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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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Henry Gerhard Appenzeller papers, 1883-1902, bulk 1884-1898

1 Linear Feet (1.75 4 boxes linear feet)
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The collection includes journals, notebooks, correspondence, sermons, and articles.

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Sarah S. Andrews papers, 1916 -- 1978

0.25 linear feet (0.25 linear feet; 1 box)
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Sarah S. Andrews was an independent missionary in Japan from 1916 to 1961. The collection contains photographs and provenance correspondence.
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Sarah S. Andrews papers, 1916 -- 1978 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 box (1 box; 0.25 linear feet)

American Marathi Mission records, 1813 -- 1962

0.5 linear feet (0.5 linear feet; 1 box)
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This collection contains material related to the American Marathi Mission, the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) first Protestant mission in Western India, compiled in 1962 by Louise Gliem Fisher. Materials include general background information and reports on various mission stations, as well as typescript material pulled together from minutes, reports, diaries, brochures, and correspondence.
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American Marathi Mission records, 1813 -- 1962 0.5 linear feet (0.5 linear feet; 1 box)

American Encyclopaedia of Christianity records, 1920 -- 1927

4.75 linear feet (4.75 linear feet; 8 boxes including 1 OS box)
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The American Institute for Christianity was incorporated in 1923 to enable the planning and production of a proposed 12 volume American Encyclopaedia of Christianity. Denominational councilors, writers, editors and supporters were contacted across the USA. The Institute was unable to attract adequate funding to produce the Encyclopaedia. The bulk of the Records consist of planning documents and correspondence.
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American Encyclopaedia of Christianity records, 1920 -- 1927 4.75 linear feet (4.75 linear feet; 8 boxes including 1 OS box)

Series 1: American Institute of Christianity records, 1923 -- 1927 0.5 linear feet (0.5 linear feet; 1 box)

American Constantinople Relief Committee records, 1912 -- 1914

0.25 linear feet (0.25 linear feet; 1 box)
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The American Constantinople Relief Committee formed in 1912 to raise money for war refugees in Turkey and surrounding area, and disbanded in 1914 after questions of integrity were raised against the secretary's fundraising practices. The collection contains correspondence, committee minutes, reports sent to missionaries in the field, news clippings, photographs, and publicity materials.
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American Constantinople Relief Committee records, 1912 -- 1914 0.25 linear feet (0.25 linear feet; 1 box)

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions records, 1878 -- 1958

3.25 linear feet (3.25 linear feet; 7 boxes)
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The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM), organized in 1810, was the first successful North American agency dedicated to foreign missions. ABCFM existed until 1961 when it merged with the Board of International Missions to form the United Church Board for World Ministries. The collection concerns missions in South Africa in Rhodesia and Zulu; missions in Asia including Turkey, India, Japan, and China; missions in the Philippine Islands; and ABCFM organization in general.
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American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions records, 1878 -- 1958 3.25 linear feet (3.25 linear feet; 7 boxes)

All Africa Christian Conference records, 1959 -- 1972

0.5 linear feet (0.5 linear feet; 1 box)
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This collection contains records of the All Africa Christian Conference, including correspondence, photographs, memos, publications, and meeting minutes and supplemental materials.
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All Africa Christian Conference records, 1959 -- 1972 0.5 linear feet (0.5 linear feet; 1 box)

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

50 linear feet (50 linear feet; 50 boxes)
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This collection contains the papers and records of Sister Aisha al-Adawiya, co-founder and executive director of Women In Islam, Inc., documenting her various efforts relating to Islam, gender equity, conflict resolution, cross-cultural understanding, and social justice, as well as Muslim and Black community life in New York City, interfaith organizing for social justice causes in New York City, small scale Muslim women's publications (newsletters, magazines); and local and small scale Muslim newsletters across North America. Includes correspondence, administrative and organizational materials, published materials, mixed media, and personal materials.
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Aisha H. L. Al-Adawiya and Women in Islam, Inc. collection, circa 1960 -- 2020 50 linear feet (50 linear feet; 50 boxes)

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)