Samuel Sobieski Nelles fonds

Series 3: Essays and articles

Series Number

3

Name of Creator

Nelles, Samuel Sobieski

Dates of Material

1842-1896

Title

Essays and articles

Extent

12 cm of textual records

Scope and Content

Series consists of predominantly religious essays and articles, 1842-1896, including those written as a student.

Many of the essays in the collection were written by Nelles during his school days, allowing the researcher to acquire some insights into the nature of a nineteenth–century education as well as an understanding of Nelles' interests and abilities as a young man. Other essays authored by Nelles may be found in manuscript copies of student newspapers located in the Victoria College Archives. Many of the articles included in the collection were printed after Nelles' death, giving some indication of the lasting impact of Nelles' work.

Note(s)

Box/File List

Identifier Title Date
1991.197V-4-41 Essay. "The Deity, as Seen in his Works."
March 30,1842
1991.197V-4-42 Notebook of School Essays and Poems. 1842 to 1844.
1842-1844
1991.197V-4-43 Essay. "Sympathy - Its Influence on Character and Happiness." Victoria College. Spring of 1844.
1844
1991.197V-4-44 Essay Written in an Album. “The Bitter Fountain.” Toronto.
May, 1849
1991.197V-4-45 Essay. “Fragments.”
February 24, 1856
1991.197V-4-46 Essay. “Catholicity.”
January 20, 1857
1991.197V-4-47 Essay on Mystery of Life Written in Miss Wright’s Album
July 3, 1858
1991.197V-4-48 Essay. “On Brevity.”
November 19, 1858
1991.197V-4-49 Essay for Ministerial Association of Cobourg on Farrar’s “Free Thought.”
December 6, 1869
1991.197V-4-50 Essay. “Fallacies.”
February 14, 1872
1991.197V-4-51 Autobiographical Essay on Student Days at Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, Lima, New York.
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1991.197V-4-52 Essay re: Dangers of Fame
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1991.197V-4-53 Essay re: Development of the Hebrew Mind.
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1991.197V-4-54 Essay. “History.”
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1991.197V-4-55 Essay re: “Power of the English Language.”
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1991.197V-4-56 Essay. “Shall We Hinder the Gospel of Christ?” (Distinction Between Actual Christianity and the Christianity of the New Testament)
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1991.197V-4-57 Essay. “Shall We Hinder the Gospel of Christ?” (Distinction Between Actual Christianity and the Christianity of the New Testament)
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1991.197V-4-58 Galley Proof of Article. "Christianity - Ideal and Actual." Canadian Methodist Magazine. vol.XIV.
November, 1881
1991.197V-4-59 Article. "Whittier - the Quaker Poet." Canadian Methodist Magazine. vol. XVI.
July-December, 1882
1991.197V-4-60 Article. “Concerning Emphasis.” The Toronto Mail.
December 22, 1883
1991.197V-4-61 Article. "Christianity - Ideal and Actual." The Methodist Magazine. vol. XXXIX.
January-June, 1894
1991.197V-4-62 Article. “The Need of the World.” The Methodist Magazine. vol. XL.
July-December, 1894
1991.197V-4-62A Article. “True Emphasis in Religion.” Methodist Magazine and Review. vol.XLIV.
July-December, 1896