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Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

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The Burke Library is one of the largest theological libraries in North America, with holdings of over 700,000 items, including extensive special collections. The mission of the Burke Library is to identify, acquire, organize, provide access to, interpret, and preserve for the future information in the field of theology and contextually related areas of study.

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Thomas Samuel Hastings papers, 1845 -- 1911

3 linear feet
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Thomas Samuel Hastings was a Presbyterian pastor of New York City and professor and president of Union Theological Seminary. The collection consists of correspondence, writings, and scrapbooks relating to activities of the seminary and the debate concerning the Presbyterian Creed. Included in the collection are also a notebook of his father, Thomas Hastings (1784-1872), and a travel diary that may be of his son, Thomas Hastings (1860-1920).
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Confessional revision scrapbook, 1887-1890

1 volume
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Collection of 395 articles that appeared in the press between Sept. 1887 and Oct. 1890, on the subject of revising the Westminster Confession of Faith, 1890.

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Frederick John Foakes-Jackson papers, 1916 -- 1945

0.75 linear feet
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Frederick John Foakes-Jackson (1855-1941) was an Anglican minister, church historian, dean of Jesus College Cambridge (1895 - 1941), and Briggs Professor of Christian Institutions at Union Theological Seminary (1916-1934), Emeritus (1934). The collection contains correspondence, sermons, personal notes, biographical records, a notebook, and memorabilia reflecting Jackson's academic life during his time at Union Theological Seminary and the impact of his death.
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Evangelical Alliance records, circa 1800 -- 1944

5 linear feet
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The Evangelical Alliance for the United States of America was a voluntary society for the promotion and manifestation of Christian unity, as well as the protection of religious liberty at home and abroad. Included in the collection are administrative records, correspondence, scrapbooks, and a photo album. Some records are in other languages such as German and French.
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Arthur C. McGiffert Sr. papers, 1882 -- 1926

3.75 linear feet
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Arthur C. McGiffert Sr. was a Presbyterian Congregational minister, church historian, and UTS President (1917-1926). The collection consists of correspondence, sermons, addresses, personal and professional papers, and two photographs.
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James Stanley Durkee sermons, 1897 -- 1947

16 linear feet
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James Stanley Durkee was a Baptist and Congregationalist minister who served in Maine, Massachusetts, and New York. He was the last white president of Howard University (1918-1926) and presided over Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn, New York, from 1927-1941. The collection contains handwritten and typed sermons, sermon outlines, notes, extracts, and newspaper clippings, arranged in chronological order.
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Sermons 71-144, 1899 -- 1902 Box 2

Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America records, 1905 -- 1971

1.5 linear feet
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The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America (FCC), officially founded in 1908, differed from other Christian Unity movements due to its emphasis on cooperation between denominations through service rather than an attempt to unite upon definitions of theology and polity. In 1950 the FCC was integrated into the National Council of Churches. This collection contains newspaper and magazine articles, journals, pamphlets, booklets, correspondence, minutes, reports, and position papers.
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