RIAMCO

Rhode Island Archival and Manuscript Collections Online

For Participating Institutions

Asa Messer papers (MS-1C-3)

Brown University Archives

Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146


Collection Overview

Title: Asa Messer papers
Date range: 1791-1862, (bulk 1796-1836)
Creator: Messer, Asa, 1769-1836
Extent: 2.0 Linear feet
Abstract: The Asa Messer papers document Messer's activities as President of Brown University; his sermons, prayers and religious essays; and his financial investments and inventions. Materials include letterbooks, correspondence, sermons, speeches, essays, prayers, lecture notes, diaries, and legal papers dating from 1791 to 1862 (bulk 1796 to 1836).
Language of materials: English .
Repository: John Hay Library , Special Collections
Collection number: MS-1C-3