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Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary |
Summary InformationAt a Glance
ArrangementArrangementArranged in 7 series: 1. Correspondence, 1910-1936; 2. Correspondence: Delta, Providence Co-Operative Farms (DCF), 1936-1970; 3. Correspondence, 1942-1945; 4. Correspondence, 1946-1969; 5. Publications and miscellaneous, 1930-1994; 6. Sermons and notebooks, 1928-1992; 7. Outsize items, 1928-1951.
DescriptionScope and contentThe collection consists of correspondence, photographs, sermons and publications covering much of the adult life of Sam Franklin, including extensive correspondence with and by his wife, Dorothy Franklin.
Using the CollectionBurke Library at Union Theological Seminary Restrictions on AccessCollection unrestricted to readers. Preferred CitationItem description, UTS1: Sam and Dorothy Franklin Papers, series #, box #, folder #, The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York. About the Finding Aid / Processing InformationColumbia University Libraries, Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary Subject HeadingsThe subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives. All links open new windows. Genre/Form
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History / Biographical NoteBiographical / HistoricalThe career of Sam Horace Franklin, Jr., included stints as: missionary for the Presbyterian Church in Japan; director and pastor of Delta and Providence Cooperative Farms (in Mississippi); chaplain in the US Naval Reserve; acting secretary for the Board of Foreign Missions, Presbyterian Church of the USA; and, Professor of Social Ethics at Tokyo Union Theological Seminary. Dorothy Franklin, Sam's wife, did mission work for the Presbyterian Church in Japan and taught English and served as Dean of Women at Tokyo Union Theological Seminary. |