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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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International Missionary Union records, 1849 -- 1932

3.25 linear feet
The International Missionary Union was an organization of international evangelical missions dedicated to diffusion of missionary intelligence, discussion of missionary topics, and increase of mutual acquaintance among missionaries of different churches and countries. The collection contains photographs, articles, member rolls, pamphlets, minutes and administrative records, correspondence, and one Syriac language journal.
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Missionary Research Library collection on missions to Jews, 1889 -- 1927

0.75 linear feet
This collection contains documents, articles, and other materials compiled and transcribed by the Missionary Research Library between 1949 and 1952 to help explain the historical relationship between Jews and Christians, and potentially serve as a reference work of and resources for missions to Jews.
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Dorothy E. Pecht slides, 1959 -- 1980

3 linear feet
Dorothy E. Pecht was a Christian missionary who worked in Africa with Eternal Love Winning Africa and the Sudan Interior Mission. The collection contains dated and undated 35mm slides depicting the work of these organizations as well as daily life in Africa.
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Dorothy E. Pecht slides, 1959 -- 1980 3 linear feet

This series contains three boxes of 35mm photographic slides from Dorothy E. Pecht's years as a missionary in Nigeria and Liberia. Slides depict daily life in Africa, as well as the work of organizations with which Pecht was involved, including Eternal Love Winning Africa (ELWA) and the Sudan Interior Mission (SIM).

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

1 linear feet
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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Oxford Group/Moral Re-Armament records, 1930 -- 1961

1.75 linear feet
The Oxford Group was the parent organization of Moral Re-Armament (MRA), an organization/movement that sought to defend the nation's freedoms through a resurgence of morality. The collection contains pamphlets, newspaper articles, advertisements, and other publications and materials related to the mission of the MRA, as well as press releases and statements made by MRA on the events happening in the world during the late 1950s.
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China Information Committee records, 1937 -- 1939

1.25 linear feet
The China Information Committee 中國情報委員會 was established in late 1937 as part of the newly-formed Chinese Ministry of Information, an organ of the Chinese Nationalist Party (guomindang 國民黨), to produce propaganda for a foreign audience regarding the ongoing hostilities between China and Japan. The collection contains a series of propaganda news releases in English produced during the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), reports on the wartime Chinese economy, war crimes, refugees, and the gradual retreat and relocation of industries and offices to Chongqing in West China.
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China Planning Committee records, 1944 -- 1945

1 linear feet
This collection contains records of the Subcommittee of the East Asian Committee of the Foreign Missions Conference of North America (FMCNA), who organized a study conference about Christian work in post-war China. Included is correspondence, schedules, and records from the conferences.
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Correspondence A-Y, 1944 -- 1945 Box 1

1 1 A 1 2 American Advent 1 3 American Friends (5 years meeting) 1 4 Augustana Synod, Lutheran (Board of Foreign Missions) 1 5 B 1 6 C 1 7 Christian Reformed Board of Missions 1 8 Church of England in Canada (Missionary Society) 1 9 Church of England in Canada (Woman's Auxiliary to the Missionary Society) 1 10 Church of the Brethren 1 11 Church of the Nazarene 1 12 Congregational (American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions) 1 13 Cross, Rowland 1 14 Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Board of Foreign Missions) 1 15 D 1 16 Decker, J.W. 1 17 Disciples of Christ (United Christian Missionary Society) 1 18 Dixon, Stanley 1 19 Evangelical and Reformed Church 1 20 Evangelical and Reformed Church ( Women's Guild) 1 21 Evangelical Church 1 22 Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio, Missouri, etc. 1 23 Evangelical Mission Covenant Church 1 24 F 1 25 Free Methodist Church of North America (General Missionary Board) 1 26 Foreign Mission Conference of North America 1 27 G 1 28 H 1 29 L 1 30 M 1 31 Mennonite Brethren in Christ (Board of Missions of the Pennsylvania Conference) 1 32 Mennonite Brethren of North America 1 33 Mennonite of North America, General Conference 1 34 Methodist Church 1 35 Methodist Church (Women's Division of Christian Service) 1 36 Mickle, Joe J. 1 37 National Christian Council in China 1 38 National Holiness Missionary Society\ 1 39 Northern Baptist Convention (American Foreign Mission Society) 1 40 Woman's American Baptist Foreign Mission Society [Northern?] 1 41 Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (Board of Foreign Missions) 1 42 P 1 43 Presbyterian Church in Canada 1 44 Presbyterian Church in Canada (Women's Missionary Society) 1 45 Presbyterian Church in the United States 1 46 Presbyterian Church in the United States (Committee on Woman's Work) 1 47 Presbyterian Church in the United States of America 1 48 Protestant Episcopal Church 1 49 Woman's Auxiliary to the National Council Protestant Episcopal Church 1 50 R 1 51 Reformed Church in America 1 52 Reformed Church in America (Woman's Board of Foreign Missions) 1 53 S 1 54 Scandinavian Alliance 1 55 Schwenkfelder Church 1 56 Seventh Day Baptist 1 57 Seventh Day Baptist General Conference (Woman's Executive Board) 1 58 Southern Baptist Convention (Foreign Mission Board) 1 59 T 1 60 United Brethren in Christ 1 61 United Brethren in Christ (Women's Missionary Association) 1 62 United Church of Canada 1 63 United Church of Canada (Woman's Missionary Society) 1 64 United Free Gospel 1 65 United Lutheran Church in America 1 66 United Lutheran Church in America (Women's Missionary Society) 1 67 Women's Union Missionary Society of America 1 68 Yale-in-China Association 1 69 YMCA 1 70 YWCA 1 71 General

  1. China Planning Committee records, 1944 -- 1945

Post-War Planning Conferences, 1944 -- 1945 Box 2

2 1 Boston, MA (Sept. 6-7) 2 2 Columbus, OH (Oct. 5-6) 2 3 Elgin, IL (Sept. 18-19) 2 4-6 Bishop Wen Yuan Chen: Correspondence, Schedules, presentation 2 7 Nashville, TN (Sept 14-15) 2 8 Pasadena, CA (Sept. 28-29) 2 9 Philadelphia, PA (Sept. 8-9) 2 10 Richmond, VA (Sept. 11-12) 2 11 San Francisco, CA (Sept. 25-26) 2 12 St. Paul, MN (Sept. 20-21) 2 13 Toronto (Oct. 13-14)

  1. China Planning Committee records, 1944 -- 1945
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Marvin D. Markowitz papers, 1962 -- 1973

1.75 linear feet
Marvin D. Markowitz is a social science scholar and psychologist who carried out field research in Africa. The collection contains publications focusing on the Belgian Congo and Africa as well as two social science publications; Markowitz's writings on the Belgian Congo, including drafts and the final publication of a book review submitted to Africa Today; general writings on psychology and Markowitz's correspondence with several academic institutions; teaching materials; and psychological reports written by Markowitz.
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Near East College Association records, 1928 -- 1943

3.25 linear feet
The Near East College Association formed in 1927 to combine financial and administrative work in a joint office for efficiency in management and to help raise endowment funds for institutions from Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Bulgaria, and Iraq. The collection contains administrative records, correspondence, publications, and records related to partner institutions.
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Robert Ernest Hume palm leaf book, January 1817

1.50 linear feet
This collection contains a palm leaf book with Buddhist ordination vows from Thailand, donated by Robert Ernest Hume, a missionary to India and later the Professor of the Philosophy and History of Religion and Missions at Union Theological Seminary.
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Robert Ernest Hume palm leaf book, January 1817 1.5 linear feet

This series contains a palm leaf book with a mirror glass cover from Chiengmai, Siam (Thailand). The book is written in Lao characters, and contains karmacacha, the ordination vows for a bhiksu (a Buddhist monk). It is dated on Friday, the 3rd of the waxing moon, in the fourth month of Julasakarat Era 1179 (January 1817 A.D.).

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