Finding Aid to the William A. Scott Papers, 1830-1885

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Guide to the William A. Scott Papers, 1830-1885

Collection number: BANC MSS C-B 360

The Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, California

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University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
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Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
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Collection Summary

Collection Title: William A. Scott Papers,

Date (inclusive): 1830-1885

Collection Number: BANC MSS C-B 360

Creator: Scott, W. A. (William Anderson), 1813-1885

Extent: Number of containers: 11 boxes, 4 oversize folders Linear feet: 4.6 Number of microfilm reels: 6

Repository: The Bancroft Library

Berkeley, California 94720-6000

Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Abstract: Correspondence; church records; diaries, mainly of European trips; accounts; clippings re the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856; manuscripts of articles and sermons. Mainly concerning the Presbyterian church in California, Louisiana and New York.

Languages Represented: English

Information for Researchers

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], William A. Scott papers, BANC MSS C-B 360, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856

Presbyterian Church--California--History

Presbyterian Church--Louisiana--History

Presbyterian Church--New York--History

Diaries

Biography

William Anderson Scott was born on January 31, 1813 and received a license to preach when he was seventeen. He later attended Cumberland College, took his degree at Princeton Theological Seminary and was ordained by the Presbytery of Louisiana and Arkansas; he was elected president of the Seminary at Nashville and served as pastor at the Hermitage Church on the estate of Andrew Jackson.

Dr. Scott was called to San Francisco in 1854 to organize the Calvary Presbyterian Church, which grew into one of the largest congregations in the city. When the Civil War came, his southern sympathies brought him into conflict with members of his congregation, and he left California to travel abroad. On his return to the United States, he accepted a temporary post in New York City. In 1870 he answered another call to San Francisco where he organized and edited the Pacific Expositor, helped found San Francisco City College and the San Francisco Theological Seminary at San Anselmo, and wrote several religious books.

Scope and Content

The papers were acquired through Mrs. S. L. Abbott and other members of the Scott family, 1944-1963. A few items were given by Rev. Drury and by UCLA at various times.

The collection includes correspondence with leading clergymen and politicians during the nineteenth century; account books and diaries, many pertaining to Scott's trips abroad and to the Holy Land; church records with official documents relating to his various pastorates; printed items, including some of Scott's published works and clippings about W. A. Scott, some concerning his relations with the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856.

The correspondence and diaries are also available on microfilm.

Box 1

Scott, William Anderson, 1813-1885

Outgoing correspondence, 1835-1883

Box 2

Incoming correspondence, A-L

Box 3

Incoming correspondence, M-Z

Box 4

Scott, Anne (Nicholson)

Outgoing, 1846-1885

Incoming, A-Z

Letters from children to parents and to each other, arranged alphabetically by author

Scott, William Anderson

Accounts, 1868-1884

Miscellaneous legal papers, 1825-1869

Diplomas and certificates, 1833-1884

Passports, 1846-1868

Miscellaneous - calling cards, etc.

Box 5

Scott, William Anderson, 1813-1885

Biographical material concerning W. A. Scott and his family.

Drafts of writings and sermons

Box 6

Material re churches in which Scott served, grouped by church.

Notes and Ms. texts for the study of Hebrew, Arabic, Egyptian, etc.

Box 7

Clippings, roughly sorted, mainly concerning Scott.

Box 8, Oversize drawer A, Folders 1-4

Clippings re San Francisco Committee of Vigilance, 1856 (unsorted)

Box 9, Vol. 1

Diary, 1832

Vol. 2

Diary, 1832

Vol. 3

Diary, 1834

Vol. 4

Diary, 1835

Vol. 5

Diary, 1842

Vol. 6

Journal and notebook, 1842

Vol. 7

Diary, 1843

Vol. 8

Diary, 1844. Contains accounts, roster of letters written, etc.

Vol. 9

Literary journal, 1839-1845 (Record of reading, letter writing and sermons)

Vol. 10

Travel diary, 1846

Vol. 11

Travel diary, 1850

Vol. 12

Travel diary, 1850-1851

Vol. 13

Travel diary, 1851

Vol. 14

Travel diary, 1850-1851. With copies of letters written.

Vol. 15

Notes on trip, 1851, with drafts of letters and travel tips.

Vol. 16

Travel diary, 1851

Vol. 17

Travel diary, 1851

Vol. 18

Journal and notebook, 1836-1852

Vol. 19

Items of my circuit riding, life and some others down to 1870. 1830-1870 (Mainly 1830)

Vol. 20

Visiting book, letters sent, accounts, 1852, with at end some accounts, 1857-1858, kept by Mrs. Scott.

Vol. 21

Letters, expenditures, 1854-1860

Box 10, Vol. 22

Account book, 1860-1868. Contains a few notes on his travels, addresses and list of letters written.

Vol. 23

Accounts 1870-1878. At end, list of marriages, 1870

Vol. 24

Account book, 1879-1884

Vol. 25

Account with Brown and Clark, 1884-1885

Vol. 26

Inventory of wedding gifts, ca. 1870?

Vol. 27

Theological commonplace book, ca. 1840

Vol. 28

Record of marriages, 1837-1854 (Baptisms also recorded)

Vol. 29

Marriage record, Calif., 1854-1859

Vol. 30

Marriage records & items of St. John's Church, 1870-1882. Includes some records of services performed in New York, 1863-1866.

Vol. 31

Address book, register of visitors, 1856-1871

Box 11

Printed items, mainly articles and books by W. A. Scott.

A - Miscellany

Alexander, Samuel Davies, 1819-1894

Letter, Feb. 11, 1870

Alexander, Archibald 1772-1851

5 letters, 1833-1845

Alexander, James Waddel, 1804-1859

7 letters, 1845-1872

Alexander, Joseph Addison, 1809-1860

2 letters, 1837-1851

B - Miscellany

Bagby, Arthur Pendleton, 1794-1858

Letter, Apr. 26, 1844

Baird, Henry Martyn, 1832-1906

See letter of James Baird in B - Miscellany

Bancroft, Albert Little, 1841-1914

Letter, Feb. 15, 1864

Bancroft, Hubert Howe, 1832-1918

Letter, Nov. 25, 1882

Barnes, Albert, 1798-1870

Letter, Nov. 3, 1845

Beals, Henry Channing

Letter, Oct. 19, 1869

Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson, 1800-1871

Letter, Mar. 6, 1857

Burrowes, George, 1811-

Letter, Sept. 30, 1861

Bacon, Leonard, 1802-1881

2 letters, 1849-1852

Baird, Robert, 1798-1863

3 letters, 1845-1850

Beard, Richard, 1799-1880

2 letters, 1848-1879. 1848 letter includes autobiographical sketch.

Bowman, Samuel M., d. 1885

2 letters, 1856-1865

Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875

3 letters, 1841-1843

C - Miscellany

Cairns, John, 1819-1885

Letter, Nov. 19, 1881

Casserly, Eugene, 1820-1883

Letter, Jan. 3, 1865

Cullum, George Washington, 1809-1892

Letter, Mar. 25, 1851

Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866

4 letters, 1853-1858

Coon, Henry Perrin, 1822-1884

2 letters, 1869

Crosby, Howard, 1826-1891

4 letters, 1872-1880

D - Miscellany

Deems, Charles Force, 1820-

Letter, Oct. 18, 1881

Drum, Richard Coulter, 1825-

Letter, Dec. 31, 1880

Dwight, Harrison Gray Otis, 1803-1862

Letter, May 17, 1851

G - Miscellany

Garrison, William Re Tallack, 1834-1882

Letter, June 4, 1877

Gibbons, Henry, 1840-1911

Letter, Nov. 2, 1878

Green, William Henry, 1825-1900

3 letters, 1870-1875

H - Miscellany

Hall, John, 1829-1898

Letter, Apr. 15, 1880

Hall, William Whitney, 1810-1876

Letter, Mar. 31, 1875

Harper & Bros.

Letter, May 10, 1853

Hearst, Phoebe (Apperson), 1842-1919

Letter of condolence to Mrs. Scott, Feb. 25, 1885. Box 4

Hennen, Alfred, 1786-1870

Letter, June 15, 1844. See also letter appended to his wife's letter of May 16, 1857

Hennen Ann M. (Mrs. Alfred Hennen)

Letter, May 16, 1857

Hobhouse, Edmund, 1817-1904

Letter, May 5, 1851

Haight, Henry Huntley, 1825-1878

4 letters, 1861-1872. 1869 letter written as Governor of California, concerning the University of California.

Hamilton, James, 1814-1867

10 letters, 1861-1863

Hodge, Charles, 1797-1878

2 letters, 1858-1865

Hoge, Moses Drury, 1819-1899

5 letters, 1850-1867

J - Miscellany

Jacobus, Melancthon William, 1816-1876

Letter, Jan. 1, 1857

Jackson, Andrew, Pres. U.S., 1767-1845

3 letters, 1840-1841

Jackson, Sarah (York), 1806-1877

2 letters, 1869.

See also Letter of Aug. 3, ca. 1840, to Mrs. Scott, Box 4

K - Miscellany

Kalisch, Isidor, 1816-1886

Letter, Jan. 23, 1878

Krebs, John Michael 1804-1867

2 letters, 1849-1850

L - Miscellany

Lenox, James, 1800-1880

Letter, ca. 1850

Lindsley, Philip, 1786-1855

Letter, Aug. 9, 1842

Leyburn, John, 1814-

2 letters, 1857-1867

Loomis, Gustavus, 1789-1872

8 letters, 1832-1845

Lowrie, Walter, 1784-1868

2 letters, 1849-1853

M - Miscellany

McGill, Alexander Taggart, 1807-

Letter, Mar. 8, 1859

Montgomery, Zachariah, 1825-1900

Letter, Feb. 9, 1882

Manly, Basil, 1798-1868

2 letters, 1844-1847

Murray, Nicholas, 1802-1861

5 letters, 1845-1858

Musgrove, George Washington, 1804-1882

6 letters, 1856-1857

N - Miscellany

Nevin, Alfred, 1816-1890

Letter, Sept. 4, 1883

P - Miscellany

Perkins, Elisha Henry, 1850-1931

Letter, May 24, 1878

Prime, Edward Dorr Griffin, 1814-1891

Letter, Apr. 27, 1872

Palmer, Benjamin Morgan, 1818-1902

4 letters, 1872-1881.

See also 2 letters, 1885, to Mrs. Scott in Box 4.

Patton, Francis Landey, 1843-1932

2 letters, 1869-1870

Plumer, William Swan, 1802-1880

5 letters, 1850-1867

Prime, Samuel Irenaeus, 1812-1885

2 letters, 1872-1874

Prime, William Cowper, 1825-1905

2 letters, 1869-1876

R - Miscellany

Ralston, William Chapman, 1826-1875

Letter, Sept. 14, 1873

Randolph (Anson D. F.) & Co.

4 letters, 1879-1884

Robinson, Stuart, 1814-1881

3 letters, 1862-1879

S - Miscellany

San Francisco, Mercantile Library Association

Letter, Dec. 20, 1855

Shedd, William Greenough Thayer, 1820-1894

Letter, May 4, 1869

Silliman, Benjamin, 1816-1885

Letter, Mar. 13, 1845

Skinner, Thomas Harvey, 1820-1892

Letter, June 20, 1867

Smith, Andrew D.

Letter, Feb. 5, 1881

Speer, William, 1822-1904

Letter, July 29, 1885. See also letter, May 4, 1885 to Mrs. Scott, Box 4

Stanton, Edwin McMaster, 1814-1869

Letter, Dec. 27, 1858

Stone, Charles Pomeroy, 1824-1887

Letter, Jan. 25, 1885, enclosed in letter of Robert N. Scott, Feb. 10, 1885, Box 4

Sumner, Charles Allen, 1835-1903

Letter, July 16, 1873

Schenck, William Edward, 1819-1904

4 letters, 1869-1878

Scott, Ann (Nicholson), 1811-1888 (Mrs. William Anderson Scott)

24 letters, 1846-1885, Box 4

Selby, Thomas Henry, 1820-1875

2 letters, 1869-1870

Sherman, William Tecumseh, 1820-1891

2 letters, 1856-1865. 1856 letter restricted until publication of Clifford M. Drury's book (12/19/63 GPH letter)

Smyth, Thomas, 1808-1873

10 letters, 1844-1865

Sprague, William Buel, 1795-1876

7 letters, 1853-1856

Stuart, Robert Leighton, 1806-1882

3 letters, 1880

T - Miscellany

Thomson, William McClure, 1806-1894

Letter, Dec. 26, 1850

Torre, Pablo della

Letter, Dec. 29, 1856

Van Dyke, Henry Jackson, 1822-

3 letters, 1869-1885.

See also letter of Jan. 19, 1885 to Mrs. Scott, Box 4

Van Rensselaer, Cortlandt, 1808-1860

9 letters, 1855-1860

W - Miscellany

Weller, John B., 1812-1875

Letter, Mar. 15, 1857

Wells, S. T.

Letter, Mar. 26, 1863

Whitton, Abel

Letter, Sept. 15, 1856

Woodbridge, Sylvester

Letter, Mar. 10, 1879

Woodrow, James, 1828-1907

Letter, Aug. 15, 1867

Wilson, John Leighton, 1809-1886

2 letters, 1872?-1877