Arthur C. McGiffert Jr. papers, 1852-1993, bulk 1890-1930

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID	11918897 View CLIO record
Creator(s)	McGiffert, Arthur Cushman, Jr., 1892-1993; McGiffert, Arthur Cushman, 1861-1933
Title	Arthur C. McGiffert Jr. papers, 1852-1993, bulk 1890-1930
Physical Description	15 boxes (15 boxes 6.5 linear feet)
Language(s)	English .
Additional Description	http://library.columbia.edu/content/dam/libraryweb/locations/burke/fa/uts/ldpd_11918897.pdf
Access	This collection has no restrictions.

Description

Summary

These papers consist of Arthur C. McGiffert, Jr's UTS course notebooks, ca. 1916-1917, as well as correspondence, sermons, publications, date books and other material relating to the Heresy trial of A. C. McGiffert, Senior.

Using the Collection

Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

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This collection has no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Item description, Arthur Cushman McGiffert, Jr. papers, series #, box #, and folder #, The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.

Related Archival Materials

Associated Materials--Title--Arthur C. McGiffert, Sr. Papers. Note--Further archival sources for A. C. McGiffert, Sr. also held in.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Donated by Michael McGiffert, 1993.

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Columbia University Libraries, Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

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Subject

Heading	"CUL Archives:" "Portal"	"CUL Collections:" "CLIO"	"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:" "ArchivedGRID"
College teachers	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
McGiffert, Arthur Cushman, 1861-1933 -- : Archives	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
McGiffert, Arthur Cushman, Jr., 1892-1993 -- : Archives	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Theologians	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Theological seminary presidents	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Arthur Cushman McGiffert, Jr. was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on November 27, 1892. He received a bachelor's degree from Harvard in 1913, a B.D. from Union Theological Seminary in 1917, and an M.A. from Columbia at the same time. McGiffert taught briefly at UTS, then worked for the YMCA and for the U.S. Army as a chaplain. He served as pastor for several different congregations, including All Souls Church of Lowell, Massachusetts between 1920 and 1926. He taught American religious thought at Chicago Theological Seminary from 1926 until 1939, and served as president of the Pacific School of Religion, from 1939 until 1945. He returned to Chicago Theological Seminary in 1946 to serve as its president and was also president of the local ACLU. He died in Cleremont, California on April 9, 1993.