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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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James Hal Cone papers, circa 1945 -- 2019

74.5 linear feet
This collection contains professional and personal materials of Reverend Doctor James Hal Cone, a pioneering voice in American religious history and founder of Black Liberation Theology. Materials include writings, notes, teaching materials such as syllabi and student work, lectures and documentation of speaking engagements, supporting research for and manuscripts of publications, photographs, personal and professional correspondence, documentation of committee and other work at UTS, AV materials used for research and documenting speaking engagements, books, and awards and memorabilia.
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Subseries 8A: Speaking and publicity, 1960 -- 2018 7 Linear Feet

This subseries contains lectures, addresses, sermons, and other speeches by Cone; flyers, posters, and clippings of speaking engagements by or featuring Cone; as well as correspondence and other materials regarding arrangements or otherwise related to speaking engagements by Cone. Materials are both typed and handwritten, sometimes with notes and edits or markers of speech rhythms. Some folders contain multiple drafts or versions.

  1. Series 8: Scholarship, 1960 -- 2018
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Near East College Association records, 1928 -- 1943

3.25 linear feet
The Near East College Association formed in 1927 to combine financial and administrative work in a joint office for efficiency in management and to help raise endowment funds for institutions from Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Bulgaria, and Iraq. The collection contains administrative records, correspondence, publications, and records related to partner institutions.
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North American Academy of Ecumenists records, 1950 -- 2011

7 linear feet
Established in 1967, the North American Academy of Ecumenists (NAAE) is composed of college, university and theological seminary professors engaged in studies related to Christian unity. The collection includes records relating to the founding of the organization, correspondence, administrative records and information on annual conferences.
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Robert T. Handy papers, circa 1930 -- 1986

3 linear feet
Robert T. Handy (1918-2009) was a Union Theological Seminary Professor of Church History and Academic Dean and Adjunct Columbia University Religion Department faculty member, and published a history of UTS in 1987. The collection contains a typescript of Handy's History of Union Theological Seminary, as well as correspondence and administrative materials of organizations that Handy was involved in: the Fellowship of Socialist Christians (FSC) and Christian Action (CA).
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Subseries 2A: Fellowship of Socialist Christians (FSC), circa 1930 -- 1951 1 linear feet

This subseries contains correspondence from the organization, as well as some administrative documents such as minutes and reports, and several files on the Frontier Fellowship (which seems to have been either a later incarnation of the FSC, or an offshoot). These FSC materials were not directly produced by Handy; the FSC files were passed on to the Christian Action administration and to Handy as Secretary of Christian Action.

  1. Series 2: Organizations, circa 1930 -- 1963

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