Richard Hargrave papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists mostly of sermons given by Richard Hargrave. Also included is a letter by William P. Hargrave, 1887, a paper written about him by Beulah B. Gray titled, "A Rider in the Wilderness," 1940, and some photographs.
Dates
- 1803 - 1950
Creator
- Hargrave, Richard (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright interests for this collection are held by DePauw University or the United Methodist Church.
Biographical Note
Richard Hargrave was born December 5, 1803 in North Carolina and came to Indiana with his parents at the age of 14. He was converted at age 19, and he joined the so-called "O'Kelly Christian Church." At 20 years of age, he joined the Methodist Episcopal Church and one year later began to preach. His first license from the ME church was dated 1823. He married Nancy A. Posy on March 10, 1829. His assignments were many from 1823-1870. In 1871, he retired, but he still labored, preaching about 200 sermons a year. He died on June 23, 1879.
Extent
0.8 Cubic Feet (2 document cases)
Language of Materials
English
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Hailee Newton
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of DePauw University and Indiana United Methodism Repository
Roy O. West Library
405 S. Indiana St.
Greencastle Indiana 46135 United States
archives@depauw.edu
