A Guide to the Sermons of Rev. Russell Cecil Cecil, Russell. 3650

A Guide to the Sermons of Rev. Russell Cecil

A Collection in the
Special Collections Department
Accession number 3650


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Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Repository
University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA
Collection Number
3650
Title
Sermons of Rev. Russell Cecil 1911-1943
Extent
ca. 30 items
Collector
Edwin Hemphill
Location
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Sermons of Rev. Russell Cecil, Accession 3650, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Acquisition Information

These papers were given to the Library by Dr. Edwin Hemphill of Richmond, Virginia , on February 8, 1951 .

Funding Note

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Scope and Content

This collection consists of 27 sermons delivered by the Rev. Russell Cecil (1853-1925), 1911-1924, mostly to the Second Presbyterian Church of Richmond where he served as minister beginning in 1901. Several other sermons were delivered to the Railroad Young Men's Christian Association in Richmond .

Also included in the collection is a list of Virginia Girl Scouts service activities, ca.1942-1943, and his report, "A Brief Historical Statement of the Enlistments and Activities of the Second Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA , in the World War of 1917-1918," written 21 December, 1920. The report lists all members of the congregation engaged in over-seas service and gives an account of the activites of the church at home during the war. All material is arranged in chronological order. A biographical sketch of the Rev. Russell Cecil can be found in the control folder.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Richmond
  • Richmond, VA
  • Richmond, Virginia

Container List

List of WWI Activities of Men at the Second Presbyterian Church
1920 Dec 21
Sermons
1911-1924
(3 folders)
Virginia Girl Scouts Activities List
ca. 1942-1943