Valedictory Oration, in Latin, delivered at the Yale College commencement of September 1720

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href="/catalog?f%5Bcollection_title_ssi%5D%5B%5D=Jonathan+Edwards+collection+%28GEN+MSS+151%29&f%5Brepository_ssi%5D%5B%5D=Beinecke+Rare+Book+and+Manuscript+Library">Jonathan Edwards collection (GEN MSS 151)</a> > <a href="/catalog?f%5Bcollection_title_ssi%5D%5B%5D=Jonathan+Edwards+collection+%28GEN+MSS+151%29&f%5Brepository_ssi%5D%5B%5D=Beinecke+Rare+Book+and+Manuscript+Library&f%5Bseries_sort_ssi%5D%5B%5D=00000%7CSeries+I%3A+Writings+of+Jonathan+Edwards">Series I: Writings of Jonathan Edwards</a> > <a href="/catalog?f%5Bancestor_titles_hierarchy_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Beinecke+Rare+Book+and+Manuscript+Library+%3E+Jonathan+Edwards+collection+%28GEN+MSS+151%29+%3E+Writings+of+Jonathan+Edwards+%3E+NOTEBOOKS+AND+MEMORANDA&f%5Bcollection_title_ssi%5D%5B%5D=Jonathan+Edwards+collection+%28GEN+MSS+151%29&f%5Brepository_ssi%5D%5B%5D=Beinecke+Rare+Book+and+Manuscript+Library&f%5Bseries_sort_ssi%5D%5B%5D=00000%7CSeries+I%3A+Writings+of+Jonathan+Edwards">NOTEBOOKS AND MEMORANDA</a> > Valedictory Oration, 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1703-1758">Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758</a> </dd>  <dt class='blacklight-date_ssim metadata-block__label-key'> Published / Created </dt>  <dd class='blacklight-date_ssim metadata-block__label-value metadata-block__label-value--yul'> n.d. </dd>  <dt class='blacklight-provenanceuncontrolled_tesi metadata-block__label-key'> Provenance </dt>  <dd class='blacklight-provenanceuncontrolled_tesi metadata-block__label-value metadata-block__label-value--yul'> The bulk of the Jonathan Edwards Collection came to Yale as a gift of the heirs of Jonathan Edwards in 1900. Additional individual pieces, small groups of his papers, and especially, other family papers, have been added over the years through gift and purchase, chiefly from other Edwards descendants. For further acquisitions information, please consult the appropriate curator. </dd>  <dt class='blacklight-extentofdigitization_ssim metadata-block__label-key'> Extent of Digitization </dt>  <dd class='blacklight-extentofdigitization_ssim metadata-block__label-value metadata-block__label-value--yul'> This object has been completely digitized. </dd>  <dt class='blacklight-digitization_note_tesi metadata-block__label-key'> Digitization Note </dt>  <dd class='blacklight-digitization_note_tesi metadata-block__label-value metadata-block__label-value--yul'> Brittle. Pages 3-6 mutilated with loss of text. </dd>  <dt class='blacklight-language_ssim metadata-block__label-key'> Language </dt>  <dd class='blacklight-language_ssim metadata-block__label-value metadata-block__label-value--yul'> <a href="/catalog?f%5Blanguage_ssim%5D%5B%5D=English">English</a><br> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class='metadata-block single-item-show'> <h2 class='metadata-block__title'>Item Location</h2> <dl class='metadata-block__group'>  <dt class='blacklight-repository_ssi metadata-block__label-key'> Repository </dt>  <dd class='blacklight-repository_ssi metadata-block__label-value metadata-block__label-value--yul'> Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library </dd>  <dt class='blacklight-callnumber_ssim metadata-block__label-key'> Call Number </dt>  <dd class='blacklight-callnumber_ssim metadata-block__label-value metadata-block__label-value--yul'> <a href="/catalog?f%5BcallNumber_ssim%5D%5B%5D=GEN+MSS+151">GEN MSS 151</a> </dd>  <dt class='blacklight-ancestordisplaystrings_tesim 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href="/catalog?f%5Bcollection_title_ssi%5D%5B%5D=Jonathan+Edwards+collection+%28GEN+MSS+151%29&f%5Brepository_ssi%5D%5B%5D=Beinecke+Rare+Book+and+Manuscript+Library">Jonathan Edwards collection</a><ul class="yaleASpaceStackNested"><li class="yaleASpaceFolder"><div class=""><span class="aSpaceBranch"></span><img class="ASpace_Folder ASpace_Icon" alt="Document or last level" src="/assets/archival_icons/yaleASpaceFolder-7abd9590091dea2de873f7eb6e8932a8168bd39d3ef85032dedc9663767192a0.png" /><a href="/catalog?f%5Bcollection_title_ssi%5D%5B%5D=Jonathan+Edwards+collection+%28GEN+MSS+151%29&f%5Brepository_ssi%5D%5B%5D=Beinecke+Rare+Book+and+Manuscript+Library&f%5Bseries_sort_ssi%5D%5B%5D=00000%7CSeries+I%3A+Writings+of+Jonathan+Edwards">Series I: Writings of Jonathan Edwards, c. 1720-84</a><ul class="yaleASpaceFolderNested"><li class="yaleASpaceFolder"><div class=""><span class="aSpaceBranch"></span><img class="ASpace_Folder ASpace_Icon" alt="Document or last level" src="/assets/archival_icons/yaleASpaceFolder-7abd9590091dea2de873f7eb6e8932a8168bd39d3ef85032dedc9663767192a0.png" /><a href="/catalog?f%5Bancestor_titles_hierarchy_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Beinecke+Rare+Book+and+Manuscript+Library+%3E+Jonathan+Edwards+collection+%28GEN+MSS+151%29+%3E+Writings+of+Jonathan+Edwards+%3E+NOTEBOOKS+AND+MEMORANDA&f%5Bcollection_title_ssi%5D%5B%5D=Jonathan+Edwards+collection+%28GEN+MSS+151%29&f%5Brepository_ssi%5D%5B%5D=Beinecke+Rare+Book+and+Manuscript+Library&f%5Bseries_sort_ssi%5D%5B%5D=00000%7CSeries+I%3A+Writings+of+Jonathan+Edwards">NOTEBOOKS AND MEMORANDA</a><ul class="yaleASpaceFolderNested"><li class="yaleASpaceItemTitle"><div class=""><span class="aSpaceBranch"></span><span class="yaleASpaceItemThis">THIS ITEM</span><span> </span><span class="yaleASpaceItemTitle">Valedictory Oration, in Latin, delivered at the Yale College commencement of September 1720</span></div></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></li></ul> </dd>  <dt class='blacklight-containergrouping_tesim metadata-block__label-key'> Container / Volume </dt>  <dd class='blacklight-containergrouping_tesim metadata-block__label-value metadata-block__label-value--yul'> Box 21, folder 1264 </dd> <p class='blacklight-archivespaceuri_ssi showpage_no_label_tag'> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/11/archival_objects/205576">View item information in Archives at Yale<img id="popup_window" alt="pop up window" src="/assets/YULPopUpWindow-1c59edaa31bd75f4397080dd0d8ec793700944190826143cf2db06a08fd09ed4.png" /></a> </p> <p class='blacklight-findingaid_ssim showpage_no_label_tag'> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.edwards">View full finding aid for Jonathan Edwards collection (GEN MSS 151)<img id="popup_window" alt="pop up window" src="/assets/YULPopUpWindow-1c59edaa31bd75f4397080dd0d8ec793700944190826143cf2db06a08fd09ed4.png" /></a> </p> </dl> </div> <div 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General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. </dd> </dl> </div> <div class='metadata-block single-item-show'> <h2 class='metadata-block__title'>Identifiers</h2> <dl class='metadata-block__group'>  <dt class='blacklight-orbisbibid_ssi metadata-block__label-key'> Orbis Record </dt>  <dd class='blacklight-orbisbibid_ssi metadata-block__label-value metadata-block__label-value--yul'> <a href="http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3808173">3808173</a> </dd>  <dt class='blacklight-oid_ssi metadata-block__label-key'> Object ID (OID) </dt>  <dd class='blacklight-oid_ssi metadata-block__label-value metadata-block__label-value--yul'> 2004539 </dd> </dl> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card show-tools item-page__tools-wrapper"> <div class="card-header"> <h2 class="mb-0 h6 tools-text-format">Tools</h2> </div> <ul class="list-group list-group-flush"> <li class="list-group-item citation"> <a id="citationLink" class="nav-link" data-blacklight-modal="trigger" data-turbo="false" href="/catalog/2004539/citation">Cite</a> </li> <li class="list-group-item manifestItem"> <span class='nav-link'> <a target="_blank" id="manifestLink" class="iiif-logo" href="https://collections.library.yale.edu/manifests/2004539"><img alt="" src="/assets/iiif-ca042537b7cca44f9a22d3960ae9e3a8d990bc6e442b1376b928d7c79ab353c9.png" />Manifest Link</a> </span> </li> <li class="list-group-item miradorItem"> <a target="_blank" id="miradorLink" class="nav-link" href="/mirador/2004539">View in Mirador</a> </li> <li class="list-group-item pdfItem"> <a target="_blank" id="pdfLink" rel="external" class="nav-link" href="https://collections.library.yale.edu/pdfs/2004539.pdf">Download as PDF</a> </li> </ul> </div> </section> </div> </main> <div class="footer-container" role="contentinfo"> <div class="container"> <div class="footer-logo-wrapper"> <a class="footer-logo" href="/">Yale University Library</a> <div class="footer-links"> <ul> <li> <a href="http://web.library.yale.edu/gsearch" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Search</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.library.yale.edu/librarynews" target="_blank" rel="noopener">News</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://status.library.yale.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Systems Status</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.yale.edu/privacy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Privacy Policy</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://guides.library.yale.edu/about/policies/access" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Terms</a> </li>  <li> <a target="_blank" href="http://web.library.yale.edu/form/findit-feedback?findITURL=https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/2004539">Feedback</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.library.yale.edu/data-use" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Data Use</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://usability.yale.edu/web-accessibility/accessibility-yale" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Accessibility at Yale</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="footer-socmedia"> <a href="http://yaleuniversity.tumblr.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <img id="tumblr" alt="Yale University Tumblr" src="/assets/soc_media/icon_tumblr-07ec88e3daad9833413ae48b08f689f858bd7ab784e258a676f7b60ba9f5b564.png" /> <span class="sr-only">Yale University Library on Tumblr</span> </a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yalelibrary" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <img id="instagram" alt="Yale Library Instagram" src="/assets/soc_media/icon_instagram-42cdc3dafda57372601b52e746b1776be5e1d54c1ea0afcb23f8f72af58acb1f.png" /> <span class="sr-only">Yale University Library on Instagram</span> </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/yalelibrary" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <img id="twitter" alt="Yale Library Twitter" src="/assets/soc_media/icon_twitter-d863982220bf5b75390235e2e60f472a5cef336480b91103a48b75437f8e88e0.png" /> <span class="sr-only">Yale University Library on Twitter</span> </a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yalelibrary" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <img id="facebook" alt="Yale Library Facebook" src="/assets/soc_media/icon_facebook-d0ee8081111dbd1d4971615f55280a8be166a702cab5bcbf3a080485be3065c3.png" /> <span class="sr-only">Yale University Library Facebook Page</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> <aside> <div class="branch-name"> Branch:<span title="SHA:1e12c70">v1.65.0</span>,Deployed:2024-11-06T09:05:28-05:00 </div> </aside> <div id="blacklight-modal" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"> <div class="modal-content"> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>

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