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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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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

Worship Office Audio tape collection, 1953-1997

204 audiocassettes 204 audio cassettes
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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

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

Series 4: Auxiliary Foreign Missionary Society, 1862 -- 1879 0.25 linear feet 0.25 linear feet; 1 box

Series 3: Programs and Events, 1883 -- 1926 0.5 linear feet 0.5 linear feet; 1 box

William Wilberforce Chapin papers, 1860 -- 1865

0.5 linear feet 0.5 linear feet; 1 box
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William Wilberforce Chapin was a Congregational American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions missionary to India. The collection contains journals, correspondence, and field notes.
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William Wilberforce Chapin papers, 1860 -- 1865 0.5 linear feet 0.5 linear feet; 1 box

William Wilberforce Chapin papers, 1860 -- 1865 0.5 linear feet 0.5 linear feet; 1 box

William Weston Patton papers, circa 1830 -- 1940

3.25 linear feet 3.25 linear feet; 6 boxes
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William Weston patton (1821-1889) was a UTS Alumnus (1842); Presbyterian minister; abolitionist; and the son of William Patton (a faculty member and director at Union Theological Seminary). The collection contains family photographs, books written or owned by members of the family, and newsletters, service programs, and other materials relating to the Congregational Church of Christ in Westfield, NJ.
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William Weston Patton papers, circa 1830 -- 1940 3.25 linear feet 3.25 linear feet; 6 boxes

William W. Bell papers, 1941 -- 1945

0.25 linear feet 0.25 linear feet; 1 box
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This collection contains reports and newsletters created or compiled by Reverend William W. Bell, a Methodist missionary working in India and Burma, and relating to his work with British prisoner of war camps during WWII through the YMCA.
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William W. Bell papers, 1941 -- 1945 0.25 linear feet 0.25 linear feet; 1 box

William W. Bell papers, 1941 -- 1945 0.25 linear feet 0.25 linear feet; 1 box

William Walker Rockwell Papers, 1906-1952, bulk 1946-1952

6 boxes 6 boxes 3.0 linear feet
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Includes letters, documents, pamphlets, and many manuscript notes by Rockwell.

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William Walker Rockwell Papers, 1895-1988, bulk 1915-1942

5 boxes 1.75 linear feet
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Includes letters, documents, pamphlets, clippings and ephemera collected by Rockwell and relating to his teaching, research, and library careers. Roll books, lecture materials, student papers related to his teaching on Congregational history and polity, and his work in the Union Theological Seminary library.

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William Walker Rockwell Papers, 1895-1988, bulk 1915-1942 5 boxes 1.75 linear feet

William H. Hornblower notebooks, circa 1849 -- 1852

0.25 linear feet 0.25 linear feet; 1 box
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William H. Hornblower was a Presbyterian minister based in Paterson, New Jersey. The collection contains two notebooks, labeled Alpha and Beta, of manuscript sermon notes attributed to Hornblower.
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William H. Hornblower notebooks, circa 1849 -- 1852 0.25 linear feet 0.25 linear feet; 1 box

William H. Hornblower notebooks, circa 1849 -- 1852 0.25 linear feet 0.25 linear feet; 1 box

William Edward Smith papers, 1897 -- 1936

2.75 linear feet 2.75 linear feet; 6 boxes
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Diaries and notebooks written by Dr. William Edward Smith while living in Sichuan, China as a medical missionary for the Canadian Methodist Mission, later known as the West China Mission. Includes correspondence and ephemera inserted into the diaries.
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William Edward Smith papers, 1897 -- 1936 6 boxes

William Edward Smith papers, 1897 -- 1936 2.75 linear feet 2.75 linear feet; 6 boxes

William Channing Gannett sermons, 1872 -- 1921

5 linear feet 5 linear feet; 12 boxes
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William Channing Gannett (1840-1923) served as minister of the First Unitarian Church of Rochester, N.Y., from 1889-1908, and then pastor emeritus until his death. He was the son of Ezra Stiles Gannett. The collection contains approximately 1261 sermons and talks given by Gannett at Rochester, NY, Salem, MA, East Lexington, MA, St. Paul, Minnesota, and elsewhere between 1872 and 1921 (with a gap from 1889 through 1906).
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William Channing Gannett sermons, 1872 -- 1921 5 linear feet 5 linear feet; 12 boxes

William Channing Gannett sermons, 1872 -- 1921 5 linear feet 5 linear feet; 12 boxes

William Carey letter, 1800-12-09

2 linear feet 2 linear feet; 1 OS box
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William Carey was an English Baptist missionary in England, known as the "father of modern missions," who founded the English Baptist Missionary Society (1792). He translated the Bible into Bengali, and was subsequently appointed Professor of Sanskrit and Bengali at Fort William College in Calcutta. He founded the Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India (1820), as well as hundreds of schools and churches. This collection contains one handwritten letter by William Carey, written in December 9, 1800, soon after Carey had relocated from Bengal to Serampore. The letter addresses an individual who Carey calls "My Dear Bro."
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William Carey letter, 1800-12-09 2 linear feet 2 linear feet; 1 OS box

William Carey letter, 1800-12-09 2 linear feet 2 linear feet; 1 OS box

William Ashmore Papers, undated

1 box 1 box
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Newspaper articles on and letter from China.

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William Ashmore Papers, undated 1 box 1 box

William Adams papers, 1830 -- 1909

14.25 linear feet 14.25 linear feet; 29 boxes
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William Adams was a Presbyterian minister, pastoral theologian, UTS professor and president, and maternal grandfather of William Adams Brown. The collection contains bound "In Memoriam" books, as well as sermons written by Adams from the 1830s through the mid-1870s.
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William Adams papers, 1830 -- 1909 14.25 linear feet 14.25 linear feet; 29 boxes

William Adams Brown Papers, 1900-1942

0.25 linear feet 0.25 linear feet 1 box
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The collection consists of manuscripts and reports.

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William Adams Brown Papers, 1900-1942 0.25 linear feet 0.25 linear feet 1 box

William Adams Brown Papers, 1865-1938

7.5 linear feet 7.5 linear feet 17 boxes
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The collection consists of scrapbooks, lectures, sermons and correspondence; much of the correspondence is between various members of the Brown family, including W.A. Brown's parents, wife, and children.

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William Adams Brown Papers, 1865-1938 7.5 linear feet 7.5 linear feet 17 boxes

William Adams Brown Ecumenical Library general records, 1944 -- 1972

0.50 linear feet 0.50 linear feet; 1 box
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The William Adams Brown Ecumenical Library (WAB) was founded by the Union Theological Seminary (UTS) Board of Directors as a response to the increasing demand for materials in the field of ecumenicity. The collection contains general information and material relating to ecumenism, Henry Pitney Van Dusen, and the William Adams Brown Ecumenical Library, including papers, notes, clippings, and correspondence.
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William Adams Brown Ecumenical Library general records, 1944 -- 1972 0.5 linear feet 0.5 linear feet; 1 box

William Adams Brown Ecumenical Library general records, 1944 -- 1972 0.50 linear feet 0.50 linear feet; 1 box

Wilhelm Pauck notes, 1922 -- 1923

0.25 linear feet 0.25 linear feet; 1 box
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Wilhelm Pauck was a German-American church historian and professor at Union Theological Seminary, among other institutions. The collection contains Pauck's notes, written in German, relating to biblical exegesis and New Testament theology, as well as the original folder and an acid-free copy of all notes.
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Wilhelm Pauck notes, 1922 -- 1923 0.25 linear feet 0.25 linear feet; 1 box

Wilhelm Pauck notes, 1922 -- 1923 0.25 linear feet 0.25 linear feet; 1 box

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

Walter Rauschenbusch papers, 1913 -- 1914

0.25 linear feet 0.25 linear feet; 1 box
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Walter Rauschenbusch was a leading scholar of the Social Concern Movement and the Church in America, and taught at the Rochester Theological Seminary. This collection consists of two letters written by Rauschenbusch to Dr. Thomas C. Hall, Professor at Union Theological Seminary, discussing courses and anti-German sentiment after World War I.
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Walter Rauschenbusch papers, 1913 -- 1914 0.25 linear feet 0.25 linear feet; 1 box

Walter Rauschenbusch papers, 1913 -- 1914 0.25 linear feet 0.25 linear feet; 1 box

Virginia Davidson papers, circa 1936 -- 2009

5 Linear Feet 5 record cartons
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Conference materials, birthday cards, lectures and addresses, research materials, Auburn Seminary materials, Presbyterian Church materials, correspondence, committees, materials for MA Thesis, notes and notecards, other resources, 2 copies of MA Thesis submitted to Colgate, Rochester, Bexley Hall, Crozer, Colgate Rochester papers.

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Virginia Davidson papers, circa 1936 -- 2009 5 Linear Feet 5 record cartons

Vatican II Ecumenical Council records, 1962 -- 1980

2 linear feet 2 linear feet; 2 boxes
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The second Vatican Council, also known as Vatican II, was the twenty-first Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church, convoked by Pope John XXIII and held from 1962-1965. It was preceded by Vatican I (1869-1870), which was the first council to be held since the closing of the Council of Trent in 1563. This collection contains two scrapbooks of New York Times clippings about Vatican II, and a collection of articles defending Catholic theologian Hans Küng.
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Vatican II Ecumenical Council records, 1962 -- 1980 2 linear feet 2 linear feet; 2 boxes

Vatican II Ecumenical Council records, 1962 -- 1980 2 linear feet 2 linear feet; 2 boxes

Universal Christian Council for Life and Work records, 1924 -- 1939

1 linear feet 1 linear feet; 2 boxes
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The Universal Christian Council for Life and Work (UCCLW) encompassed Protestant and Orthodox churches, and was designed to think about the Church's practical role in society. The collection contains preparatory documents, minutes of meetings, committee reports, pamphlets, presentations from conferences, and other material relating to the Universal Christian Council for Life and Work.
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Universal Christian Council for Life and Work records, 1924 -- 1939 1 linear feet 1 linear foot; 2 boxes

Universal Christian Council for Life and Work records, 1924 -- 1939 1 linear feet 1 linear feet; 2 boxes

United China Relief records, 1941 -- 1949

0.5 linear feet 0.5 linear feet; 1 box
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United China Relief, known from 1946 as United Service to China, was a cooperative association of aid agencies active in China during the Second World War and the immediate post-war era. The collection includes transcripts, reports, meeting minutes, and correspondence.
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United Board for Christian Colleges in China records, 1931 -- 1959

1.25 linear feet 1.25 linear feet; 3 boxes
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The United Board for Christian Colleges in China (UBCCC) was established to support and coordinate activities of Protestant colleges and universities in China. The collection contains committee, historical, correspondence, and annual meeting records that document the UBCCC's work.
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United Board for Christian Colleges in China records, 1931 -- 1959 1.25 linear feet 1.25 linear feet; 3 boxes

United Board for Christian Colleges in China records, 1931 -- 1959 1.25 linear feet 1.25 linear feet; 3 boxes

Union Theological Seminary Records, 1836-1986

170 boxes 170 boxes
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Also, records of the Union Commission, 1968-1969, include minutes, documents, working papers, and reports. Records of the Union Commission secretariat include minutes, documents, and working papers for May-Oct. 1969.

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Union Theological Seminary Records, 1836-1986 170 boxes 170 boxes

Union Theological Seminary Library Records, 1883- 1950

136 boxes 47 volumes 136 boxes 47 volumes
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Union Theological Seminary Faculty Wives Club : Records, 1941-1978

2 boxes 2 boxes
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Records, receipts, reports, constitution, minutes, and materials about social events. Also record books on teas, 1946-1974; and materials on Anne Bennett's trip to Vietnam, and protest in New York City, 1969.

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Union Theological Seminary Faculty Wives Club : Records, 1941-1978 2 boxes 2 boxes

Union School of Religion Records, 1910-1929

23 boxes 23 boxes
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Administrative records, faculty-teacher reports, children's responses, class work, case studies of students, photographs, and articles, pamphlets, and brochures on the nature of the school.

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Union School of Religion Records, 1910-1929 23 boxes 23 boxes

Tom Faw Driver Papers, 1943-2010

86 boxes 42.75 linear feet
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Collection consists of writings, course materials, personal materials, travel photographs and 35mm slides, lecture notes, photographic prints, and audiovisual recordings.

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Tom Faw Driver Papers, 1943-2010 86 boxes 42.75 linear feet

Titus and Fidelia Church Coan papers, 1830 -- 1848

0.25 linear feet 0.25 linear feet; 1 box
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Titus Coan was an Auburn Theological Seminary alumnus and Presbyterian missionary; his first wife Fidelia Church Coan was a teacher who accompanied him to Hawaii on missionary work. The collection contains letters describing events and practical concerns of life in Hawaii, and reflecting on the missionary movement of the time.
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Titus and Fidelia Church Coan papers, 1830 -- 1848 0.25 linear feet 0.25 linear feet; 1 box

Titus and Fidelia Church Coan papers, 1830 -- 1848 0.25 linear feet 0.25 linear feet; 1 box

Timothy Tingfang Lew papers, 1907-1961, bulk 1922-1947

8.75 linear feet 8.75 linear feet 10 boxes and 1 outsize box
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This collection contains material in English and in Chinese, relating to Timothy Tingfang Lew's family and his writings including the Chinese Christian Liturgy series, and administrative and professional papers and correspondence. The papers include biographical materials, correspondence, drafts of poems, articles and addresses, published poems and articles, liturgies, government and university documents, photographs, and newspaper clippings.

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Timothy Tingfang Lew papers, 1907-1961, bulk 1922-1947 8.75 linear feet 8.75 linear feet 10 boxes and 1 outsize box

Thomas Tiplady papers, circa 1930 -- 1949

3 boxes 3 boxes; 1.5 linear feet
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Thomas Tiplady (1882-1967), British Methodist hymnwriter and director of Lambeth Mission, London (circa 1922-1955). Annotated four volume manuscript of "Hymns from Lambeth" (1930) as presented to the Hymn Society of America in 1938; one volume of "Hymns and Prose," and one photograph of Tiplady in Lambeth.
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Thomas Tiplady papers, circa 1930 -- 1949 3 boxes

Thomas Tiplady papers, circa 1930 -- 1949 3 boxes 3 boxes; 1.5 linear feet

Thomas Samuel Hastings papers, 1845 -- 1911

3 linear feet 3.0 linear feet; 7 boxes
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Thomas Samuel Hastings was a Presbyterian pastor of New York City and professor and president of Union Theological Seminary. The collection consists of correspondence, writings, and scrapbooks relating to activities of the seminary and the debate concerning the Presbyterian Creed. Included in the collection are also a notebook of his father, Thomas Hastings (1784-1872), and a travel diary that may be of his son, Thomas Hastings (1860-1920).
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Thomas Harvey Skinner papers, circa 1832 -- 2005

0.5 linear feet 0.5 linear feet; 1 box
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Thomas Harvey Skinner (1791-1871) was a Presbyterian minister, pastoral theologian, and founding faculty member and professor at Union Theological Seminary. The collection contains a commonplace book, as well as lecture notes, ministerial and personal correspondence, clippings, memorials, and biographical and family genealogical material.
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Thomas Harvey Skinner papers, circa 1832 -- 2005 0.5 linear feet 0.5 linear feet; 1 box

Thomas Harvey Skinner papers, circa 1832 -- 2005 0.5 linear feet 0.5 linear feet; 1 box

Thomas Chalmers Murray papers, 1869 -- 1871

0.5 linear feet 0.5 linear feet; 1 box
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Thomas Chalmers Murray was a graduate of the Union Theological Seminary class of 1872, an historian of Hebrew scripture, and the author of Lectures on the Origin and Growth of the Psalms (published posthumously in 1880). The collection consists of notes taken while attending Union Theological Seminary.
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Thomas Chalmers Murray papers, 1869 -- 1871 0.5 linear feet 0.5 linear feet; 1 box

Thomas Chalmers Murray papers, 1869 -- 1871 0.5 linear feet 0.5 linear feet; 1 box

The Re-Imagining Community records, 1988 -- 2016

4.75 linear feet 4.75 linear feet; 11 boxes
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The Re-imagining Community was a grassroots, ecumenical movement (centered in Minneapolis, Minnesota) that was organized to challenge what it saw as a patriarchal church hierarchy, promoting justice and equality in the church and society as a whole. The collection contains newsletters and other publications, audio recordings of annual conferences and video recordings of responses to the 1993 conference, records relating to the planning of the annual conferences, and administrative records of the organization.
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The Re-Imagining Community records, 1988 -- 2016 4.75 linear feet 4.75 linear feet; 11 boxes

Theological education in Japan, 1930

1 box 1 box
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Questionnaire for faculty members by Harvey H. Guy and George L. Maxwell.

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Theological education in Japan, 1930 1 box 1 box

Theological Discussion Group papers, 1934 -- 1961

2.25 linear feet 2.25 linear feet; 5 boxes
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The Theological Discussion Group, meeting twice yearly in weekend retreat initially at Yale University, included Reinhold Niebuhr, Richard Niebuhr, Paul Tillich, Henry Van Dusen, James Luther Adams, Georgia Harkness and many other leading Christian thinkers. Papers were presented and critiqued, and issues concerning the evolution of Christianity and the modern world discussed. The collection contains typescript addresses presented to the Theological Discussion Group, as well as a small amount of administrative correspondence, including lists of members.
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What is Essential and Distinctive in the Christian Gospel for Today? 1 st Meeting,Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, N.J., Feb 2-4, 1934

Theological audiocassette collection, circa 1968 -- 1990

1 linear feet 1 linear foot; 1 box 105 audiocassettes 105 audiocassettes
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This is an artifical collection composed of audiocassette recordings, held by the Burke Library, of various theological conferences and events, including the Evangelical Women's Caucus, the First International Congress on the Meaning of Human Suffering, God's Call to a New Beginning Conference, and the 1986 and 1987 National Workshop on Christian Unity, among others.
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The Autobiography of Munshi Abdullah, 1918

0.25 linear feet 0.25 linear feet; 1 box
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Munshi Abdullah was a writer, interpreter, and translator of Malay. The collection contains a two volume, 335 page typescript of the autobiography of Munshi Abdullah, as translated from the Malay by W.G. Shellabear.
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The Autobiography of Munshi Abdullah, 1918 0.25 linear feet 0.25 linear feet; 1 box

S. Wyndham Anderson papers, 1961 -- 1994

1 box 1 box; 0.25 linear feet
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UTS Alumnus of 1964; collection contains correspondence from and clippings about UTS faculty.
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S. Wyndham Anderson papers, 1961 -- 1994 1 boxes

S. Wyndham Anderson papers, 1961 -- 1994 1 box 1 box; 0.25 linear feet

Suzanne R. Hiatt papers, 1922-2003, bulk 1971-1998

71 boxes 1 oversized box 71 boxes 1 oversized box 35.75 linear feet
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The collection includes correspondence, academic course materials, publications and other material documenting the career of Suzanne Hiatt, including the battle for ordination of women clergy in the Episcopal Church.

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Suzanne R. Hiatt papers, 1922-2003, bulk 1971-1998 71 boxes 1 oversized box 71 boxes 1 oversized box 35.75 linear feet