Eliot, Samuel A. (Samuel Atkins), 1862-1950

Samuel Atkins Eliot earned his Harvard AB 1884. He served as secretary to the President of Harvard from 1884-1885 and as Preacher to the University 1906-1909. He was the son of Harvard President Charles W. Eliot.

From the description of Harvard memorabilia of Samuel Atkins Eliot, Class of 1884, 1876-1909 (inclusive), 1876-1885 (bulk) (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77063916

American Unitarian clergyman and historian.

From the description of Samuel A. Eliot letters, [manuscript], 1942-1946. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 182579766

Unitarian minister. Educated at Harvard, A.B., 1884; A.M. 1889. Minister in Seattle, Wash. (1887-1888); Denver, Colo. (1889-1893); Brooklyn, N.Y. (1893-1898). Secretary, American Unitarian Association (AUA) (1898-1900), president AUA (1900-1927). Minister, Arlington Street Church, Boston (1927-1935), minister emeritus (1935-1950). Member of United States Board of Indian Commissioners.

From the description of Papers, 1885-1950 (inclusive). (Harvard University, Divinity School Library). WorldCat record id: 269368141

Samuel Atkins Eliot (1862-1950) was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard College in 1884 and Harvard Divinity School in 1889. He served Unitarian parishes in Denver, Colorado, the Church of the Saviour in Brooklyn, New York, and the Arlington Street Church in Boston, Massachusetts. While in Denver he founded the Rocky Mountain Conference of the American Unitarian Association ( AUA ). In 1898 he became the secretary of the AUA, the executive of the association at that time. In 1900 the AUA made a shift in leadership and designated its executive officer as the president, a position held by Eliot until 1927. In 1925 he led a merger between the AUA and the National Conference of Churches that became the modern AUA. Eliot was the son of President Charles W. Eliot of Harvard University. His biography has been written by his brother-in-law, Dr. Arthur Cushman McGiffert, titled Pilot of a Liberal Faith: Samuel Atkins Eliot, 1862-1950; Skinner House book by Beacon Press, 1976, Boston.

From the guide to the American Unitarian Association Presidential Papers, 1920-1927., (Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School)

From the guide to the Papers, 1885-1950., (Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School)

From the guide to the Documents and photograph, 1889-1900 and undated., (Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School)

From the guide to the Papers, 1863-1961., (Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School)

American Unitarian minister.

From the description of Letter : to "dear Mrs. Eliot," 1910 Dec. 20. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122453151