Series 1: Academic writing and notes, circa 1889 -- 1955
This series is open for research.
3 linear feet; 3 linear feet; 6 boxes
This series is unarranged.
This series contains Gillett's writings in his various capacities while at Union, including the "Detailed History of Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York", a fully-indexed institutional history published in 1937, with accompanying research materials gathered from Union's archives, the director's office, alumni association files, and committee meeting minutes; as well as writings reflecting Gillett's bibliographic work and classroom lectures such as an annotated transcription of one of Gillett's lectures on propadeutics (an introductory theology course), a handwritten bibliographic classification of systematic theology, a report on the library's McAlpin Collection, minute- and roll-taking transcripts of the General Assembly of the New York Presbytery from 1889, and minutes from the Briggs trial in 1892.
Box 1 Folder 1-4
UTS History: First Draft – Detailed History of Union Theological Seminary, 1936
Box 1 Folder 5-6
UTS History: Original Index – Detailed History of UTS, 1936
Box 1 Folder 7
UTS History: Final Draft, 1937
Box 2
UTS History: Final Draft, 1937
Box 3 Folder 1-4
UTS History: Final Draft, 1937
Box 3 Folder 5-6
UTS History: Additional Final Manuscript, 1937
Box 4 Folder 1-6
UTS History: Additional Final Manuscript, 1937
Box 4 Folder 7
UTS History: Detailed History, 1938
Box 5 Folder 1
UTS History: Detailed History, 1938
Box 5 Folder 2-4
UTS History: Short History of Union Theological Seminary, 1939
Box 5 Folder 5-6
UTS History: Research – Extracts from Source Materials, circa 1936 -- 1939
Box 6 Folder 1-3
UTS History: Research – Extracts from Source Materials, circa 1936 -- 1939
Box 6 Folder 4
Manuscript – Lecture Transcript on Propadeutics, circa 1890 -- 1899
Box 6 Folder 5-6
Classified Bibliography in Systematic Theology, circa 1900 -- 1955
Box 6 Folder 7
Report on the McAlpin Collection in the Library, circa 1924
Box 6 Folder 8
Notebook – NY Presbytery General Assembly Minutes, 1889
Box 6 Folder 9
Notebook – Charles A. Briggs Trial: Roll and Notes, 1892
Series 2: Correspondence, 1874 -- 1923
This series is open for research.
0.75 linear feet; 0.75 linear feet; 2 boxes
This series contains correspondence, consisting primarily of Union-related business as well as a small amount of personal correspondence, receipts, and letters regarding Gillett's memberships with the Columbia Country Club and National Lawn Tennis Association; correspondence clippings kept by Gillett relating to the trial of Reverend J.D.M. Buckner (a Nebraska pastor who was forced to retire from the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1922-1923) from Emory Buckner, Reverend Buckner's son and partner in the New York law firm Root, Clark, Buckner and Howland; as well as a scrapbook presented as a gift to Gillett in 1932 upon his 40th anniversary with Union, including clippings, correspondence, and notes to Gillett from colleagues and fellow classmates.
This series is unarranged.