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Columbia University: Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

Columbia University: Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

Union Theological Seminary
3041 Broadway
New York, NY 10027, United States
Located on the campus of Union Theological Seminary, the Burke Library is the largest theological library in the western hemisphere, containing rich collections for theological study and research. With holdings of over 700,000 items, the Library is recognized as one of the premier libraries in its field and includes extensive holdings of unique and special materials.

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Burke Library collection on Allen Wright, circa 1957 -- 1988

0.25 linear feet
This collection contains material related to Allen Wright (Kiliahote), a Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation (1866-1870) and the first Native American graduate of UTS (class of 1855), including biographical material, as well as correspondence about and programs for ceremonies honoring Wright at the Capitol in Oklahoma City and at UTS.

Ernest Findlay Scott papers, 1944 -- 1959

0.25 linear feet
Ernest Findlay Scott was a UTS faculty member and New Testament scholar of the early twentieth century. The collection contains correspondence on both personal and theological subjects, as well as correspondence related to the donation of the collection to the Burke Library.

Henry Boynton Smith papers, 1834-1890

15 boxes

Collection contains Letters to Smith, 1837-1874; letters to Mrs. Henry B. Smith in response to her gift of Smith's memoir, edited by her, 1880; scrapbook of book reviews of the memoir; manuscript lecture notebooks; and lectures.

Henry Haverstick Ranck letters, 1892 -- 1986, bulk 1892 -- 1893

0.5 linear feet
Henry Haverstick Ranck (1868-1948) was a graduate of the UTS class of 1893 and a Reformed Church minister. The collection contains letters sent by Ranck to his then fiancée, Mary H. Byrne (later Mary Byrne Ranck), while he was a student, as well as a photocopy of the Rank/Ranck family newsletter from 1986.

Paul Ehrman Scherer papers, 1923 -- 1968

4 linear feet
This collection contains sermons, correspondence, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and diaries of Paul Ehrman Scherer (1892-1969), Lutheran, UTS professor of homiletics, author, and an American preacher.

Philip Schaff papers, 1838-1896

7 boxes

Correspondence includes letters, 1865-1891, from the American Bible Revision Committee and the British Committee on Bible Revision; notes and lectures; travel diaries, 1844-1890; photograph album; and scrapbook.

Walter Rauschenbusch papers, 1913 -- 1914

0.25 linear feet
Walter Rauschenbusch was a leading scholar of the Social Concern Movement and the Church in America, and taught at the Rochester Theological Seminary. This collection consists of two letters written by Rauschenbusch to Dr. Thomas C. Hall, Professor at Union Theological Seminary, discussing courses and anti-German sentiment after World War I.