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Creator: Frederick Saunders (b. 1853) Extent: 1600 items Description: Saunders was born in Berkhamstead, England, where he had been a working wheelright and a local preacher on the Primitive Methodist Plan. After coming to America, Saunders was ordained in 1882 in Waterbury and subsequently served in Milford, Thomaston, and Hamden, and was pastor of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church in New Haven from 1908 to 1913. The papers consist of his diaries, notes, reports, and some correspondence. Research Topics: Everyday life of a pastor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries