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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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John R. Gunn papers, 1925-1972

5.5 linear feet

The majority of the collection of papers of John R. Gunn consists of typescript carbon copies of short sermons written for publication as newspaper columns. The top copies were sent to the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette for publication. The sermons are mainly single page, some with annotations and are based for the most part on texts from the New Testament. It is thought that the sermons published in book form during John R. Gunn's life were mostly based on Old Testament texts. The papers also include correspondence with publishers, draft ms and proposals in the years following John R. Gunn's death, as well as copies of publications (print and broadcast) and collections of biographical materials.

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James Stanley Durkee sermons, 1897 -- 1947

16 linear feet
James Stanley Durkee was a Baptist and Congregationalist minister who served in Maine, Massachusetts, and New York. He was the last white president of Howard University (1918-1926) and presided over Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn, New York, from 1927-1941. The collection contains handwritten and typed sermons, sermon outlines, notes, extracts, and newspaper clippings, arranged in chronological order.
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E. R. Roger papers, circa 1840 -- 1880

3.5 linear feet
E. R. Roger wrote the sermons in this collection between 1840 and 1880, some of which include a specific date and location, such as Hartford and Augusta in Maine. The collection also contains loose sheets of notes, unnumbered sermons, and personal correspondence.
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Albert Barnes papers, 1840 -- 1859

0.5 linear feet
Albert Barnes was a Presbyterian minister in Philadelphia involved in the New School/Old School dispute, whose experience influenced the founding of Union Theological Seminary in New York, where he was on the Board of Directors from 1840-1870. This collection contains 29 manuscript sermons.
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John Rogers Coe papers, 1819 -- 1823

0.5 linear feet
John Rogers Coe was a Presbyterian missionary and pastor in Whitehall, New York, and the son of the Reverend Jonas Coe (1759-1822) of Troy, New York. This collection contains sermons and Biblical scholarship.
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