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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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Alison Palmer papers, 1937-2010, bulk 1960-2010

27.25 linear feet

This collection contains liturgies, correspondence, litigation, ordination and Foreign Service documents, photographs, awards, newspaper articles, autobiography and books.

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John Horton Daniels and Helen (Dunn) Daniels papers, 1919 -- 1959

1.5 linear feet
John Horton Daniels, a doctor based in Nanjing 南京, China and his wife Helen Daniels, were both missionaries with the Presbyterian General Board of Missions 長老會 and worked for medical missions in Nanjing China. This collection contains correspondence covering the period during which they lived and worked in China, including the final years leading up to the establishment of the People's Republic and the eviction of the missionaries, and John Horton Daniels's internment in the Philippines. This collection also contains clippings and publications related to the Daniels' work in China, as well as the Nanking Massacre of 1937.
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Series 2: Clippings and publications, 1920 -- 1959 0.25 linear feet

subsequent exodus of most of the Christian missionaries and Western diplomats.

This series contains clippings and publications related to the Daniels' work in China. The bulk of this material is from the 1930s and 40s, and includes a number of documents relating to the Nanking Massacre of 1937. Two local publications, The Nanking Bulletin of Church and Community and its continuation, Notes and Notices of the Nanking Union Church and Community, are represented here by a very comprehensive collection of issues. The 1949 Nanking Bulletin directory offers a unique glimpse into the foreign community of the Chinese capital only months before the establishment of the People's Republic, and the subsequent exodus of most of the Christian missionaries and Western diplomats.

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Douglas Newton Forman papers, 1930 -- 1957

1 linear feet
The collection is comprised of papers and reports on medical mission work collected by Forman during his tenure at the Christian Medical Council for Overseas Work. The bulk of the material deals with China, although some of the data is drawn from other mission fields, such as the Philippines, India, and Africa.
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Conference on American Relations with China records, 1925

0.5 linear feet
This collection contains material related to the Conference on American Relations with China held at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland in 1925, and focused on issues such as extraterritoriality and tariff autonomy.
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James Stanley Durkee sermons, 1897 -- 1947

16 linear feet
James Stanley Durkee was a Baptist and Congregationalist minister who served in Maine, Massachusetts, and New York. He was the last white president of Howard University (1918-1926) and presided over Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn, New York, from 1927-1941. The collection contains handwritten and typed sermons, sermon outlines, notes, extracts, and newspaper clippings, arranged in chronological order.
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Sermons 771-859, 1916 -- 1925 Box 10

, "Diplomatic Relations Broken," 25 Feb 191710 8 Sermon 778: Rom 1:15, "Church at Rome," 4 March 191710 9 Sermon

10 1 Sermon 771: Neh 2:17, "Rebuilding the Walls," 3 Dec 191610 2 Sermon 772: Dan 12:1-3, "Message of the Last Prophet," 14 Jan 191710 3 Sermon 773: Matt 2:3, "Troubling of Herod," 21 Jan 191710 4 Sermon 774: John 14:22, "Great Question," 11 Feb 191710 5 Sermon 775: Acts 26:19, "True to the Vision," 18 Feb 191710 6 Sermon 776: Gal 3:29, "Gentile Inheritance," 25 Feb 1917 10 7 Sermon 777: Is 59:2, "Diplomatic Relations Broken," 25 Feb 191710 8 Sermon 778: Rom 1:15, "Church at Rome," 4 March 191710 9 Sermon 779: 1 Kings 2:2, "New Inaugural," 4 March 191710 10 Sermon 780: Rom 1:24-25, "Reformation under Luther," 11 March191710 11 Sermon 781: Acts 8:4, "Rise of Denominations," 19 March 191710 12 Sermon 782: John 4:38, "Congregational Heritage," 25 March 191710 13 Sermon 783: John 17:21, "Church Federation, A Prophecy," 1 April191710 14 Sermon 784: John 11:25, "Life Out of Death," 8 April 191710 15 Sermon 785: Matt 20:28, "Challenge," 15 April 191710 16 Sermon 786: John 17:17, "Self Interest in Religion," 15 April 191710 17 Sermon 787: John 2:4, "Does He Care?" 6 May 191710 18 Sermon 788: Matt 16:18, "Foundations of Pythian Knighthood," 6 May191710 19 Sermon 789: Matt 2:11, "Mary as a Typical Mother," 10 May 1917.Includes letter to Durkee from Margarita Abraham Stewart onconception of children10 20 Sermon 790: Gen 6:22, "Noah's Carpenters," 20 May 191710 21 Sermon 791: 2 Cor 3:18, "Changed Man: Knights Templar," 13 May191710 22 Sermon 792: Is 63:9, "Investment We Represent," 27 May 191710 23 Sermon 793: John 11:44, "Energies That Sleep: G.A.R. Sermon,"27 May 191710 24 Sermon 794: Matt 27:24, "Pilate's Washbowl," 10 June 191710 25 Sermon 795: Matt 25:1-30, "Lessons From a Watch," 17 June 191710 26 Sermon 796: John 21:3, "I Go Afishing," 7 Oct 191710 27 Sermon 797: "Voices and Visions from National Council," 21 Oct 191710 28 Sermon 798: Sg 2:17, "Shadows," 21 Oct 191710 29 Sermon 799: Ex 14:15, "Nor Sit, nor Stand, But Go," 28 Oct 191710 30 Sermon 800: Ecc 12:1-2, "Rainy Days," 28 Oct 191710 31 Sermon 801: John 19:17, "Up Calvary with Christ," 4 Nov 191710 32 Sermon 802: Matt 6:10, "My Love for My City," 17 Nov 191710 33 Sermon 803: Cant 2:3, "Sugar Line," re wartime rationing, 18 Nov 191710 34 Sermon 804: Matt 16:25, "Finding Life or Losing It," 25 Nov 191710 35 Sermon 805: Ps 126:3, "Thanksgiving Sermon," 29 Nov 191710 36 Sermon 806: Matt 22:12, "Why He Did Not Answer," 2 Dec 191710 37 Sermon 807: Es 4:14, "Our New Mayor," 9 Dec 191710 38 Sermon 808: Is 9:6, "The Prince of Peace," 23 Dec 191710 39 Sermon 809: Ps 102:26-27, "What Abides? What Passes?" 30 Dec191710 40 Sermon 810: Luke 23:33, "Settled At the Cross," 7 Jan 191710 41 Sermon 811: 1 Cor 9:26, "For What Are We Fighting?" re World War I,6 Jan 191810 42 Sermon 812: Luke 14:32, "Terms of Peace," 13 Jan 1918 10 43 Sermon 813: 2 Tim 4:1-2, "Twenty Years in the Ministry," 27 Jan 191810 44 Sermon 814: Is 52:1, "Nation Awake," 10 Feb 191810 45 Sermon 815: Luke 3:4-5, "Big Jobs for Big Men," 17 Feb 191810 46 Sermon 816: John 15:15, "Reaction of Friendship," 24 Feb 191810 47 Sermon 817: Matt 18:3, "God – A Surprise or a Discovery," 3 March191810 48 Sermon 818: Luke 14:10, "Invitation to the Higher," 18 March 1918.Durkee's note: "see 125."10 49 Sermon 819: Mark 11:9, "Blessed is He that Cometh," 24 March 191810 50 Sermon 820: Luke 24:21, "Redemption – A Process," 3 March 191810 51 Sermon 821: "Suppose Germany Wins," re World War I, 7 April 191810 52 Sermon 822: 1 Tim 6:11, "Can the Nation Safely Follow PresidentWilson?" re World War I, 14 April 191810 53 Sermon 823: John 18:13, "Friendship's Altar," 5 May 191810 54 Sermon 824: 1 Cor 13:13, "Three Pillars," 12 May 191810 55 Sermon 825: James 4:14, "From East to West," 19 May 191810 56 Sermon 826: Ps 60:4, "Following The Flag," 26 May 191810 57 Sermon 827: 1 John 3:2, "Present and Future Likeness," 2 June 191810 58 Sermon 828: Matt 16:19, "Locks and Keys, "June 9 191810 59 Sermon 829: Eph 5:15-16, "Redeeming the Time," 14 July 191810 60 Sermon 830: Acts 12:8, "Challenge of Freedom," 18 Feb 1919.Includes "Report of Children's Aid Society for 1918 andapplication to General Board of Education for funds for HowardMedical College.10 61 Sermon 831: Heb 11, "Men of Faith and Vision," 23 Feb 191910 62 Sermon 832: 2 Tim 2:15, "Baccalaureate 1919," 1 June 191910 63 Sermon Notes 833: Ex 3:5, "Holy Ground," 5 Oct 191910 64 Sermon Notes 834: John 6:68, "Jesus Has the Only Answer!" 11 Jan192010 65 Sermon 835: Mark 10:44-45, "Installation of Rev. Milo E. Pearson:Service Determines Greatness," 17 Dec 191910 66 Sermon Notes 836: 2 Cor 12:9, "Adequacy of Christ," 7 March 192010 67 Sermon 837: 1 Cor 3:16-17, "Building and Dedicating the Temple:Sermon for Knights Templar," 12 May 192010 68 Sermon 838: Is 50:4, "Learned Tongue and Ear," 6 June 192010 69 Sermon 839: "Sacredness of Being Separate, but Sanctity of BeingOne," re race, 24 Oct 192010 70 Sermon 840: Luke 2:11, "Unto You is Born This Day a Savior," 26 Dec192010 71 Sermon 841: Acts 1:8, "Harnessing God's Forces," 24 April 192110 72 Sermon Notes 842: Acts 26:16, "St. Paul's Call to Service," 8 Jan 192210 73 Sermon 843: "Book of Jonah," 7 March 191210 74 Sermon 844: John 13, "Last Supper," 13 April 1922. Includes HowardUniversity fundraising flyer10 75 Sermon 845: 1 Peter 2:5, "Living Stones," 4 June 1922 10 76 Sermon 846: 1 Kings 8:22, "Sacrifice on the Altar," 9 July 192210 77 Sermon Notes 847: "College Man's Responsibility in Things Spiritual,"10 Dec 192210 78 Sermon Notes 848: Is 40:1-11, "Thoughts of Men are Widening:Lincoln and Douglass," 11 Feb 192310 79 Sermon Notes 849: Is 6:1, "Vision of God," 4 Feb 192310 80 Sermon Notes 850: "Kingdom Today," 13 Feb 192310 81 Sermon 851: Matt 27:40, "What Held Jesus to His Cross?" 28 Feb192310 82 Sermon 852: 2 Chron 2:5, "House I Build: Baccalaureate Sermon,"3 June 192310 83 Sermon 853: He Lead the Way," 16 May 192310 84 Sermon 854: 1 Cor 13:13, "The Three Fundamentals," 21 May 192410 85 Sermon 855: Matt 4:23, "Baccalaureate 1924: Kingdom of God orKingdom of Heaven," 1 June 192410 86 Sermon 857: Ps 116:12, "Thanksgiving," 25 Nov 190910 87 Sermon Notes 858: 2 Tim 2:15, "Unashamed Workman," 26 April 192510 88 Sermon 859: 2 Tim 1:10, "Supreme Christ," 31 May 1925

  1. James Stanley Durkee sermons, 1897 -- 1947