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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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Dr. Charles H. Sears' report, 1930-1931

4 boxes
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Includes study of churches in various cities in Japan; original data sheets; denominational statistics; and photographs and plans of churches in Japan.

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John R. Mott Papers, 1904-1955

10 boxes
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Includes letters, minutes, reports, memoranda, articles related to Christian education and missions in Korea, China, Japan, and India, 1908-1939, and Germany and German missions, 1913-1922.

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John Franklin Goucher papers, 16??-1962, bulk 1880-1922

14 linear feet
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Correspondence; minutes; and reports regarding missions and Christian colleges in China, India, Japan, and Korea, 1880-1922; also manuscripts, photographs, and memorabilia from his estate.

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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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Joseph H. Odell papers, circa 1905 -- 1906

0.5 linear feet
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Joseph H. Odell (1871-1929) was an English Primitive Methodist and then Presbyterian preacher, who became pastor of Presbyterian churches in Fulton, NY (1894-1902), Scranton, PA (1902-1914), and Troy, NY (1915-1918), and was known for his writings during World War I. The collection contains a diary kept by Odell during his trip around the world in 1905-1906 visiting missions and YMCAs, as well as an introducution to and transcription of the diary, a photo album with pictures taken along the trip, a one-page biographical timeline of Odell's life, and a list of his printed articles.
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Gertrude S. Bigelow papers, circa 1887 -- 1976, bulk 1887 -- 1926

0.25 linear feet
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Gertrude S. Bigelow was a Presbyterian missionary teacher in Japan. The collection contains correspondence, news clippings, commencement programs, and provenance notes.
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Sarah S. Andrews papers, 1916 -- 1978

0.25 linear feet
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Sarah S. Andrews was an independent missionary in Japan from 1916 to 1961. The collection contains photographs and provenance correspondence.
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