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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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Barbara Brown Zikmund papers, 1958-2001, bulk 1970-2000

65.25 linear feet (65.25 linear feet 119 boxes and 4 oversize boxes)
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Sermons, lectures, research notes, publications, scrapbooks, photographs, audiovisual materials covering the wide range of Zikmund's interests both in her work with associations and her writings.

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Barbara Brown Zikmund papers, 1958-2001, bulk 1970-2000 65.25 linear feet (65.25 linear feet 119 boxes and 4 oversize boxes)

Rural economy in Japan, 1930

23 pages (23 pages)
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YMCA and YWCA records, 1925 -- 1949

4.25 linear feet (4.25 linear feet; 9 boxes)
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The Young Mens and Womens Christian Associations were founded as a response to unhealthy social and living conditions in cities at the end of the Industrial Revolution. The collection contains pamphlets, reports, and correspondence regarding the YMCA 19th World Conference in Helsinki, Finland; pamphlets, correspondences, minutes, and questionnaires related to the YMCA Constantinople Branch in Turkey between 1926-1928; reports regarding the history and progress of the YMCA and YWCA in different countries; and pamphlets, questionnaires, records, and history of the YMCA in different parts of the world including Japan, Czechoslovakia, Poland, China and Belgium.
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YMCA and YWCA records, 1925 -- 1949 4.25 linear feet (4.25 linear feet; 9 boxes)

Burke Library collection on Protestant women's missionary societies, 1849 -- 1933

0.5 linear feet (0.5 linear feet; 1 box)
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This artificial collection is composed of four minute books and a personal diary kept by women associated with early 20th century Protestant missionary societies across the United States.
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Burke Library collection on Protestant women's missionary societies, 1849 -- 1933 0.5 linear feet (0.5 linear feet; 1 box)

Young Ladies Missionary Society of Orono minute book and diary, 1849

Howard W. Yoder papers, 1954

0.25 linear feet (0.25 linear feet; 1 box)
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Howard W. Yoder was a Methodist missionary in Peru, Bolivia, and Panama, and Executive Secretary of the Committee on Cooperation in Latin America of the Division of Foreign Missions of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA from 1954 – 1963. The collection contains a 1954 report by Yoder on the state of Protestant missions in Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico.
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Howard W. Yoder papers, 1954 0.25 linear feet (0.25 linear feet; 1 box)

Howard W. Yoder papers, 1954 0.25 linear feet (0.25 linear feet; 1 box)

Rural missions in Japan in relation to their economic and sociological background, 1930-1931

2 boxes (2 boxes)
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Source material and questionnaires.

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Gale A. Yee papers, 1966-2014, bulk 1968-2014

7.5 linear feet (7.5 linear feet 13 boxes)
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The Gale A. Yee papers contain draft manuscripts of her book Poor Banished Children of Eve : Women as Evil in the Hebrew Bible and comments from readers, drafts of other professional writings (published and unpublished), her lecture notes for Old Testament classes, her student papers and exams from Loyola University and the University of St. Michael's College (in Toronto), drafts of her doctoral thesis, large numbers of articles and papers relating to travel to Rome and Jerusalem. The bulk of the material in this collection spans Yee's university education in the early 1970s and her writings from the 1960s to 2014.

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Gale A. Yee papers, 1966-2014, bulk 1968-2014 7.5 linear feet (7.5 linear feet 13 boxes)

Matthew Tyson Yates papers, 1878

0.25 linear feet (0.25 linear feet; 1 box)
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Matthew Tyson Yates, a Southern Baptist preacher and distributor of Chinese language Christian literature in Shanghai and other regions, wrote this essay on Chinese ancestral worship.
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Matthew Tyson Yates papers, 1878 0.25 linear feet (0.25 linear feet; 1 box)

Matthew Tyson Yates papers, 1878 1 box

Herman E. Wornom papers, 1923 -- 1939

1.5 linear feet (1.5 linear feet; 4 boxes)
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Herman E. Wornom (1902-1992) was a UTS and Columbia University Alumnus (1923-4 and again 1935), religious educator and professor, author, and General Secretary of the Religious Education Association from 1952-1970. The collection contains material related to Wornom's studies including transcripts, syllabi, reading lists, class notes, assignments, and term papers, as well as handwritten notes taken by Wornom at meetings of the Toward a Better World Society.
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Herman E. Wornom papers, 1923 -- 1939 1.5 linear feet (1.5 linear feet; 4 boxes)

World Missionary Conference Records, 1883-2010, bulk 1908-1918

20.50 linear feet (20.50 linear feet 43 boxes)
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Records from a worldwide ecumenical conference of Protestant missionaries taking place in Edinburgh, Scotland, 14-23 June, 1910, including those from the Continuation Committees established to continue work beyond the 1910 meeting: Questionnaires, missionary responses from the field, originals, transcripts; administrative correspondence, area reports and reports to Commissions, minutes; published findings and administrative records of the Area Conferences of the Continuation Committees. Also includes anniversary records.

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World Missionary Conference Records, 1883-2010, bulk 1908-1918 20.50 linear feet (20.50 linear feet 43 boxes)

World Council of Churches Records, 1893-1997

117 boxes (117 boxes)
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Records and documents relating to commissions, committees, conferences, and General Assemblies of the World Council of Churches including pre-Amsterdam, 1948 World Council of Churches in process. Includes various committees and commissions, including Life and Work, Faith and Order, Evangelism, World Council of Churches and International Missionary Council merger, Churches and International Affairs, Laity, Women in the Church, World Christian Youth, Church and Society, Churches Participation in Development, Inter-Church Aid, Refugee and World Service, and History of the Ecumenical Movement.

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World Council of Churches Records, 1893-1997 117 boxes (117 boxes)

John Hopkins Worcester Jr. papers, 1863-1903

1 box (1 box)
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10 manuscript diaries of John Hopkins Worcester, Jr., composed 1883-1893 chiefly in Chicago, Ill., concerning personal and professional matters; 204 letters, chiefly autograph, dated 1863-1903, and addressed chiefly to his wife Harriet Strong Worcester, from her husband, children, and other family, friends, and associates.

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John Hopkins Worcester Jr. papers, 1863-1903 1 box (1 box)

Woman's Board of Missions records, 1862 -- 1927

2.75 linear feet (2.75 linear feet; 6 boxes)
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The Woman's Board of Missions was a Congregationalist organization from Boston associated with American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM), focusing on the benefit of women and children throughout the world, disseminating missionary intelligence, and supporting single women missionaries. The collection contains correspondence from members of the New Haven Branch of the Woman's Board of Missions; detailed minutes from the New Haven Branch and the New York State Branch of the Woman's Board of Missions Executive, Public, and Annual meetings; programs from the Norwich and New London Society and the Brookfield Association of the Auxiliary Foreign Missionary Society; as well as records of the branch officers' conference papers, programs and reports from individual branch meetings, and historical sketches of some branches.
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Woman's Board of Missions records, 1862 -- 1927 2.75 linear feet (2.75 linear feet; 6 boxes)

John Deming Wolf papers on UTS in WWII, 1940 -- 1942

0.25 linear feet (0.25 linear feet; 1 box)
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John Deming Wolf was a UTS graduate (1942) and Methodist chaplain. The collection contains material compiled by Wolf related to UTS students who conscientiously objected to registration for conscription during WWII, including newsclippings and photographs, pamphlets, and other related documents, including "Information in Regard to Registration at the Seminary under the Selective Training and Service Act," court proceedings, and a signed statement by the students.
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John Deming Wolf papers on UTS in WWII, 1940 -- 1942 0.25 linear feet (0.25 linear feet; 1 box)

Patricia Wilson-Kastner papers, 1944 -- 1998

15 linear feet (15 linear feet; 34 boxes)
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Patricia Wilson-Kastner was a Roman Catholic nun, United Church of Christ pastor, Episcopalian priest, and Trinity Church Professor of Preaching at General Theological Seminary in New York City. The collection contains correspondence, sermons, publications, course material, notes, and photographs related to Wilson-Kastner's parish and academic career.
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Patricia Wilson-Kastner papers, 1944 -- 1998 15 linear feet (15 linear feet; 34 boxes)

Martin Luther Williston papers, circa 1870

1 boxes (1 box; 0.25 linear feet)
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Union Theological Seminary alumnus (class of 1869) and Congregational minister. The collection consists of a pastor's register from Williston's clergy in Flushing, New York, circa 1870.
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Martin Luther Williston papers, circa 1870 1 boxes (1 box; 0.25 linear feet)

Daniel Day Williams papers, 1935 -- 1970

0.5 linear feet (0.5 linear feet; 1 box)
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Daniel Day Williams was a United Church of Christ (Congregational) minister, systematic theologian, and Union Theological Seminary professor. The collection contains documents related to Williams's research, teaching, and publishing, including material related to conferences and lectures on science and theology, sermons, and material specifically related to the Theology-Science Discussion Group to which he belonged.
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Daniel Day Williams papers, 1935 -- 1970 0.5 linear feet (0.5 linear feet; 1 box)

James Morris Whiton papers, circa 1819 -- 1929

10.5 linear feet (10.5 linear feet; 22 boxes)
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James Morris Whiton (1833-1920) was a Congregational minister, teacher, and author, recognized as a writer on theological and ethical themes, and a preacher of the social gospel. The collection contains writings, correspondence, journals, material on the New York State Conference of Religion, photographs, and scrapbooks.
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James Morris Whiton papers, circa 1819 -- 1929 10.5 linear feet (10.5 linear feet; 22 boxes)

Wilbert Webster White papers, 1878-1970, bulk 1900-1944

58 boxes
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Includes essays, research notes, correspondence, clippings, scrapbook materials, books, booklets, leaflets, and photographs.

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Wilbert Webster White papers, 1878-1970, bulk 1900-1944 58 boxes

Joseph Whiteside diaries, 1899 -- 1929

3.5 linear feet (3.5 linear feet; 7 boxes)
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Joseph Whiteside was a missionary and professor at Soochow University 東吳大 學. The collection contains manuscript diaries, including clippings, correspondence and other ephemera.
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Joseph Whiteside diaries, 1899 -- 1929 3.5 linear feet (3.5 linear feet; 7 boxes)