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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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Richard Terrill Baker papers, 1938 -- 1941

3 boxes
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UTS Alumnus of 1941, Methodist Deacon, journalist, editor and war correspondent, Columbia University Professor of Journalism. The collection contains UTS Course lecture notes, term papers and examinations.
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Robert Brank Fulton papers, 1921 -- 1936

0.5 linear feet
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Robert Brank Fulton graduated as part of the UTS class of 1938, was ordained in the Presbyterian Church, and was actively involved in teaching and relief work with the Yale Christian Association and through teaching positions throughout China. The collection contains reports on famine prevention and relief efforts by the China International Famine Relief Commission, as well as a publication entitled "The C.I.F.R.C. Fifteenth Anniversary Booklet."
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Robert C. Dodds papers, 1962 -- 1974

1 linear feet
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Robert C. Dodds was a United Church of Christ minister who served as the General Director of Planning, Associate Secretary, and Director of Ecumenical Affairs for the National Council of Churches. This collection contains reports, bulletins, articles and newspaper clippings, personal accounts, speeches, conference notes, strategic plans, correspondence, and other papers from Robert C. Dodds' participation in the National Council of Churches, the Fourth Session of the Second Vatican Council, and the ninth meeting of the Consultation on Church Union.
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Robert Ernest Hume palm leaf book, January 1817

1.50 linear feet
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This collection contains a palm leaf book with Buddhist ordination vows from Thailand, donated by Robert Ernest Hume, a missionary to India and later the Professor of the Philosophy and History of Religion and Missions at Union Theological Seminary.
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Robert E. Speer Papers, 1795-1947

38 linear feet
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Pamphlets, reports, correspondence, and minutes collected by prominent American church leader, author, and missionary statesman who served on the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States for 46 years and was a founding member of the Foreign Missions Conference of North America.

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Robert Hamill Nassau papers, 1856 -- 1976

1.5 linear feet
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Robert Hamill Nassau was a Presbyterian missionary who served throughout West Africa, including Benita; Belambla; Kangwe; Talaguga; Baraka (Libreville); and Batanga. The collection contains letters sent to and received by Nassau from friends and family, and a selection of personal and biographical information.
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Robert Hastings Nichols Papers, 1876-1946, bulk 1923-1925

5.75 linear feet
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Consists of correspondence, memoranda, committee minutes and reports, and miscellaneous printed materials including pamphlets, articles, and clippings. Among topics included are the Auburn Affirmation; Committee on Protestant Liberties; protest against the action of the 1927 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.; the Fundamentalist-Modernist controversy within the New York Presbytery; and the Presbyterian Advance.

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Robert T. Handy papers, circa 1930 -- 1986

3 linear feet
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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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Robert Tobias papers, circa 1960 -- 1961

1.25 linear feet
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Robert Tobias was a scholar, professor and leader of the ecumenical movement. The collection contains files pertaining to the potential founding of a World Association of Theological Schools, including correspondence, draftts, and catalogues and course descriptions from seminaries.
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