HOWARD CONN:
An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Conn, Howard (Howard James), 1911-2000, creator. | |
| Title: | Howard Conn papers. | |
| Dates: | 1936-1976. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Sermons, writings and addresses, booklets from annual fall lectures on theologians and religious movements, appreciation booklets, and a photograph of Howard J. Conn, D.D., longtime senior minister at Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis. | |
| Quantity: | 0.7 cubic feet (1 box). | |
| Location: | 153.I.5.1B: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Howard James
Conn was born in Fresno, California June 19, 1911. He earned a bachelor's degree
from Stanford University, did graduate work at Harvard Universitiy, and earned his
Bachelor of Divinity dgree from Yale Divinity School (magna cum laude) in 1936. From
1944 to 1976 he was senior minister at Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis,
after having served as a minister at churches in Glenbrook, Connecticut (1936-1941)
and Great Barrington, Massachusetts (1941-1944). Conn was president of the Minnesota
Council of Churches (1952-1954), moderator of the National Association of
Congregational Christian Churches (1966-1967), and a member of the board of trustees
of Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota (1948-1972). Conn died in Mminneapolis on
March 27, 2000.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Howard Conn Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 16,778
Processing Information:
Processed by: David B. Peterson, August 2013
Catalog ID number: 990077125760104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| 153.I.5.1B | 1 | Sermons, undated and 1944-1976. 10 folders. | |||||||||
| Fall lecture series on theologians, 1966-1975. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Writings and addresses: | |||||||||||
| undated and 1936-1955. | |||||||||||
| 1956-1976. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Appreciation booklets, 1964, 1976. | |||||||||||
| Include biographical information about Conn and financial and other information about Plymouth Congregational Church. | |||||||||||
| Photograph, 1950s. | |||||||||||
| [0.3 cubic feet empty, letter sized] | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Congregational churches -- Clergy.
- Congregational churches -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
- Organizations:
- Plymouth Congregational Church (Minneapolis, Minn.), author.
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
- Sermons.
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