August 3, 1836. August Hopkins Strong was born in Rochester, NY. He was President of Rochester Theological Seminary in 1872-1912. A noted theologian, he was also a pastor in Massachusetts and Ohio. The Rochester Theological Seminary merged with Crozer Theological Seminary and Colgate Theological Seminary to become Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. ABHS has many records from all three schools and CRCDS as well as the papers of A.H. Strong, including his autobiography (4 volumes), lectures and sermon. Part of the ABHS archives were housed at Colgate-Rochester until about 2007.
