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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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David Livingstone papers, 1856, 1957

0.25 linear feet
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David Livingstone was a Congregationalist medical missionary assigned to Africa by the London Missionary Society. The collection contains a letter written to the London YMCA and a poster of reprodutions of postcards from the Scottish National Memorial to Livingstone in Blantyre, Scotland.
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David Livingstone papers, 1856, 1957 0.25 linear feet

World Missionary Conference Records, 1883-2010, bulk 1908-1918

20.50 linear feet
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Records from a worldwide ecumenical conference of Protestant missionaries taking place in Edinburgh, Scotland, 14-23 June, 1910, including those from the Continuation Committees established to continue work beyond the 1910 meeting: Questionnaires, missionary responses from the field, originals, transcripts; administrative correspondence, area reports and reports to Commissions, minutes; published findings and administrative records of the Area Conferences of the Continuation Committees. Also includes anniversary records.

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Missionary Research Library Administrative Records, 1851-1994

87 boxes
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Includes correspondence, reports and annual reports, minutes, studies, surveys, publications, and history of the Missionary Research Library.

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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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John T. McNeill papers, circa 1904 -- 2000

17.25 linear feet
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John Thomas McNeill was a theological historian and Calvin scholar, Professor of History of European Christianity at the University of Chicago, and later Professor of Church History and Auburn Professor Emeritus at Union Theological Seminary. The collection contains material related to McNeill's career, including teaching materials, research notes, sermons, correspondence, and an unpublished autobiography.
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Teaching, circa 1920 -- 1970 Box 38

James Shepard Dennis papers, 1873 -- 1916

0.5 linear feet
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James Shepard Dennis was a Presbyterian missionary, historian, and statistician of missions who served for four years as a missionary in Syria, primarily in Sidon and Zahleh, and was professor in the Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Beirut from 1873 – 1891. The collection contains correspondence; meeting minutes; an address book; a Book of Particulars; and information about the publication of Christian Missions and Social Progress, by Dennis.
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James Shepard Dennis papers, 1873 -- 1916 0.5 linear feet

Presbyterian Church of the Gold Coast records, 1908 -- 1942

0.25 linear feet
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This collection contains records relating to the educational aims of the Presbyterian Church of the Gold Coast, including memorandums to the Synod of the Presbyterian Church that address integrating the church and Christian doctrine with the customs and society of the local tribes.
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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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Missionary Research Library collection on mission work in China, 1893-1950

8 linear feet
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This collection contains materials compiled by the Missionary Research Library that document mission work in China largely during the 20th century, including information on missions and religious work, education work, subject files, committees and reports, and photographs.
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Missionary Research Library collection on mission work in East Asia, 1885 -- 1960

0.50 linear feet
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This collection contains materials compiled by the Missionary Research Library that document foreign mission work in East Asia largely during the early 20th century, including a book, manuscripts, conference records, and a manual.
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