Thomas Chalmers Murray papers, 1869 -- 1871

Creator:
Murray, Thomas Chalmers, 1850-1879
Abstract:
Thomas Chalmers Murray was a graduate of the Union Theological Seminary class of 1872, an historian of Hebrew scripture, and the author of Lectures on the Origin and Growth of the Psalms (published posthumously in 1880). The collection consists of notes taken while attending Union Theological Seminary.
Extent:
0.5 linear feet (0.5 linear feet; 1 box)
Language:
English .
Scope and content:

This collection contains notes taken by Murray while attending Union Theological Seminary, including notes from lectures and from exegetical and Biblical exercises. Notes are arranged by either professor or by subject; professors with whom Murray took classes include Thomas Harvey Skinner, Henry Boynton Smith, Roswell Dwight Hitchcock, and William Greenough Thayer Shedd.

Biographical / historical:

Thomas Chalmers Murray attended Union Theological Seminary between 1869 and 1872, during which time he studied Hebrew, Biblical exegesis, and church history under formative Union professors including Henry Boynton Smith, Roswell Dwight Hitchcock, and others. He was an extensive note-taker over the course of his studies. He published his writings as Lectures on the Origin and Growth of the Psalms (1880), a series of lectures centered on the psalter and the history and literature of the Hebrew scriptures.

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Preferred citation:

Item description, UTS1: Thomas Chalmers Murray papers, 1869-1871, box #, folder #, The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.

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