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Size | 9.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 2,850 items) |
Abstract | Henry C. Lay was an Episcopal clergyman and bishop. Lay preached to the Army of Tennessee at times during the Civil War. The collection includes family and church-related correspondence, including sermons, scrapbooks, writings, and diaries of Henry C. Lay while an Episcopal priest in Virginia, 1846-1847; in Huntsville, Ala., 1847-1859; missionary bishop of Arkansas during the Civil War; and missionary bishop of the Diocese of Easton, Md., 1869-1885. Included is a journal of Episcopal acts for most of the years 1863-1885 and European travel diaries, 1866-1867 and 1878-1879. The Addition of July 2010 consists of a recipe book, circa 1915, belonging to Eliza Atkinson Lay. |
Creator | Lay, Henry C. (Henry Champlin), 1823-1885. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Volumes 18, 19, and 20 were transferred to the George William Lay Papers (#417) in October 1963
Finding aid updated for digitization by Kathryn Michaelis, August 2010
Updated by Matt Dailey because of addition, January 2012
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Henry Champlin Lay (1823-1885) was an Episcopal clergyman and bishop. Lay was an Episcopal priest in Virginia, 1846-1847; in Huntsville, Ala., 1847-1859; a missionary bishop of Arkansas during the Civil War; and missionary bishop of the Diocese of Easton, Md., 1869-1885. Lay preached to the Army of Tennessee at times during the Civil War.
Back to TopThe collection includes family and church-related correspondence, including sermons, scrapbooks, writings, and diaries of Henry C. Lay while an Episcopal priest in Virginia, 1846-1847; in Huntsville, Ala., 1847-1859; missionary bishop of Arkansas during the Civil War; and missionary bishop of the Diocese of Easton, Md., 1869-1885. The collection includes a journal of Episcopal acts for most of the years 1863-1885. Also included are European travel diaries, 1866-1867 and 1878-1879.
The Addition of July 2010 consists of a recipe book, circa 1915, belonging to Eliza Atkinson Lay.
Back to TopArrangement: primarily chronological.
Arrangement: chronological.
Folder 135 |
Miscellaneous writings (long papers) |
Folder 136 |
Sermons, 1847-1848 |
Folder 137 |
Sermons, 1848 |
Folder 138 |
Sermons, 1849 |
Folder 139-140
Folder 139Folder 140 |
Sermons, 1850 |
Folder 141-142
Folder 141Folder 142 |
Sermons, 1851 |
Folder 143-144
Folder 143Folder 144 |
Sermons, 1852 |
Folder 145-146
Folder 145Folder 146 |
Sermons, 1853 |
Folder 147-148
Folder 147Folder 148 |
Sermons, 1854 |
Folder 149 |
Sermons, 1855 |
Folder 150 |
Sermons, 1856 |
Folder 151-153
Folder 151Folder 152Folder 153 |
Sermons, 1857 |
Folder 154-156
Folder 154Folder 155Folder 156 |
Sermons, 1858 |
Folder 157-158
Folder 157Folder 158 |
Sermons, 1859 |
Folder 159 |
Sermons, 1860 |
Folder 160 |
Sermons, 1861 |
Folder 161-162
Folder 161Folder 162 |
Sermons, 1862 |
Folder 163-164
Folder 163Folder 164 |
Sermons, 1863 |
Folder 165 |
Sermons, 1864 |
Folder 166 |
Sermons, 1865 |
Folder 167 |
Sermons, 1866 |
Folder 168 |
Sermons, 1867-1868 |
Folder 169 |
Sermons, 1869-1870 |
Folder 170 |
Sermons, 1871-1872 |
Folder 171 |
Sermons, 1873 |
Folder 172 |
Sermons, 1874 |
Folder 173 |
Sermons, 1875-1876 |
Folder 174 |
Sermons, 1877 |
Folder 175 |
Sermons, 1878 |
Folder 176 |
Sermons, 1880 |
Folder 177 |
Sermons, 1881 |
Folder 178 |
Sermons, 1882-1884 |
Folder 179-184
Folder 179Folder 180Folder 181Folder 182Folder 183Folder 184 |
Undated sermons |
Arrangement: by subject.
Image Folder PF-418/1 |
Photographs of Henry C. Lay, Eliza Atkinson Lay, and various clergy members |
Image Folder PF-418/2 |
Photographs of Sapony Church, Dinwiddie County, Va. |
Image Folder PF-418/3 |
Photographs of Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C., during and after the siege of 8 September 1863 |
Image Folder PF-418/4 |
Calling card of Joanna and Frances Patterson for Eliza Atkinson Lay and accompanying photograph |
Special Format Image SF-P-418/1 |
Glass negative of portrait of Henry C. Lay |
A recipe book, circa 1915, belonging to Eliza Atkinson Lay.
Folder 185 |
Recipe book of Eliza Atkinson Lay, circa 1915 |