Linda Nakdimen papers and Henry Ward Beecher Anniversary photographs
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These papers include correspondence, photographs, and newspaper clippings, dating from 1986 to 1997. The correspondence is between Linda Nakdimen and Stuyvesant "Peter" Barry and Alice Trumbull (Scoville) Barry, the great-great-granddaughter of Henry Ward Beecher. The photographs document the 100th year anniversary celebration of Beecher's death in 1987 and the 150th anniversary celebration of the founding of Plymouth Church in 1997. The newspaper clippings are related to the celebrations and Beecher's life.
Historical note
Plymouth Church was founded in Brooklyn, New York in 1847 by New England transplants desiring a Congregational church. It was originally located on Henry and Remsen Streets, with a second location in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) served as its pastor from its founding in 1847 to his death in 1887. Beecher was regarded as a brilliant orator and abolitionist. Under Beecher's leadership, Plymouth Church expanded its role within the community; the church adopted missions, notably the Bethel Mission, at 15 Hicks Street, in 1866, and Navy Mission, located near the Brooklyn Navy Yard, in 1871. The church also organized auctions where church goers could buy the freedom of enslaved people. Beecher was succeeded by Lyman Abbott in 1887. In 1902, Plymouth Church installed stain glass windows and received a $100,000 endowment as part of the Henry Ward Beecher Memorial Plan.
Linda Nakdimen is a member of Plymouth Church. She is an acquaintance of Stuyvesant "Peter" Barry and Alice Trumbull (Scoville) Barry, who is the great-great-granddaughter of Henry Ward Beecher.
For more information on Plymouth Church and Henry Ward Beecher, see the Guide to the Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims and Henry Ward Beecher Collection, 1819-1980
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These papers include correspondence, photographs, and newspaper clippings, dating from 1986 to 1997. The correspondence is between Linda Nakdimen and Stuyvesant "Peter" Barry and Alice Trumbull (Scoville) Barry, the great-great-granddaughter of Henry Ward Beecher. The photographs document the 100th year anniversary celebration of Beecher's death in 1987 and the 150th anniversary celebration of the founding of Plymouth Church in 1997. The newspaper clippings are related to the celebrations and Beecher's life.
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Open to users without restriction.
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Linda Nakdimen retains the rights to these photographs.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Linda Nakdimen papers and Henry Ward Beecher Anniversary photographs, 2008.038, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Linda Nakdimen, 2008.
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Oppressive descriptive language was remediated from the biographical/historical note in this finding aid as part of an anti-racist descriptive language audit performed in January 2021.
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