Abstract

The collection includes materials from Rev. Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney, pastor of Olney Street Baptist Church from 1955 until 1958, and his wife, Louise Jones McKinney, who taught at Classical High School in Providence during her husband's time as pastor. The papers primarily consist of items from their time in Providence, although there are some items from Rev. McKinney's life after leaving to serve as pastor at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Seattle, Washington.

Scope and Contents This collection documents the life and work of Mahlon Van Horne, who served as pastor of the Union Congregational Church in Newport, Rhode Island, for 28 years, beginning in 1869, along with papers from his family. Included is the original manuscript of his sermon, “The Negro in Rhode Island,” that he delivered in 1887, a letter he wrote October 15, 1902, reporting the death of his son in a horse-riding accident in St. Thomas, a letter addressed to Florence (Van Horne) Miller, a collection...