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J. L. Lundy Manuscripts

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Lundy

A graduate of Princeton (Class of 1846), Lundy became a deacon in the Protestant Episcopal Church and was chaplain of the state prison in Sing Sing, New York. In 1869 he became rector of the Church of the Holy Apostles in New York City but resigned in 1875 due to health issues.

The collection consists of four book-length manuscripts by Lundy (Princeton Class of 1846): Monumental Christianity (1876), a treatise on ancient Christianity and symbolism; "Prehistoric Worship in America"; "Prehistoric Rock-Inscriptions of North America"; and "Alaskan Legends from [Abbe] Petitot", including the Cree legend of Ayas and a series of six of his lectures on the aboriginal civilization and religion of prehistoric America.

Publication by Lundy: Monumental Christianity (New York: Bouton, 1876)

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Folder inventory added by Nicholas Williams '15 in 2013.

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Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2009
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Collection Inventory

"Prehistoric Worship in America" Manuscript Notebook, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

"The Monuments of Sacred History" Manuscript Book, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

"Alaskan Legends from Petitot: Cree Legend, Ayas, His History" Manuscript, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

"Aboriginal Civilization and Religion of Prehistoric America" Lecture I Manuscript, 1884. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Lecture on "Geological America: The Red Race: Ancient Symbolical Writing: Migrations"

Physical Description

1 folder

"Aboriginal Civilization and Religion of Prehistoric America" Lecture II Manuscript, 1884. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Lecture on "American Monuments and Symbols"

Physical Description

1 folder

"Aboriginal Civilization and Religion of Prehistoric America" Lecture III Manuscript, 1884. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Lecture on "The American Theophany-Quetzacoatl's Earthly Paradise"

Physical Description

1 folder

"Aboriginal Civilization and Religion of Prehistoric America" Lecture IV Manuscript, 1884. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Lecture on "The Serpent Enters the Paradise of Quetzacoatl"

Physical Description

1 folder

"Aboriginal Civilization and Religion of Prehistoric America" Lecture V Manuscript, 1884. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Lecture on "The Zodiac as Proof of Ancient American Civilization: The Deluge"

Physical Description

1 folder

"Aboriginal Civilization and Religion of Prehistoric America" Lecture VI Manuscript, 1884. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Lecture on "The Creation: The Heavenly Ladder"

Physical Description

1 folder

"Prehistoric Rock-Inscriptions of North America" Manuscript, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Collection of Notes, Autograph Manuscripts, and Clippings, 1884-1886. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

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