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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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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