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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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Anson Phelps Atterbury papers, 1871 -- 1893

4 boxes
UTS Alumnus of 1879 and Presbyterian minister at Park Church, and later West-Park Church, New York. Four volumes of scrapbooks containing biblical text accompanied by brief bibliographic annotations of additional sources.
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Charles Augustus Briggs Papers, 1841-1913

108 boxes

Correspondence, sermons, Hebrew-English lexicon, research notes, scrapbooks of clippings, letters copied into journals by Emilie Grace Briggs, books, pamphlets, Bibles, University of Virginia papers, University of Berlin papers, Union Theological Seminary papers, material relating to the Presbyterian Church, articles and miscellaneous. Also included is heresy material relating to Briggs' trial before the Presbytery of New York, 1892, and record of trial proceedings.

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Chi Alpha, 1816-1967

14 boxes

Manuals (annual) containing historical sketch, constitution, list of members and officers, 1882-1937 (incomplete); meeting records including order of exercises, 1883-1926, and Centennial Meeting , 1829-1929, Nov. 30, 1929; scrapbook, 1829-1929, containing letters, programs, and clippings; minutes, including original transcript of minutes of the first meeting of Chi Alpha, Nov. 28, 1829, first book of minutes, 1829-1933, minutes, Nov. 27, 1829-Feb. 26, 1938 (21 v.) and Jan. 4, 1964-Dec. 16, 1967 (2 v.); Secretary's annual report, 1852-1938; Treasurer's annual report, 1858-1926; Topic Committee's annual report, 1897-1925; two committee reports, 1845, 1881; thirteen letters, 1838-1901; address, essays, and poems related to Presidents' inaugurals, 1867-1926, and other events, 1863-1938; obituaries of members, 1816-1937; and six memorial pamphlets.

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Clark P. Hard papers, 1863 -- 1923

2.25 linear feet
Clark P. Hard was a Methodist Episcopal missionary in South India beginning in 1874. The collection contains correspondence, diaries, photographs, scrapbooks, and personal items relating to Hards life and missionary work.
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Confessional revision scrapbook, 1887-1890

1 volume

Collection of 395 articles that appeared in the press between Sept. 1887 and Oct. 1890, on the subject of revising the Westminster Confession of Faith, 1890.

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Evangelical Alliance records, circa 1800 -- 1944

5 linear feet
The Evangelical Alliance for the United States of America was a voluntary society for the promotion and manifestation of Christian unity, as well as the protection of religious liberty at home and abroad. Included in the collection are administrative records, correspondence, scrapbooks, and a photo album. Some records are in other languages such as German and French.
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Harry Frederick Ward Papers, 1880-1979

46 boxes

Correspondence, sermons, addresses, lecture notes, articles, scrapbooks, Religious Freedom Committee, House Un-American Activities Committee.

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Henry Boynton Smith papers, 1834 -- 1890

7 linear feet
Henry Boynton Smith (1815-1877) was a Congregational Presbyterian minister, theologian, and Union Theological Seminary professor and librarian. The collection contains correspondence, clippings and scrapbooks, notebooks from his studies in Germany, notes for his courses as well as student notes, and sermons.
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Henry Preserved Smith papers, 1864 -- 1925

4.25 linear feet
Henry Preserved Smith (1847-1927) was a Presbyterian minister in Ohio and New York and a scholar with specializations in Hebrew and Cognate Languages, historical and critical interpretations of the Bible who was tried for heresy by the Presbyterian Church, 1892-1894, and was subsequently Professor of Church history and Davenport Professor of Hebrew and Cognate Languages at Union Theological Seminary, 1917-1925. The collection contains scrapbooks as they were assembled by Smith to document his heresy trial, as well as the contemporaneous trial of Charles Augustus Briggs, and three scrapbooks on Hebrew literature, as well as other writings and notes including nine of Smith's notebooks, correspondence, speeches, trial materials, lecture notes, and other materials maintained by Smith during his work as a professor and librarian.
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Henry Smith Leiper papers, 1921 -- 1949

4.75 linear feet
Henry Smith Leiper (1891-1975) was a Congregational minister, church official, and UTS student from 1914-1917. The collection contains materials related to Leiper's work against Nazism in Germany before, during, and after World War II, including correspondence, news clippings, and publications. The bulk of the records were created when Leiper was Secretary of the Federal Council of Churches (FCC).
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