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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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Committee on Cooperation in Latin America and Congress on Christian Work in Latin America Records, 1914-1956, bulk 1914-1916

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The records of the Congress on Christian Work in Latin America consist of the reports, correspondence, publications, and other related administrative records of this congress spanning the years from 1914-1916. The majority of the collection is comprised of the commissions' questionnaires along with the reports received from Protestant missionaries in Latin America.

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Conference on Racism and World Order records, 1943 -- 1944

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This collection contains reports, papers, and other materials related to the Conference on Racism and World Order, held March 16-20, 1944 in Evanston, Illinois.
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YMCA and YWCA records, 1925 -- 1949

4.25 linear feet
The Young Mens and Womens Christian Associations were founded as a response to unhealthy social and living conditions in cities at the end of the Industrial Revolution. The collection contains pamphlets, reports, and correspondence regarding the YMCA 19th World Conference in Helsinki, Finland; pamphlets, correspondences, minutes, and questionnaires related to the YMCA Constantinople Branch in Turkey between 1926-1928; reports regarding the history and progress of the YMCA and YWCA in different countries; and pamphlets, questionnaires, records, and history of the YMCA in different parts of the world including Japan, Czechoslovakia, Poland, China and Belgium.
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Missionary Research Library collection on Latin American churches' response to social movements, 1962 -- 1973

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This collection contains materials compiled by the Missionary Research Library that describe the Latin American churches' response to the social movements that emerged during the years 1962-1973, including reports, pamphlets, essays, press statements, quarterly reports and a study by the North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA).
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Series 2: North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA), 1967 -- 1973 12 folders

Series 2: North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA), 1967 -- 1973
The North American Congress on Latin America was founded in November 1966, and sought to "examine
. corporate investment in Latin America. Later newsletters and news packets would emphasize how U.S. private

This series contains mixed materials relating to the work of NACLA. Various projects are recorded here though special attention should go to the development of NACLA's "Yanqui Dollar" study. Shown here in its proposed, developmental, and final state, the Yanqui Dollar Study sought to examine U.S. corporate investment in Latin America. Later newsletters and news packets would emphasize how U.S. private investments had led to Latin America's state of underdevelopment.

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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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Howard W. Yoder papers, 1954

0.25 linear feet
Howard W. Yoder was a Methodist missionary in Peru, Bolivia, and Panama, and Executive Secretary of the Committee on Cooperation in Latin America of the Division of Foreign Missions of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA from 1954 – 1963. The collection contains a 1954 report by Yoder on the state of Protestant missions in Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico.
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Ecumenical Programs Records, 197?-1993

7.75 linear feet

The Ecumenical Programs at Union Theological Seminary were designed to help students through programs within the Seminary and through exploration of opportunities for exchange study with seminaries around the world. Collection contains correspondence, reports, pamphlets, negatives, slides and other material.

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Encuentro Latinoamericano de Cristianos por el Socialismo Records, 1972

1 box

Includes internal working documents; miscellaneous preparatory materials, organization material, correspondence, press releases, domestic news releases, and regular periodic correspondence of the Secretariado Chileno Sacerdotal Cristianos por el Socialismo Etapes prior to and after the conference.

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Samuel Guy Inman papers, 1914 -- 1929

0.25 linear feet
Samuel Guy Inman was a member of the Disciples of Christ, executive secretary of the Committee on Cooperation in Latin America, and a member of the Christian Women's Board of Missions. The collection contains material related to Inman's work with missions and aid and assistance to Latin America.
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Samuel Guy Inman papers, 1914 -- 1929 0.25 linear feet

This series contains material related to Inman's work with missions and aid and assistance to Latin
America, including a survey of Panama, South American travel notes, and an essay on the Hispanic America

This series contains material related to Inman's work with missions and aid and assistance to Latin America, including a survey of Panama, South American travel notes, and an essay on the Hispanic America Congress of Evangelical Churches in Havana, Cuba in 1929. The focus of the papers is on Panama, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Chile.

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