Arnold J. Toynbee manuscript, 1956

Summary Information

Abstract

Arnold J. Toynbee (1889-1975) was a British philosopher and historian. The collection contains a manuscript of Toynbee's lecture titled, "Christianity and the Non-Christian Faith in the Contemporary World."

At a Glance

Arrangement

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in one series in original order.

• Arnold J. Toynbee manuscript, 1956

Description

Scope and Contents

This collection contains an annotated, bound manuscript of Toynbee's lecture titled, "Christianity and the Non-Christian Faith in the Contemporary World," delivered during a visit to the U.S. and in connection with the Hewett Foundation.

• Arnold J. Toynbee manuscript, 1956

  This series contains an annotated, bound manuscript of Toynbee's lecture titled, "Christianity and the Non-Christian Faith in the Contemporary World," delivered during a visit to the U.S. and in connection with the Hewett Foundation.

Burke Library record group:

Union Theological Seminary Archives: UTS 1, papers of faculty and students

Using the Collection

Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

Conditions Governing Access

This collection may contain some restricted material. Restrictions related to specific material are listed in the detailed contents list.

The following boxes are located offsite: Box 1. Please note that requests for use of boxes held in offsite storage must be made three business days in advance.

Conditions Governing Use

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Preferred Citation

UTS1: Arnold J. Toynbee manuscript, 1956, box #, folder #, The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Arnold Toynbee in 1956 to Henry Pitney Van-Dusen and the UTS President's Office.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

Processing Information

The manuscript was cataloged by Lynn A. Grove 1988-07-14. Materials were placed in new acid-free folders and boxes. The finding aid was created by 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 2020.

Revision Description

2020-10-10 PDF converted to EAD and description updated by Leah Edelman.

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Subject

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Arnold J. Toynbee (1889-1975) was a British philosopher and historian, best known for his 12-volume analysis of Western civilization titled, "A Study of History, 1934-1961." Although institutionally unaffiliated with Union, Toynbee visited the U.S. on a lecture tour during which he gave the lecture in this collection.