Microform Collections in Stauffer Library
THE ONEIDA COMMUNITY SERIALS IN THE SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, 1834-1879
Description
"The Oneida Community was an experiment in Christian perfectionism, the doctrine that by union with God persons could live lives entirely free from sin. [The Community was] founded in 1848 by John Humphrey Noyes, who rivals Joseph Smith for the distinction of being the most controversial figure in American religious history." -- Foreword in the Guide.
With a foreword, by Nelson M. Blake, covering biographical aspects of Noyes' life and his patriarchal rule of over the society, this guide explains the community and is a catalogue to the collection on microfilm. The collection includes books, pamphlets, serial publications, manuscript materials, general social reform publications, and miscellaneous publications.
Of interest to note is that the Oneida silverware company originated in the community as one of its sustaining enterprises.
Microforms Location and Call Number Stauffer Library Compact Shelving at Microfilm 003-186
Guide/Index Location and Call Number Stauffer Library Reference & Stauffer Library Books at HX656 .O5 S9
Collection Status Complete (11 of 11 reels, plus Guide)
Notes
- The collection also includes documents pertaining to Syracuse University (not affiliated with the community) in relation to the Oneida community, as the campus became the site of a conference opposing the community, and the student newspaper discussed the conference in a number of articles (cited in the Guide).