkiss, 1813-1883
Title:
Lyman Hotchkiss Atwater Papers
Repository:
Manuscripts Division
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/gm80hv34n
Dates:
1852-1883
Size:
4 boxes
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-4
Language:
English

Abstract

Lyman Hotchkiss Atwater was a nineteenth century theologian and scholar. His papers include lectures, notes, published essays, printed matter, and some correspondence, as well as a volume of lecture notes from Atwater's son, Edward Atwater, and articles authored by various people for The Princeton Review.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of lectures, lecture notes, published essays, printed matter, and a small amount of correspondence of Atwater, a professor of logic and moral and political science at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), as well as some papers of other people. Included are bound volumes of lectures and exam questions given by Atwater, attendance lists, newspaper clippings collected for research purposes, tax forms and other administrative papers. Also present are a volume of lecture notes taken by Atwater's son, Edward Atwater (Princeton Class of 1862), while a freshman at Princeton in 1858, and tearsheets of articles by various authors published in the Princeton Review.

Collection Creator Biography:

Atwater, Lyman Hotchkiss, 1813-1883

Lyman Hotchkiss Atwater was a prominent religious and academic figure, born on February 23, 1813 in New Haven, Connecticut. He began attending Yale University at age 14. During his time at Yale, he experienced a religious reawakening and continued his studies at Yale Divinity School. After leaving Yale, Atwater became a pastor of the First Congregational Church of Fairfield Connecticut and started writing articles to appear in several theological journals. He established himself as a Calvinist and a political and social conservative. He moved to Princeton in 1854 and began lecturing on religion and metaphysics. In 1869 he became a professor of logic, metaphysics, ethics, economics, and politics and remained with the University in this capacity until his death. Atwater worked with the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. for the greater part of his life as well, and continued to write, publishing many articles and one book. He passed away on February 17, 1883 in Princeton, New Jersey.

Collection History

Acquisition:

Transferred from P.U. Archives in Mudd Library in 1995.

Custodial History

The collection was formed in part as a result of a departmental practice of combining into one collection manuscript material of various accessions relating to a particular author.

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

Biography written by Alyxandra Cullen, '09.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Lyman Hotchkiss Atwater Papers; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/gm80hv34n
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-4