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Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

burke@library.columbia.edu
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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Near East College Association records, 1928 -- 1943 3.25 linear feet

Iraq
added: The American School for Boys, Baghdad, Iraq; and Damascus College, Syria. Anatolia College in
Near East College Association (New York, N.Y.)
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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Box 16, circa 2000 -- 2010 Box 16

Karamah board materials; Religions for peace; Conference on women's leadership in Iraq; Shabazz

Karamah board materials; Religions for peace; Conference on women's leadership in Iraq; Shabazz Center; calendars; correspondence; organizational management; meeting agendas.

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  2. Aisha H. L. Al-Adawiya and Women in Islam, Inc. collection, circa 1960 -- 2020
  3. Aisha H.L. Al-Adawiya and Women in Islam, Inc. collection, circa 1960 -- 2020

Presbyterian Church in the United States – Board of Foreign Missions, circa 1939 -- 1952 Box 2, Folder 10

for Chile, 1940 Outfit List for Syria-Lebanon, 1952 Outfit List for Iran, 1948 Outfit List for Iraq

Outfit List for Mexico, 1940 Outfit List for Guatemala, 1947 Outfit List for San Jose, Costa Rica, 1950 Outfit List for Colombia, 1949 Outfit List for Venezuela, 1945 Outfit List for Brazil Outfit List for Chile, 1940 Outfit List for Syria-Lebanon, 1952 Outfit List for Iran, 1948 Outfit List for Iraq Outfit List for India and Pakistan, 1951 Outfit List for Thailand, 1940 Outfit List for the Philippines (Damagueta), 1949 Outfit List for Japan, 1951 Outfit List for Korea, 1939 Outfit List for China, 1948

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  2. Missionary Research Library collection of Missionary Personnel records, 1929 -- 1964
  3. Series 2: Handbooks and Instruction Manuals, 1939 -- 1953

Mary Lewis [Mrs. W. A.] Shedd papers, 1918 0.25 linear feet

towards Iraq with the aid of the British, and buried her husband along the way, about seven miles east of
Shedd, Mary Lewis, 1873-1962
This collection contains a typed copy of a journal kept by Mary Lewis Shedd, missionary and wife of William Ambrose Shedd, detailing events in Uremia, Persia from February 24, 1918 to October 3, 1918.
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Augustine Ralla Ram papers, circa 1947 -- 1959 0.25 linear feet

three years before traveling to Iraq and Persia to serve as a chaplain to Indian Christian forces. In
Ram, Augustine Ralla, 1888-1957
Augustine Ralla Ram was General Secretary of the Student Christian Movement of India, Burma, and Ceylon; Vice President of the World Student Christian Federation; Executive Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Christian Council; and Editor of "The Christian Messenger," among other titles. The collection contains one book of tribute to Ram, a report, correspondence, and research and writings.
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