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Creator: Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1892-1971
Abstract Or Scope: Reinhold Niebuhr was the Dodge Professor of Applied Christianity at Union Theological Seminary from 1928-1960, and his scholarship centered on Christian ethics as a means to articulate a Realist vision of American democracy. The collection contains annotated typescripts, galley proofs, and drafts with corrections of some of Niebuhr's published work, select Niebuhr correspondence, and general files including the Bible given to Niebuhr as a remembrance of his ordination, obituaries of both Reinhold and Ursula Niebuhr, photocopies from Niebuhr's biography with underlines by President Jimmy Carter, and notes relating to an exhibition on Niebuhr by Burke Library staff.

Abstract Or Scope: This series contains annotated typescripts, galley proofs, and drafts with corrections of some of Niebuhr's published work. (Today, The Nature and Destiny of Man is published as a two volume work: Volume 1 is titled "Human Nature" and Volume 2 is titled "Human Destiny." Please note that "Human Destiny and History" is Volume 2 of The Nature and Destiny of Man.)

Abstract Or Scope: This series contains select Niebuhr correspondence, including letters to Professor William Turner Levy that touch on a range of subjects and people such as T.S. Eliot and Lionel Trilling as well as Niebuhr's writings and plans.

Abstract Or Scope: This series contains general files including the Bible given to Niebuhr as a remembrance of his ordination, obituaries of both Reinhold and Ursula Niebuhr, and photocopies of the pages from Niebuhr's biography Courage to Change by June Bingham, which show passages underlined by President Jimmy Carter in 1976. Notes relating to an exhibition on Niebuhr in which Tony Byrnes, Burke Library Cataloger, wrote to Dr. Milton Gatch, Burke Library director, about Niebuhr's relationship to T.S. Eliot are also included.

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