Paul Edwin Spiecker papers, 1933 -- 1938
Summary Information
Abstract
At a Glance
- Bib ID:
- 4492497 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Spiecker, Paul Edwin, 1908-2000
- Repository:
- Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary
- Physical Description:
- 2.75 linear feet (2.75 linear feet; 6 boxes)
- Language(s):
- English .
- Access:
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This collection is open for research.
Boxes in this collection are 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 manuscript and typescript notes for term papers and lectures at Union Theological Seminary. Included are lectures on the Old Testament by Julius A. Bewer, the New Testament by Ernest F. Scott, systematic theology by John Baillie and Paul Tillich, philosophy of religion by Henry Pitney Van Dusen and Mary Ely Lyman, history of religions and church history by Cyril Richardson, practical theology by Henry Sloane Coffin, and religious education and psychology by Harrison S. Elliott. Also included in this collection are booklets from the NJ Temperance Society, The Scientific Temperance Federation Bulletin from 1938, and a booklet on "Alcohol Problems Visualized" published by the National Forum.
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Series 1: Class notes, 1933 -- 1936
This series contains class notes, papers, and exams from courses taken by Spiecker at UTS, with instructors including: Dr. John Baillie, Dr. Bewer, Professor Van Dusen, Dr. Lynn Harold Hough, Professor Bruce Curry, Professor Harry Emerson Fosdick, Professor Stanley Hopper, Dr. Edwin Lewis, Dr. E.W. Lyman, Dr. Cyril Richardson, Professor Scott, and Professor Paul Tillich.
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Series 2: General, 1933 -- 1938
This series contains booklets from the NJ Temperance Society, The Scientific Temperance Federation Bulletin from 1938, and a booklet on "Alcohol Problems Visualized" published by the National Forum. Of note are several parody songs written by Spiecker and another student poking fun at several of UTS's professors, as well as a love song to "Ruth" composed by Spiecker in 1933.
Burke Library record group:
Union Theological Seminary Archives: UTS 1, papers of faculty and students
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two series: Series 1: Class notes; and Series 2: General.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Boxes in this collection are 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, UTS 1: Paul Edwin Spiecker papers, 1933-1938, series #, box #, folder #, The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.
Custodial History
This collection is part of the Union Theological Seminary Archives, which comprises institutional and administrative records of the Seminary, combined with the papers of many organizations, scholars, pastors, laypersons, and others connected with the school. The materials in this collection were part of a large group of unprocessed material that was organized in 2015.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The exact provenance of this collection is unknown.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary
Processing Information
Some material was cataloged by Lynn A. Grove on 1988-07-14. Materials were placed in new acid-free folders and boxes. Acidic items were separated from one another by interleaving with acid-free paper as needed. Any items in an advanced state of deterioration were placed in Mylar envelopes. The finding aid was created by Margaret Kaczorowski and Brigette C. Kamsler in 2015 with the support of the Henry Luce Foundation, and edited by Leah Edelman in 2022.
Revision Description
2022-05-17 PDF converted to EAD and description updated by Leah Edelman.
Biographical / Historical
Paul Edwin Spiecker was born in Philadelphia, PA in 1908. He graduated from the Pennington School in New Jersey in 1929 and Boston University in 1933 prior to attending the Union Theological Seminary. The Reverend Paul Edwin Spiecker attended UTS from 1933-1936, and went on to work as Pastor of Trinity Church in Stony Point, NY. Reverend Spiecker died in 2000.
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