Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of records relating to two major functions of the South Congregational Church of Boston: its sizeable Sunday-school library and the South Friendly Society. The South Friendly Society was a women's charitable organization devoted to supplying indigent female church members with material to make into saleable clothing and to assisting needy people in general. Included in the records are several business letters written by Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909), minister of...