Guide to the Kellogg Family Collection, 1780-1978, undated
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Kellogg Family Collection, George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine.
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Both Elijah Kellogg, Sr., and his son Elijah Kellogg, Jr., were Congregational ministers with ties to Bowdoin College. The elder Kellogg (1761-1842) was a native of South Hadley, Massachusetts, a graduate of Dartmouth College (1785), and a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He was the first minister (1788-1811) of the Second Church in Portland, Maine, until a schism divided the church and part of the congregation left to form the Third Church, which Kellogg also served (1811-1821). After resigning his pulpit, Kellogg became a missionary to local Native Americans, keeping journals of his missions to Quoddy, Perry and Wells, Maine, including those to the Passamaquoddy tribe. He served Bowdoin as an overseer (1794-1798) and a trustee (1798-1824). Elijah Kellogg, Sr., married Eunice McLellan of Portland. Their son, Elijah Kellogg, Jr. (1813-1901; Bowdoin 1840), was a minister in Harpswell and Topsham, Maine (1844-1854 and 1871-1901); chaplain of the Seaman's Friends Society and pastor of Boston's Mariners' Church (1855-1865); and a popular lyceum lecturer. He is best remembered as the author of several successful series of juvenile adventure stories, including the Elm Island, Pleasant Cove and Whispering Pine series. He married Hannah Pearson Pomeroy and had three sons and one daughter.
The collection contains 586 sermons by father and son (1797-1898, n.d.), correspondence, most relating to Elijah Kellogg, Sr.,'s years with the Second and Third churches in Portland, undated manuscript drafts of essays and poetry by Elijah Kellogg, Jr., as well as a history of the Kellogg family. Also included are Elijah Kellogg, Sr.,'s journals of his Passamaquoddy missions (1821-1831), legal, financial, personal and religious materials, images, and clippings. There is also research material used by Wilmot B. Mitchell (Bowdoin 1890) for his 1903 book Elijah Kellogg, the Man and His Work. The papers are complemented by a collection of Elijah Kellogg, Jr.,'s published works.
Organized into 10 series: Sermons, 1780-1898, n.d. (divided into three subseries: Sermons: Elijah Kellogg, Sr., 1797-1839, n.d., Sermons: Elijah Kellogg, Jr., 1843-1898, n.d., and Sermons: General, 1780-1894, n.d.); Correspondence, 1780-1914, n.d.; Miscellaneous Writings, n.d.; Journals, Account Books, and Record Books, 1817-1926, n.d.; Printed Materials, 1842-1906, n.d.; Legal and Financial Materials, 1800-1904, n.d.; Personal and Religious Materials, 1811-1857, n.d.; Images, n.d.; Clippings, 1887-1978, n.d.; and Materials for W.B. Mitchell's book, "Elijah Kellogg: The Man and His Work", 1902-1905, n.d.
An unpublished indexed numbering system that lists the Biblical verses used in the sermons is available at the repository.
Arranged chronologically.
This series includes sermons by Elijah Kellogg, Sr. (1797-1839, n.d.), and Elijah Kellogg, Jr. (1843-1898, n.d.). There are also sermons from the elder Kellogg's ordination and funeral, as well as other sermons by unknown authors.
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1797 Nov 30: "A Thanksgiving Sermon Delivered in Portland"
1798 Mar, May: #1,2
1799 Apr, 180[?] Feb: #3,4
1800 Feb, Apr, Jun: #5-7
1801 Feb, May: #8,9
1802 Nov, [n.m.]: #10-13
1802 Jan, Apr: #14,15
1802 May, Jul: #16-19
1802 Aug: #20-22
1802 Sep, Oct: #23-26
1802 Nov, Dec: #27-29
1802 Dec: #30,31
1803 [n.m.]: #32
1803 Jan, Mar: #33-37
1803 Apr, Aug: #38-41
1803 Oct, Dec: #42-44
1804 Jun, 1805 [n.m.]: #45-48
1805 Feb, Mar: #49,50
1805 Jul, Aug, Sep: #51-54
1805 Nov, Dec: #55-57
1806 Jan, Mar: #58,59
1806 Jun, Jul: #60-64
1806 Oct, Nov: #65-67
1807 [n.m.], Jan, Feb: #68-70
1807 Jul, Aug: #71-73
1808 Mar, Apr, Jun, Aug: #74-77
1808 Mar
1808 Oct, Nov: #78,79
1809 Feb, Mar: #80-82
1809 Apr, Jul: #83-85
1809 Aug, Oct: #86,87
1810: Feb, Aug, [Nov/Dec], Dec: #88-91
1811 [n.m.], Jan: #92-94
1811 Apr, May: #95,96
1812 [n.m.], Mar, Jun: #97-99
1812 Aug: #100,101
1813 Nov: #102
1814 [n.m.], ["Old Testament"]: #103-106
1814 [n.m.], ["New Testament"]: #107-113
1814 Mar, Jul, Oct, Nov: #114-117
1815 [n.m.], Mar, Aug: #118-120
1815 Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec: #121-124
1816 [n.m.]: #125-127
1816 Mar, Apr: #128-129
1816 May, Jul, Aug: #130-133
1816 Oct, Dec: #134-136
1817 [n.m.], Jan, Mar: #137-140
1818 [n.m.], Nov: #141-143
1818 Feb, Oct: #144,145
1819 [n.m.]: #146,147
1820 Aug: #148
1821 May, Nov: #149,150
1825 Jun, 1826 [n.m.]: #151,152
1827 [n.m.], Mar: #153,154
1828 [n.m.], 1829 [n.m.]: #155-158
1829 Jul, Dec: #159,160
1831 Apr, Jun: #161-163
1833 [n.m.], Jul: #164,165
1834 [n.m.], Jan, Feb: #166-170
1834 Mar, May, Aug: #171-173
1835 Jul, Aug, Sep: #174-178
1836 [n.m.], 1839 May: #179,180
184[?]: #181
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1843 Apr: #182
1845 [n.m.], Aug: #183,184
1849 [n.m.], 1854 [n.m.]: #185-188
1854 [n.m.], 1855 [n.m.]: #189-190
1855 [n.m.]: #191-193
1855 [n.m.]: #194-197
1855 [n.m.]: #198-201
1855 [n.m.]: #202-205
1855 [n.m.]: #205a
1855 [n.m.], Jul: #206-208
1856 [n.m.]: #209-211
1856 [n.m.]: #212-215
1856 [n.m.]: #216-219
1856 [n.m.]: #220-222
1856 [n.m.]: #223-225
1856 [n.m.]: #226,227
1856 [n.m.]: #228,229
1856 [n.m.]: #230,231
1856 [n.m.]: #232,233
1856 [n.m.]: #234,235
1856 Jan: #236,237
1856 Jan, Feb: #238,239
1856 Apr, Oct: #240-242
1857 [n.m.]: #243-245
1857 [n.m.]: #246-249
1857 [n.m.]: #250,251
1857 [n.m.]: #252-254
1857 [n.m.]: #255,256
1857 [n.m.]: #257,258
1857 [n.m.]: #259,260
1857 [n.m.]: #261,262
1857 [n.m.]: #263,264
1857 [n.m.]: #265,266
1857 Jan, Dec: #267-270
1858 [n.m.]: #271-274
1858 [n.m.]: #275-280
1858 [n.m.]: #281-283
1858 [n.m.]: #284-286
1858 [n.m.], Jan: #287,288
1858 Jan, Jul: #289-291
1859 [n.m.]: #292,293
1859 [n.m.]: #294,295
1859 [n.m.]: #296,297
1859 [n.m.]: #298,299
1859 [n.m.]: #300-302
1859 [n.m.]: #303,304
1859 [n.m.]: #305,306
1859 Jan, Jun: #307-309
1859 Jun, Aug: #310-312
1860 [n.m.]: #313,314
1860 [n.m.]: #315,316
1860 [n.m.]: #317-319
1860 [n.m.]: #320,321
1860 [n.m.]: #322,323
1860 [n.m.]: #324,325
1860 [n.m.]: #326,327
1860 [n.m.]: #328-330
1860 [n.m.]: #331,332
1860 [n.m.]: #333,334
1860 [n.m.]: #335,336
1860 [n.m.]: #337,338
1860 [n.m.]: #339,340
1860 [n.m.]: #341,342
1860 [n.m.], May: #343-345
1860 Jun: #346,347
1860 Sep, Oct: #348,349
1860 Nov, Dec: #350-353
1861 [n.m.]: #354,355
1861 [n.m.]: #356,357
1861 [n.m.]: #358,359
1861 [n.m.]: #360-361
1861 [n.m.]: #362-364
1861 [n.m.]: #365,366
1861 [n.m.], Feb: #367,368
1861 Feb, Mar: #369,370
1861 Dec: #371-373
1862 [n.m.]: #374-377
1862 [n.m.]: #378,379
1862 Jan: #380,381
1862 May, Nov: #382-384
1862 Dec: #385-387
1862 Dec: #388-390
1863 [n.m.], Jan: #391-393
1863 Jan: #394-396
1863 Feb: #397-399
1863 Feb: #400-402
1863 Feb, May, Oct: #403-405
1863 Nov, 1864 [n.m.]: #406-408
1864 [n.m.], May: #409,410
1865 [n.m.]: #411-413
1865 Jan, May: #414,415
1866 [n.m.]: #416,417
1867 [n.m.]: #418,419
1867 [n.m.]: #420-422
1867 Dec, 1869 Sep: #423-425
1870 [n.m.], May, Jul: #426-428
1875 [n.m.]: #429-432
1875 [n.m.]: #433-436
1875 Jun, Aug, 1876 [n.m.]: #437-440
1876 [n.m.]: #441-444
1876 [n.m.]: #445-448
1876 [n.m.]: #449-452
1876 [n.m.]: #452a
1877 [n.m.]: #453-456
1877 Aug, 1878 [n.m.]: #457,458
1878 Aug, 1880 [n.m.]: #459-461
1880 Feb, 1881 Jan, 1882 [n.m.]: #462-464
1882 Jun, Jul: #465-467
1882 Aug: #468-471
1882 Sep: #472-474
1882 Oct, Dec: #475-478
1883 [n.m.]: #479-482
1883 [n.m.]: #483-489
1883 Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr: #490-496
1883 Apr, May: #497-502
1883 Jul, Sep, Oct: #503-506
1883 Nov, Dec: #507-510
1884 [n.m.]: #511-515
1884 [n.m.], Jan: #516-521
1884 Feb, Mar: #522-526
1884 Apr, Jun: #527-531
1884 Jul, Dec: #532,533
1885 [n.m.], Jan: #534-538
1885 Feb, Mar: #539-542
1885 Apr, May: #543-547
1885 Sep, Oct, Nov: #548-555
1886 Feb, Mar: #556-560
1886 Sep, Oct, Nov: #561-565
1887 [n.m.], Jan, Feb: #566-569
1887 Apr, 1888 Sep: #570,571
1889 [n.m.], Jun, 1891 [n.m.]: #572-575
1891 Jun, 1893 [n.m.], Aug: #576-579
1892 Nov 24
1894 Feb, Jun, Sep: #580-583
1896 Oct, 1898 [n.m.], Aug: #584-586
Undated
1780-1894, n.d.: sermons, authors unknown
1788 Oct: "Mr. Thacher's Sermon at the Ordination of the Rev. Mr. Kellogg"
1842 Mar 12: funeral of Mr. Kellogg
Arranged chronologically.
Contains correspondence of both Elijah Kellogg, Sr., and Jr. The bulk of Elijah Kellogg, Sr.,'s correspondence concerns the schism in the Second Church, resulting in the formation of the Third Church. Elijah Kellogg, Jr.,'s correspondence consists primarily of family letters. Also included is correspondence concerning the Kellogg Memorial at Bowdoin College.
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1780 Aug 30 [Call to Second Parish]
1811 Jan-Aug
1811 Sep
1811 Oct-Nov
1811 Dec
1812 Jan-Feb
1812 Mar
1813-1820
1821-1823
1826
1831
1839
1844-1845
1856
1858
1865
1884-1886
1887-1888
1889
1890-1891
1892-1893
1894
1895
1896-1897
1898-1899
1900-1901
1903-1904
1914 [correspondence concerning the Kellogg Memorial]
n.d.
Arranged alphabetically by title.
Contains undated manuscript drafts of essays and poetry by Elijah Kellogg, Jr., as well as a history of the Kellogg family.
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"Awful Alarm, The" [Elijah Kellogg, Jr.]
"Beaver" [Elijah Kellogg, Jr.]
"Bowdoin College: Its Religious Interests"
"Centurion, The"
Commencement speech, Bowdoin College, 1890 Jul 28 [Elijah Kellogg, Jr.]
"Decius"
[Delivered at the Old Meeting House in Harpswell]
"Discontented Brook, The"
"G[?] D[?], The" [Elijah Kellogg, Jr.]
"General Gage and the Boston Boys"
"Hannibal at the Altar"
[Historical sketch of Kellogg family]
"Labor"
"Leonidas"
"Lion Ben"
"Ma'am Price" [Elijah Kellogg, Jr.]
"Magic Key, The"
Manuscript notes: "Hannibal at the Altar"
Manuscript notes
"Old Age of the Christian Scholar, The"
Oration, pronounced at Portland, 1795 Jul 4, being the birthday of Columbian freedom
"Pcilius"
"Plea for the Sailor, A" [Elijah Kellogg, Jr.]
Poetry
Poetry [printed]
Poetry: Elijah Kellogg, Jr.
[Ships and sailors]
"Sowed by the Wind;" or, "The Poor Boy's Fortune" [printed]
Untitled
Untitled [Elijah Kellogg, Jr.]
Arranged alphabetically by material type, then chronologically.
Contains journals, account books, and record books from both Elijah Kellogg, Jr., and Sr., including Elijah Kellogg, Sr.,'s journals of his Passamaquoddy missions (1821-1831).
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Account Book:
1817-1818
Journals:
1821 "Mission to Quoddy"
1821 [copy]
1822
1825
1826
1827
1831
1886
n.d.
Record Books:
Family record
Marriages
Record of the Second Church of Christ in Portland
Subscribers to "Sailor Magazine" in Boston
Subscription Book:
1828 Sep - 1830 Jan 1
Typescripts and photocopies:
1822, 1926, journal
Arranged alphabetically by item.
Contains miscellaneous printed materials, including a listing of Elijah Kellogg, Jr.,'s books.
No restrictions.
Letter to Hon. Leopold Morse, by William Gray, 1882 Feb 2
Miscellaneous printed materials, 1842-1906, n.d.
Pamphlet: "Elijah Kellogg's Books", n.d.
Plan of the Town of Freeman, 1808
"Rev. Elijah Kellogg: Author, Preacher, Man" by Paul Cook, 1905
Winthrop S. Joran biography, n.d.
Arranged alphabetically by item.
Contains miscellaneous legal and financial materials, including Shepard and Lee copyrights.
No restrictions.
Copyrights for Lee Shepard accounts
Miscellaneous documents and meeting minutes
Miscellaneous financial documents and notes
Miscellaneous legal documents
Arranged alphabetically by item.
Contains miscellaneous personal and religious materials, including a diagram of the interior of a church and Elijah Kellogg, Sr.,'s honorable discharge.
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Church temperance meeting, 1857 Jan 1
Diagram of church seating
Elijah Kellogg, Sr.'s honorable discharge, 1824 Jun 7
Membership to American Bible Society
Minutes of Portland Ecclesiastical Council, 1811
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Contains images of both Elijah Kellogg Jr. and Sr., as well as images of unidentified people, places, and objects.
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Elijah Kellogg, Jr.
Elijah Kellogg, Sr.
People, unidentified
Places and objects
Contains clippings mostly regarding Elijah Kellogg, Jr.
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Clippings, 1887-1978, n.d.
Alphabetical by material type.
Contains research material used by Wilmot B. Mitchell (Bowdoin 1890) for his 1903 book "Elijah Kellogg, the Man and His Work."
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Clippings, 1904, n.d.
Correspondence, 1902-1905, n.d.
Typescript, n.d.