Arthur C. McGiffert Jr. papers, 1884 -- 1969
Summary Information
Abstract
At a Glance
- Bib ID:
- 11918897 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- McGiffert, Arthur Cushman, Jr., 1892-1993; McGiffert, Arthur Cushman, 1861-1933
- Repository:
- Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary
- Physical Description:
- 7.5 linear feet (7.5 linear feet; 17 boxes)
- Language(s):
- English .
- Access:
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This collection is open for research.
This collection is located offsite. Please note that requests for use of boxes held in offsite storage must be made three business days in advance.
Description
Scope and Contents
This collection contains Arthur C. McGiffert, Jr.'s UTS course notebooks, as well as correspondence, sermons, publications, date books and other material relating A. C. McGiffert, Sr., and other assorted materials including the McGiffert Urn presented to McGiffert, Sr. by UTS students and faculty when he was appointed as Union President in 1917.
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Series 1: Arthur C. McGiffert, Jr., circa 1913 -- 1917
This series contains course notes taken by McGiffert during his course work at Union Theological Seminary.
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Series 2: Arthur C. McGiffert, Sr., 1884 -- 1969
This series contains material related to A.C. McGiffert, Sr., including correspondence; sermons, lectures, and addresses; publications; material relating to the heresy trial; financial materials; and date books.
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Series 3: General, circa 1892 -- 1993
This series contains assorted materials including obituaries, news clippings, and a course notebook belonging to A.C. McGiffert Sr.'s father, J. N. McGiffert, as well as the McGiffert Urn presented to McGiffert, Sr. by UTS students and faculty when he was appointed as Union President in 1917.
Burke Library record group:
Union Theological Seminary Archives: UTS 1, papers of faculty and students
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in three series: Series 1: A.C. McGiffert, Jr.; Series 2: A.C. McGiffert, Sr.; and Series 3: General.
- Series 1: Arthur C. McGiffert, Jr., circa 1913 -- 1917
- Series 2: Arthur C. McGiffert, Sr., 1884 -- 1969
- Subseries 2A: Correspondence , 1886 -- 1932
- Subseries 2B: Sermons, lectures, and addresses, 1884 -- 1925
- Subseries 2C: Publications, circa 1884 -- 1969
- Subseries 2D: Heresy Trial, circa 1897 -- 1900
- Subseries 2E: Finances, circa 1915 -- 1962
- Subseries 2F: Datebooks, 1911 -- 1933
- Series 3: General, circa 1892 -- 1993
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
This collection is located offsite. Please note that requests for use of boxes held in offsite storage must be made three business days in advance.
Conditions Governing Use
Some material in this collection may be protected by copyright and other rights. Information concerning copyright, fair use, and reproduction requests can be consulted at Columbia's Copyright Advisory Office.
Preferred Citation
Item description, UTS1: Arthur Cushman McGiffert, Jr. papers, series #, box #, folder #, The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.
Related Materials
Arthur C. McGiffert, Sr. papers, The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Michael McGiffert in 1993. The McGiffert Urn was an additional donation from Michael McGiffert to Union Theological Seminary in 2007.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary
Processing Information
When The Burke Library acquired McGiffert's papers, an attempt was made to maintain the original order. All materials were placed in acid-free folders and boxes. The finding aid was created by Daniel Sokolow in 1995, revised by Ruth Tonkiss Cameron and Rebecca Nieto in 2017 with the support of the Henry Luce Foundation and the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, and edited by Leah Edelman in 2024.
Revision Description
2024-07-22 PDF converted to EAD and description updated by Leah Edelman.
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.
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