Cotton Mather Ephesians sermons

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

The pages are very brittle. Assistance may be may be needed to handle the materials. There is damage from deterioration because of the iron gall ink used.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16388 Cotton Mather Ephesians sermons, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library,University of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.03 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16388 Cotton Mather Ephesians sermons, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library,University of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection is comprised of two handwritten sermons by Cotton Mather.

The first is on Ephesians 1.11. It is eight pages and includes added marginalia. This sermon cites other books of the Bible, such as Malachi, Revelations, Acts, Matthew, Hebrews, and Exodus.

The second is on Ephesians 1.12, is also eight pages, and includes added marginalia. This sermon makes references to other books in the Bible, such as Job, Jeremiah, Corinthians, Malachi, Hebrews, and Acts.

Biographical / historical:

Cotton Mather was a socially and politically influential New England Puritan minister, prolific author, and pamphleteer. Mather attended Harvard (A.B. 1678, M.A. 1681) and served as minister at the Second Church in Boston from 1685 until his death.

Cotton's advice was sought during the Salem witch trials. During his lifetime Mather wrote more than 450 books. He left a scientific legacy due to his hybridization experiments and his promotion of inoculation for disease prevention.

Works Cited: http://snaccooperative.org/view/2968005 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_Mather

Custodial history:

Both sermons belonged to William G. Mather. The first has an inscription that reads: "from W.B.S. 2nd July 1831". The second is inscrbed in the post binding: "gift to WGM, Christmas 1920". They both have personal bookplates of William G. Mather.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
religious leaders
Sermons