#  Church Records 

 



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The library has church records, primarily Unitarian, Universalist, and Congregational. These collections support research in congregational history, genealogy, and many periods of U.S. history. To explore our rich collections, use

- [HOLLIS Catalog](http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:hollisds)
- [HOLLIS for Archival Discovery](https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/)
- [Harvard Digital Collections](https://library.harvard.edu/collections/explore-collections)



 



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  Universalist Church of De Funiak Springs, Florida.   

 



 

 

 

Below are our largest archival collections, useful for exploring many historical topics.

- **Arlington, Mass.**: [First Parish](https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/div00573/catalog), [First Universalist](https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/div00572/catalog)
- **Boston, Mass.**: [Arlington Street Church](https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/div00004/catalog), [Church of the Disciples](https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/div00003/catalog), [First Universalist Society](https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/div00238/catalog), [Second Universalist Society](https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/div00582/catalog)
- **Cambridge, Mass.**: [First Parish](https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/div00300/catalog) and [First Universalist](https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/div00258/catalog)
- **Charlestown, Mass.**: [First Universalist](https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/div00301/catalog)
- **Lowell, Mass.**: [First Grace Universalist](https://hollis.harvard.edu/primo-explore/search?query=creator,exact,%20First%20Grace%20Universalist%20Church%20(Lowell,%20Mass.),AND&tab=everything&search_scope=everything&vid=HVD2&facet=creator,exact,%20First%20Grace%20Universalist%20Church%20(Lowell,%20Mass.)&facet=rtype,include,archives_manuscripts&lang=en_US&mode=advanced&offset=0)
- **Pittsfield, Me.**: [First Universalist](https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/div00554/catalog)
- **Somerville, Mass.**: [First Church](https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/div00169/catalog)
- **Wakefield, Mass.**: [First Universalist Society](https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/div00554/catalog)
- **Woburn, Mass.**: [First Unitarian Parish](https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/div00583/catalog)

The library also collects published histories of Unitarian Universalist congregations. Find them in our library catalog, [HOLLIS](https://hollis.harvard.edu/primo-explore/search?sortby=rank&vid=HVD2&lang=en_US) .

Congregational newsletters, Unitarian Universalist journals, and local newspapers may also be useful. Find them in [HOLLIS](http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:hollisds).

Researching your Unitarian Universalist congregation's ties to slavery before and after abolition? [Contact a research librarian](mailto:ask@hds.harvard.libanswers.com).

[Plan a research visit](/collections/special-collections/visit "Visit Special Collections") to Harvard Divinity Library. For remote research help, [contact a research librarian](mailto:ask@hds.harvard.libanswers.com).

Please see the guidelines for [Donating Materials](/collections/special-collections/contact "Donate Materials") if you have records to add to our collection.