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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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International Missionary Council Records, 1913-1960

4.5 linear feet
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International Missionary Council was established in 1921. It linked missionary councils to discuss issues such as the missionary obligation of the church, theological education, and the ecumenical movement. Associated with the World Council of Churches in 1939, in 1961, it was integrated with WCC as its Commission on World Mission and Evangelism. Collection contains documents, correspondence, pamphlets and photographs relating to the formation and development of the organization.

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Missionary Research Library collection on mission work in Japan, 1902 -- 1981

2.25 linear feet
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This collection contains materials compiled by the Missionary Research Library that largely document mission work in Japan during the 20th century, including information on missions and religious work, education work, subject files, committees and reports, photographs, and scrapbooks.
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Abbe Livingston Warnshuis papers, 1877-1963, bulk 1910-1958

1 Linear Feet
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Includes correspondence; diaries; notes for lectures; sermons; articles, minutes, memoranda, and other papers related to Warnshuis' work with the International Missionary Council, the National Council of Churches of China, the World Council of Churches and the Reformed Church in America; and numerous international committees on religious liberty.

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World Council of Churches Records, 1893-1997

117 boxes
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Records and documents relating to commissions, committees, conferences, and General Assemblies of the World Council of Churches including pre-Amsterdam, 1948 World Council of Churches in process. Includes various committees and commissions, including Life and Work, Faith and Order, Evangelism, World Council of Churches and International Missionary Council merger, Churches and International Affairs, Laity, Women in the Church, World Christian Youth, Church and Society, Churches Participation in Development, Inter-Church Aid, Refugee and World Service, and History of the Ecumenical Movement.

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Edwin Carlyle Lobenstine album, 1935

2 linear feet
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This collection contains a commemorative album presented to Presbyterian missionary Edwin Carlyle Lobenstine and his wife, Susan Clark Lobenstine, on the occasion of his retirement from the National Christian Council of China.
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Edwin Carlyle Lobenstine album, 1935 2 linear feet

Eastern Fellowship of Professors of Missions records, 1932 -- 1965

0.50 linear feet
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This collection contains correspondence, financial records, founding documents, minutes, reports, and other resource material relating to the Eastern Fellowship of Professors of Missions, established to promote fellowship, spiritual life, and professional usefulness of members.
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Ecumenical Conference on Foreign Missions records, 1900-04 -- 1900-05

4.5 linear feet
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This collection contains records from an international ecumenical conference of Protestant missionaries held in New York City, April 21 – May 1, 1900, which provided a forum for missionaries to discuss topics including geographical surveys of missionary work, medicine, education, evangelism, literature, and women's work. Materials include conference program and register, minutes, stenographic reports, presented papers and reports, and a special issue of The New York Tribune.
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Miner Searle Bates papers, 1927 -- 1984

0.25 linear feet
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Miner Searle Bates taught history at Nanking University 南京大學, was a member of the International Committee for Nanking Safety Zone in the Second Sino-Japanese War, and Professor of Missions at Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1950-1965. The collection contains papers, meeting minutes, articles, reports, and other publications collected or created by Bates regarding missions in 20th century China.
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Conference on American Relations with China records, 1925

0.5 linear feet
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This collection contains material related to the Conference on American Relations with China held at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland in 1925, and focused on issues such as extraterritoriality and tariff autonomy.
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