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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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Letty Mandeville Russell papers, 1947 -- 2005

51.5 linear feet
Letty Mandeville Russell was a renowned theologian and Professor of Theology at Yale Divinity School (YDS) and an alumna of Harvard Divinity School and Union Theological Seminary, who worked in East Harlem Protestant Parish, was a director of Religious Education at Church of the Ascension, and a PCUSA home missionary. The collection includes syllabi, notes and course material relating to her tenure at YDS; manuscripts, notes and correspondence relating to her publications; reports, minutes and correspondence concerning work on denominational bodies, ecumenical task forces and committees, nonprofit organizations, and professional associations; correspondence; and memorabilia.
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James Hal Cone papers, circa 1945 -- 2019

74.5 linear feet
This collection contains professional and personal materials of Reverend Doctor James Hal Cone, a pioneering voice in American religious history and founder of Black Liberation Theology. Materials include writings, notes, teaching materials such as syllabi and student work, lectures and documentation of speaking engagements, supporting research for and manuscripts of publications, photographs, personal and professional correspondence, documentation of committee and other work at UTS, AV materials used for research and documenting speaking engagements, books, and awards and memorabilia.
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Christian evangelistic and religious education posters and Christian scrolls and Bible verses, 1930-1949

8 boxes
Posters and scrolls produced as visual aids to education and proselytization by Protestant missionaries working in China. Most scrolls include Chinese text and use images specifically designed for the Chinese mission field.
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Paul F. Knitter papers, 1959 -- 2013

29.75 linear feet
Paul F. Knitter (b. 1939) was a UTS faculty member from 2007-present (emeritus), and is an author and theologian invested in pluralism and interfaith dialogue. The collection contains books and notes from his time in Germany and Rome, textual materials for courses by Knitter and about his travels, lectures, published and unpublished articles by Knitter, Vatican problematta, certificates and plaques, photographs, graphic materials, and audiovisual materials.
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Thomas Harvey Skinner papers, circa 1832 -- 2005

0.5 linear feet
Thomas Harvey Skinner (1791-1871) was a Presbyterian minister, pastoral theologian, and founding faculty member and professor at Union Theological Seminary. The collection contains a commonplace book, as well as lecture notes, ministerial and personal correspondence, clippings, memorials, and biographical and family genealogical material.
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Katie G. Cannon papers, 1955 -- 2018

2.75 linear feet
Katie Geneva Cannon, the first African-American woman ordained in the United Presbyterian Church, was a minister, professor, and foundational voice of womanist theology. The collection contains professional and personal materials including coursework, biographical material, artwork, teaching resources including syllabi, writing and research materials including drafts and notes, sermons, lectures and documentation of speaking engagements, correspondence, and publicity materials.
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Sophia Lyon Fahs papers, circa 1850 -- 1987

3 linear feet
Sophia Lyon Fahs was a Unitarian educator, author, editor, minister, innovator in religious education of children, one of the first women faculty members at Union Theological Seminary, and wife of Methodist minister Charles Harvey Fahs. The collection contains papers from Sophia Lyon Fahs' UTS Alumni File as well as her personal files, including materials related to her husband Charles Fahs' writings; correspondence with her biographer Edith Hunter as well as general correspondence; Riverside Church Sunday School papers and religious education publications; and materials donated by Dorothy Beck Fahs, including articles about SLF, memorials, and correspondence, as well as drafts and correspondence related to Cobb and Dorothy Fahs' work on Old Tales for a New Day (Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1981), the companion volume to Sophia Fahs' earlier books on mythic stories for children.
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Clark P. Hard papers, 1863 -- 1923

2.25 linear feet
Clark P. Hard was a Methodist Episcopal missionary in South India beginning in 1874. The collection contains correspondence, diaries, photographs, scrapbooks, and personal items relating to Hards life and missionary work.
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Correspondence Concerning Death of wife Lydia Hard, 1922 -- 1923 Box 1, Folder 11

Correspondence Concerning Death of wife Lydia Hard, 1922 -- 1923

Stuart, Charles M., Evanston, IL, September 7, 1922 [97] Donohugh, Thomas S., Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church, New York, NY, September 9, 1922 [98] Geering, Emilie, Bath, England, September 15, 1922 [99] Collins, Ada, Bombay, India, September 18, 1922 [100] Nicholson, Evelyn Riley, Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Chicago, IL, September 19, 1922 [101] Robinson, Retta I., Bangalore, India, October 10, 1922 [102] Collins, Ada to Vincent Hard, Bombay, India, October 13, 1922 [103] Linn, H.H., Vikarabad, India, October 30, 1922 [104] Dewadasan, J. to Dr. O'Brien, Bareilly Theological Seminary, Bareilly, India, October 31, 1922 [105] Hawkins, J.N., Bangalore, India, November 1, 1922 [106] Robinson, Retta I., Bangalore, India, November 1, 1922 [107] Calkins, H.D., Lucknow, India, November 8, 1922 [108] Parker, A.A., Bombay, India November 9, 1922 [109] Twidale, C.H.A., Serampore, India, [November?] 1922 [110] Warne, Frank W., Meerul, India, November 14, 1922 [111] Price, Frederick B., The Indian Witness, Lucknow, India, November 23, 1922 [112] Scholberg, H.C., Hardwicke Christian High School, Narsingpur, India, December 3, 1922 [113] Eldridge, George, Rajputana, India, December 7, 1922 [114] Sheets, Emily T., Evanston, IL, December 13, 1922 [115] Wright, Mrs. E., Pachmarhi, India, December 18, 1922 [116] Lightfoot, LeRoy, Puntamba, India, December 29, 1922 [117] Collins, Williams, Bombay, India, May 10, 1923 [118]

  1. Series 1: Correspondence, 1914 -- 1923

Series 1: Correspondence, 1914 -- 1923 13 folders

also sections of letters pertaining to specific topics, such as the death of Hard's wife Lydia, or

This series contains letters written to people throughout the world when Clark Hard was in Illinois. All letters are addressed to C.P. Hard unless otherwise specified. Letters cover a variety of topics and locations, including discussing past and current events from India; thanking Hard for a monetary donation; and acknowledgment of the distribution of books which pertain to religious history. There are also sections of letters pertaining to specific topics, such as the death of Hard's wife Lydia, or regarding Hard's birthday. The letters show a dedication to India and missionary activities throughout his life

S, 1915 -- 1923 Box 1, Folder 9

[75] Stephens, Grace to C.P.H, Bangalore, India, February 21, 1922, 4 enclosures re: death of Bishop

Stephens, Grace, Madras, India, November 23, 1915 [68] Stephens, Grace, Madras, India, November 15, 1916 [69] Stephens, Grace, Madras, India, August 2, 1917 [70] Stephens, Grace to Lydia Hard, [Bangalore, India?] January 23, 1920 [71] Stephens, Grace to Lydia Hard, Bangalore, India, February 2, 1920 [72] Stephens, Grace to Lydia Hard, Bangalore, India, August 25, 1921 [73] Stephens, Grace to Lydia Hard, Bangalore, India, August 24, 1921 [74] Stephens, Grace to Lydia Hard, Bangalore, India, November 15, 1921 [75] Stephens, Grace to C.P.H, Bangalore, India, February 21, 1922, 4 enclosures re: death of Bishop J.E. Robinson [76] Stephens, Grace, Bangalore, India, April 5, 1922 [77] Stephens, Grace, Bangalore, India, August 23, 1922 [78] Stephens, Grace, Bangalore, India, August 30, 1922 [79] Stephens, Grace, Bangalore, India, October 10, 1922 [80] Stephens, Grace, Bangalore, India, October 12, 1922 [81] Stephens, Grace, Bangalore, India, November 30, 1922 [82] Stephens, Grace, Bangalore, India, March 15, 1923 [83] Stephens, Grace, Bangalore, India, August 13, 1923 [84] Stephens, Grace, Bangalore, India, September 24, 1923 [85] Stephens, Grace, Bangalore, India, October 27, 1923 [86] Stephens, Grace, Bangalore, India, November 14, 1923 [86a] Stuart, Charles M., Garrett Biblical Institute, Evanston, IL, October 28, 1921 [87]

  1. Series 1: Correspondence, 1914 -- 1923
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Emilie M. Townes papers, 1960 -- 2022

36.25 linear feet
Emilie M. Townes is a womanist ethicist and an author and speaker on African American women and the church, specializing in themes such as the oppressive forces of race, sex, and sexuality in the church and society. She has held appointments at the Vanderbilt University Divinity School, the Yale Divinity School, and Union Theological Seminary. The collection contains addresses and sermons, publications, correspondence, coursework and teaching material, memorabilia, and other related materials that reflect her life, work, and thought as a womanist theologian.
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Ada María Isasi-Díaz papers, circa 1960 -- 2010

14.25 linear feet
Ada María Isasi-Díaz was an activist, theologian, UTS alumna, and Professor of Ethics and Theology at Drew University. The collection contains lectures, correspondence, working papers, publications and manuscripts, sermons, liturgies, syllabi and teaching notes, conference materials, AV materials, professional awards, and other related materials from the files of Ada María Isasi-Díaz and related to her work with women's organizations.
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