Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Scott, W. A. (William Anderson), 1813-1885
- 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.
- Extent:
- Number of containers: 11 boxes, 4 oversize folders Linear feet: 4.6 Number of microfilm reels: 6
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481