Philip Schaff papers, 1838-1896

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Description

Summary

Correspondence includes letters, 1865-1891, from the American Bible Revision Committee and the British Committee on Bible Revision; notes and lectures; travel diaries, 1844-1890; photograph album; and scrapbook.

General Note

Part of Union Theological Seminary Collection

In Archives.

Using the Collection

Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

Restrictions on Access

The bulk of the collection is unrestricted to readers. Certain extremely fragile items are restricted and are not available for consultation. See finding aid for more informatoin.

Preferred Citation

Item description, UTS1: Philip Schaff Papers, 1838-1896, series #, box #, and folder #, The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.

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Columbia University Libraries, Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

Processing Information

Correspondence, lectures, travel diaries, photo album, scrapbook Cataloged Lynn A. Grove 07/13/88.

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Subject

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Philip Schaff (1819-1893); Theologian, church historian, ecumenist, and Union Theological Seminary professor. Schaff was president of the American Bible Revision Committee, which he organized in 1871 at the request of the British Committee on Bible Revision.