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Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

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The Burke Library is one of the largest theological libraries in North America, with holdings of over 700,000 items, including extensive special collections. The mission of the Burke Library is to identify, acquire, organize, provide access to, interpret, and preserve for the future information in the field of theology and contextually related areas of study.

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Union Theological Seminary Records, 1836-1986

170 boxes
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Also, records of the Union Commission, 1968-1969, include minutes, documents, working papers, and reports. Records of the Union Commission secretariat include minutes, documents, and working papers for May-Oct. 1969.

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Virginia Davidson papers, circa 1936 -- 2009

5 Linear Feet
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Conference materials, birthday cards, lectures and addresses, research materials, Auburn Seminary materials, Presbyterian Church materials, correspondence, committees, materials for MA Thesis, notes and notecards, other resources, 2 copies of MA Thesis submitted to Colgate, Rochester, Bexley Hall, Crozer, Colgate Rochester papers.

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Wilbert Webster White papers, 1878-1970, bulk 1900-1944

58 boxes
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Includes essays, research notes, correspondence, clippings, scrapbook materials, books, booklets, leaflets, and photographs.

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William Adams Brown Papers, 1865-1938

7.5 linear feet
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The collection consists of scrapbooks, lectures, sermons and correspondence; much of the correspondence is between various members of the Brown family, including W.A. Brown's parents, wife, and children.

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William Adams Brown Papers, 1900-1942

0.25 linear feet
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The collection consists of manuscripts and reports.

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William Ashmore Papers, undated

1 box
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Newspaper articles on and letter from China.

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William Carey letter, 1800-12-09

2 linear feet
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William Carey was an English Baptist missionary in England, known as the "father of modern missions," who founded the English Baptist Missionary Society (1792). He translated the Bible into Bengali, and was subsequently appointed Professor of Sanskrit and Bengali at Fort William College in Calcutta. He founded the Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India (1820), as well as hundreds of schools and churches. This collection contains one handwritten letter by William Carey, written in December 9, 1800, soon after Carey had relocated from Bengal to Serampore. The letter addresses an individual who Carey calls "My Dear Bro."
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William Carey letter, 1800-12-09 2 linear feet

William Walker Rockwell Papers, 1895-1988, bulk 1915-1942

5 boxes
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Includes letters, documents, pamphlets, clippings and ephemera collected by Rockwell and relating to his teaching, research, and library careers. Roll books, lecture materials, student papers related to his teaching on Congregational history and polity, and his work in the Union Theological Seminary library.

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