James Hal Cone papers, circa 1945 -- 2019

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Series 7: Union Theological Seminary (UTS) files, 1969 -- 2018

This series contains some restricted material. Restrictions related to specific material are listed in the detailed contents list.

5.50 linear feet; 5.50 linear feet; 7 boxes

This series contains correspondence, faculty and committee files, recommendations and student and people files, and other files created during or related to Cone's career at Union Theological Seminary.

This series is arranged by material type and then alphabetically. Original folder titles were kept when available. Files found after original processing were added to the end of this series.


Correspondence, circa 1969 -- 2018



Box 54 Folder 1 Correspondence (General), 1997-01


Box 54 Folder 2 Correspondence (General), 1997-07


Box 54 Folder 3 Correspondence , circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 54 Folder 4 Deloria, Vine correspondence, circa 1987 -- 1995


Box 54 Folder 5 Fan letters and unusual mail, circa 1970 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 54 Folder 6 Haley, Alex, 1991


Box 54 Folder 7 Herzog, Fred correspondence, 1969 -- 1975


Box 54 Folder 8 Inaugural, circa 1969 -- 1975


Box 54 Folder 9 Jackson, Jesse correspondence, 1972; 1990


Box 54 Folder 10 Japanese contacts, 1999 -- 2000

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 54 Folder 11 Le Mone, Archie correspondence, 1972 -- 1975


Box 54 Folder 12 Lehmann, Paul correspondence, 1970 -- 1976


Box 54 Folder 13 Letters, circa 2016

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 54 Folder 14 Letters, circa 2017

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 54 Folder 15 Misc. correspondence, circa 1969 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 54 Folder 16 Mottu, Molla correspodence, circa 1985 -- 1989


Box 54 Folder 17-18 Prisoner correspondence, circa 2007 -- 2014

This file is restricted 95 years from the date of creation.


Box 54 Folder 19 Sharpton, Al, 1996 -- 2002

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 54 Folder 20 Thank you letters, circa 1969 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 54 Folder 21 Unusual correspondence, circa 1970 -- 1979


Box 54 Folder 22 UTS students, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Faculty and committee files, circa 1969 -- 2018


Box 54 Folder 23-26 Committee on Appointments, 2008 -- 2013

This file is restricted 75 years from the date of creation.


Box 54 Folder 27 Doctoral Admissions, 2017

This file is restricted 75 years from the date of creation.


Box 54 Folder 28 Doctoral Studies Committee, circa 2000 -- 2018

This file is restricted 75 years from the date of creation.



Box 55 Folder 1 Faculty Day of Work, circa 2000 -- 2018

This file is restricted 75 years from the date of creation.


Box 55 Folder 2 Faculty Guide, circa 2007 -- 2008

This file is restricted 75 years from the date of creation.


Box 55 Folder 3-7 Faculty meetings, circa 2010 -- 2018

This file is restricted 75 years from the date of creation.


Box 55 Folder 8 Faculty report, circa 2014

This file is restricted 75 years from the date of creation.


Box 55 Folder 9 Harris, Michael grievance, circa 1998 -- 1999

This file is restricted 75 years from the date of creation.


Box 55 Folder 10-11 Luce Professorship, circa 2008 -- 2009

This file is restricted 75 years from the date of creation.


Box 55 Folder 12 Mid-program reviews, circa 2014

This file is restricted 75 years from the date of creation.


Box 55 Folder 13 Pres. Hough and board, circa 2000 -- 2008

This file is restricted 75 years from the date of creation.


Box 55 Folder 14 Pres. Serene Jones, circa 2005 -- 2018

This file is restricted 75 years from the date of creation.


Box 55 Folder 15-24 Theological Field, circa 2004 -- 2018

This file is restricted 75 years from the date of creation.


Box 55 Folder 25-44 Recommendations, student, and people files A-F, circa 1975 -- 2018

This file is restricted 95 years from the date of creation.



Box 56 Recommendations, student, and people files H-R, circa 1975 -- 2018

This file is restricted 95 years from the date of creation.



Box 57 Folder 1-3 Recommendations, student, and people files S-V, circa 1975 -- 2018

This file is restricted 95 years from the date of creation.


UTS files, circa 1970 -- 2018


Box 57 Folder 4 Academic Office, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 57 Folder 5 Academic Year, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 57 Folder 6 African American Ph.D. Fellows Fund, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 57 Folder 7 AME Bishops, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 57 Folder 8 American Academy of Arts and Sciences, circa 2015 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 57 Folder 9 American Academy of Religion, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 57 Folder 10 American Radio Works - K. Ellis Project, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 57 Folder 11 Arkansas Black Hall of Fame, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 57 Folder 12 Assistant: Job description, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 57 Folder 13 Autobiog. book, 2017

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 57 Folder 14 Black Caucus, circa 1970 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 57 Folder 15 Black Lib Theol Disability - K. Kemp, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 57 Folder 16 Boesak, Allan, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 57 Folder 17-20 Books [loaned, ordered], circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 57 Folder 21 Chapman, Mark, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 57 Folder 22 Cheng, Patrick syllabi, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 57 Folder 23-28 Commitments not accepted, circa 2010 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 57 Folder 29 Deadlines, circa 1990 -- 2018

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Box 57 Folder 30 Doctoral Studies Committee, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 57 Folder 31-32 Endorsements, circa 2005 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 57 Folder 33-34 Expressions of appreciation, support, circa 2005 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 57 Folder 35 Faculty bibliographies, circa 1970 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.



Box 58 Folder 1 Films and other productions, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 2 Fund for Theological Education, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 3 Garrett Class of 1961 List, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 4 General Info - Grants and Fellowships - Doctoral Students, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 5 Graduates, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 6 Honoraria for Readers - Info, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 7 Job openings, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 8 Journal of Feminist Studies - Bev Harrison, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 9 Language Exams, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 10 Luce Grant Application, 1993

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 11 May 1st retirement celebrations, circa 2015 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 12-14 Media, circa 2000 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 15 Memberships: Afro-Amer History Group of the Amer Academy of Religion, circa 1980 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 16 Memberships: Society for the Study of Black Religion, circa 1980 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 17 Mikoski, Dr. Gordon - PT Sem, circa 1980 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 18 Newark School of Theology, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 19 Niebuhr Society, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 20 Outside Requests, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 21 PBS Legacy - R. Karz, 2008

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 22 Pending, 2006 -- 2007

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Box 58 Folder 23 Philander Smith College, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 24 Pinn, Anthony, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 25 Possible invitations - pending replies, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 26 Proctor - James H. Cone Fellowship, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 27 Religion and Peacemaking - Columbia, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 28 Requests, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 29 Requirements, circa 1990 -- 2018

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Box 58 Folder 30 Schomburg, 2001

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Box 58 Folder 31 Sister Fund, circa 2003

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Box 58 Folder 32 Smith, Anna Deaveare, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 33 South Africa invites, circa 1990 -- 2018

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Box 58 Folder 34 Speaking engagements, circa 1990 -- 2018

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Box 58 Folder 35 Theology Consortium, 2007

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Box 58 Folder 36 This Far By Faith, Blackside Series, circa 1990 -- 2018

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Box 58 Folder 37 Tutors, circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 38 Union misc., circa 1990 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 39 Union Network, 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 40 Visitors - Contacts, circa 1990 -- 2018

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Box 58 Folder 41 Warnock, Raphael, circa 1989 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 58 Folder 42 Witvliet, Theo, 2000

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Box 58 Folder 43 Womanist Scholars Program - ITC, circa 1990 -- 2018

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Box 58 Folder 44 World Council of Churches, circa 1970 -- 2018

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Box 58 Folder 45 World Council of Churches: Commission on the Programme to Combat Racism, circa 1970 -- 2018

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Box 77 Folder 20 Commitments Not Accepted 2009-10, circa 2007 -- 2013

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Box 77 Folder 21 Ecumenical Earth Conference, 1998


Box 77 Folder 22 Edward Braxton, 1984 -- 1985

This file is restricted 75 years from the date of creation.


Box 77 Folder 23 Grawemeyer Award, circa 2017 -- 2018

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.


Box 77 Folder 24 Hisashi Kajiwara correspondence, 1976 -- 1977


Box 77 Folder 25 Ilyasah Shabazz Book Launch Schomburg Center, 2013 -- 2015

This file is restricted 75 years from the date of creation.


Box 77 Folder 26 James Baldwin Scholars Program , 2006 -- 2007

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Box 77 Folder 27 Joong Jo Ha, South Korea, 1978 -- 1979


Box 77 Folder 28 Media 2004-2006-2008, circa 2004 -- 2010

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Box 77 Folder 29 Media 2009-2010, circa 2009 -- 2016

This file is restricted 25 years from the date of creation.



Box 78 Folder 1 Media 2012-, circa 2012 -- 2018

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Box 78 Folder 2 Misc. UTS files, circa 2002 -- 2017

This file is restricted 75 years from the date of creation.


Box 78 Folder 3 New Yorker Portrait, 2009 -- 2010


Box 78 Folder 4 Preman Niles festchrift, 2002 -- 2003


Box 78 Folder 5 United Theological College, Bangalore, circa 1993 -- 1994


Box 78 Folder 6 UUA: Theology and Racism, 2002