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Altman K. Swihart papers, 1898-1930
2 boxesCorrespondence, notes, and printed material of Swihart, relating to research for his book, SINCE MRS. EDDY. Most of the material relates to Augusta Stetson and Annie C. Bill and the churches they founded as off-shoots of Christian Science. In addition to the box of manuscript material there is one box of printed religious tracts and publications relating to the Christian Science and related religions.
Arthur Mason Brown papers, 1921 -- 1984
2 linear feetBurke Library collection on Allen Wright, circa 1957 -- 1988
0.25 linear feetCharles Augustus Briggs Papers, 1841-1913
108 boxesCorrespondence, sermons, Hebrew-English lexicon, research notes, scrapbooks of clippings, letters copied into journals by Emilie Grace Briggs, books, pamphlets, Bibles, University of Virginia papers, University of Berlin papers, Union Theological Seminary papers, material relating to the Presbyterian Church, articles and miscellaneous. Also included is heresy material relating to Briggs' trial before the Presbytery of New York, 1892, and record of trial proceedings.
Charles Augustus Stoddard papers, circa 1750 -- 1916
0.5 linear feetCharles Cuthbert Hall Papers, 1872-1962
11 boxesCorrespondence, 1901-1905; sermons, addresses, lectures, notebooks, and publications.
Charles Eli Bronson papers, 1845 -- 1966
1.25 linear feetCharles Ripley Gillett papers, circa 1874 -- 1955
3.75 linear feetCharles Stelzle papers, 1889-1941
16 boxesPapers of Reverend Stelzle, containing correspondence, manuscripts of his books and articles, photographs, pamphlets, and clippings relating to various sociological and religious subjects. Included among the manuscripts is a typescript copy of his AUTOBIOGRAPHY and approximately thirty-five surveys of religious and social agencies and institutions.
Christopher Coover collection of literary & historical letters manuscripts and documents, 1589-1923
6 linear feetConnop Thirlwall letters, 1833-1874
5 VolumesPhotostatic copies of letters from Thirlwall to Richard Monckton Milnes, first Lord Houghton, 1833-1872; letters to Thirlwall from Lord Houghton, Thomas Carlyle, T.B. Macauley, George Grote, and others, and from Elizabeth Johnes, 1867-1872, a friend.
Daniel Day Williams papers, 1935 -- 1970
0.5 linear feetDavid Chamberlin papers on John Eliot, 1882 -- 1958
0.5 linear feetDavid Lecour Parker papers, 1947 -- 1948
0.25 linear feetDonald LaVerne Benedict papers, 1939-2006
15 boxesMaterials consist of correspondence, administrative materials; personal writings and drafts of publications; autobiographical material; ephemera; photographs.
Ebenezer Kneeland sermons, 1770-1777
1 linear feetThe material is in a small but clear 18th-century hand.
Edgar Simmons Buchanan Papers, 1890-1936
14 boxesCorrespondence, 1904-1932; articles, in English, about his discoveries; newspaper clippings; notebooks; photographs; reviews relating to Morgan, Huntington, and Harkness manuscripts; and autobiographical, or partly autobiographical and partly argumentative materials.
Edward Abbott papers, 1899
0.5 linear feetThe diary is a detailed account of Abbott's trip from Sydney, Australia to the Philippines, Hong Kong, Macao, China and Japan. There are numerous pen-and-ink sketches of landscape, architecture, historical sites, and inhabitants, and maps, some in water color. Pasted in the volume are memorabilia such as menus, hotel brochures, postcards, photographs, clippings, calling cards, etc. Of special interest are his accounts of the various native Christian communities he visited. Following the text there is a name index. In addition to the volume there are some related letters, documents, memorabilia and published maps.
Edward Robinson papers, 1826 -- 1838
2.75 linear feetEitel Frederick Proelss papers, 1951 -- 1984
1 boxElinor Rice Hays papers, 1867-196-
1 linear feetErnest Findlay Scott papers, 1944 -- 1959
0.25 linear feetEzra Abel Huntington Papers, 1868-1902
4 boxesManuscript notes of Huntington's lectures on polemic theology by James Richards, 3 v.; manuscript notes on biblical introduction, criticism and interpretation, biblical types and exegetical notes on the Bible, 23 v.; THE HEBREW BIBLE, resons for a thorough knowledge it, by E.A. Huntingtopn, 1871, reprinted from THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN REVIEW; EZRA ABEL HUNTINGTON, memorial addresses by Rev. Charles E. Robinson and others, 1902; notebook; manuscript notes on Huntington's lectures on the Epistle to the Romans and Ephesians by William Henry Bates, 1868; and manuscript notes on Huntington's lectures on the Epistle to the Romans by C.H. Smith, 1879., 2 v.
Ezra Hall Gillett papers, 1797 -- 1906
6.75 linear feetFrancis Brown papers, 1832-1940, bulk 1909-1914
18 linear feetCorrespondence including Union Settlement and Union Theological Seminary; General Synod of the Presbyterian Church, 1908-1915; Hebrew-English lexicon manuscript; Hebrew seminar record book, 1893-1906; lecture notes made by N.N. Skinner; earthenware Astarte figurine obtained at Megiddo.
Frederick John Foakes-Jackson papers, 1916 -- 1945
0.75 linear feetFrederic Mayer Bird papers, 1846 -- 1910
1.25 linear feetGeorge Washington Blagden papers, 1830 -- 1873
0.25 linear feetHarry Emerson Fosdick Papers, 1900-1997
63 boxesCollection contains sermons, lectures, correspondence, drafts, reviews, Dorothy Noyes Bibliography project materials.
Harry Frederick Ward Papers, 1880-1979
46 boxesCorrespondence, sermons, addresses, lecture notes, articles, scrapbooks, Religious Freedom Committee, House Un-American Activities Committee.
Henry A. Stimson papers, 1866 -- 1867
1 boxHenry Boynton Smith papers, 1834-1890
15 boxesCollection 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 feetHenry Joseph Browne papers, 1797-1980
18.9 linear feetHenry Pitney Van Dusen Papers, 1931-1974
177 boxesCorrespondence, 1931-1974; material related to World Council of Churches, Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, and American Association of Theological Schools; articles; manuscripts of books; notebooks; and newspaper clippings.
Henry Preserved Smith papers, 1864 -- 1925
4.25 linear feetHenry Sloane Coffin Papers, 1865-1983, bulk 1885-1954
37 boxesCorrespondence; sermons; Presbyterian Church materials including letters relating to possible union of the Presbyterian Church and the Protestant Episcopal Church in the U.S.A., 1937-1954; letters and materials relating to Robert College, Istanbul, Turkey; manuscript for A HALF-CENTURY OF UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, ca. 1954; and manuscripts and galley proofs by biographer M.P. Noyes, ca. 1964.
Herbert Barber Howe papers, 1887-1957
37 boxesPapers of Howe, including family, personal, and professional correspondence; bills and receipts; photographs, itineraries, and brochures of his numerous American and European trips; four diaries for the years 1901, 1905, 1909, 1910; sermons, scripture readings, and other materials related to his ministry; addresses and writings; Howe-Barber genealogical materials, including galley proofs for his biography JEDIAH BARBER.
Hodder and Stoughton records, 1875-1914
3 linear feetCorrespondence and publishing agreements for many of their authors in the pre-World War I period.
Isaac Wilkins letters, 1783-1827
1 boxLetters written by Rev. Wilkins and his wife to members of their family. Most of the letters are dated from "West Chester" (New York) and addressed to his daughter, Mrs. Sarah Burns, and her husband, Dr. Burns, at Borden Town, N.J. and later at Philadelphia, Pa. They deal with family and personal affairs, daily life, clerical activities, travel, and paternal advice.
James H. Ecob papers, 1892 -- 1894
0.25 linear feetJames Morris Whiton papers, circa 1819 -- 1929
10.5 linear feetJohn Bowen Coburn papers, 1930-1997
13 boxesPapers consist of textual materials including manuscripts, creative writing by Bishop Coburn, prayers and sermons, lectures and research materials.
John Franklin Goucher papers, 16??-1962, bulk 1880-1922
14 linear feetCorrespondence; minutes; and reports regarding missions and Christian colleges in China, India, Japan, and Korea, 1880-1922; also manuscripts, photographs, and memorabilia from his estate.
John Rogers Coe papers, 1819 -- 1823
0.5 linear feetJonas Coe papers, circa 1786 -- 1822
3.5 linear feetJosiah Strong Papers, 1855-1969
6 boxesCollection captures the life of Rev. Josiah Strong, founder of the League of Social Service, through correspondence and manuscripts complied by his two daughters, Elsie and Margery Strong.
Laurens P. Hickok and Baxter Dickinson lectures, 1845
1 VolumesManuscript notes by William R. Downs.
Marsh Family manuscripts, 1795 -- 1810
0.5 linear feetMartin Luther Williston papers, circa 1870
1 boxesMarvin Richardson Vincent papers, 1912
1 boxMoncure Daniel Conway papers, 1847-1907
21 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, documents, memorabilia, pictures, portraits, and printed material. Included are about 800 letters from outstanding literary figures of Mr. Conway's lifetime, manuscripts of his sermons, lectures and other writings and photostats of Conway material in Dickinson College Library. Among the cataloged correspondents are: Thomas Carlyle, S.L. Clemens, Arthur Conan Doyle, R.W. Emerson, O.W. Holmes, and Walt Whitman
Morgan J. Rhees papers, 1794-1968
0.5 linear feetThe collection includes two diaries of his American tour (one is made up of his rough travel notes, the other is in edited form for circulation), a memorial volume of manuscripts about his wife (Ann Loxley Rhees) prepared by his daughter Eliza (Mrs. Nicholas Murray), and 1851 passport of Nicholas Murray, a letter of Thomas Chalmers Murray to his sister Mary Jones Murray Butler (the mother of Nicholas Murray Butler, President of Columbia University), correspondence between Welsh historian Gwyn A. Williams and collection donor Mary Butler Brown, an essay entitled "Morgan John Rhees and Beula" by Gwyn A. Williams, Ann Loxley Rhees's valedictory oration on graduation from Philadelphia's Ladies Academy, an address on female education ca. 1789, family obituary clippings, poems, misc. items, and a photograph of Ann Loxley Rhees. An edited version of substantial sections of the diaries of M.J. Rhees was published in John Thomas Griffith's 1910 biography and miscellany of Rhees and his family, a copy of which is included in this collection. An edited version of a previously unpublished section of the diary, from May 2nd to July 9th 1795, was published in Northwest Ohio History (vol. 80, no. 2), but it is an unreliable transcription containing many inaccuracies, according to Dr E. Wyn James of Cardiff University, who is working on a new edition of the M.J. Rhees diaries.
MRL: William Adams Brown Papers, 1912-1946
6 boxesRecords of Commission on Christian Higher Education in India and Burma (Lindsay Commission) collected by Vice-Chairman William Adams Brown. Includes minutes, correspondence, reports and other materials depicting the purpose and findings of the Commission, and general Christian education in India.
Paul Edwin Spiecker papers, 1933 -- 1938
2.75 linear feetPaul Ehrman Scherer papers, 1923 -- 1968
4 linear feetPhillips Brooks papers, 1872 -- 1958
1 boxRichard Terrill Baker papers, 1930-1981
27.5 linear feetCorrespondence, memoranda, notes, lists, manuscripts, photographs, and printed material. The records also include administrative files from Baker's tenure as Dean of the Graduate School of the Journalism, 1961-1970, as well as course materials, and data for journalism conferences.
Robert Brank Fulton papers, 1921 -- 1936
0.5 linear feetRobert Hastings Nichols Papers, 1876-1946, bulk 1923-1925
5.75 linear feetConsists of correspondence, memoranda, committee minutes and reports, and miscellaneous printed materials including pamphlets, articles, and clippings. Among topics included are the Auburn Affirmation; Committee on Protestant Liberties; protest against the action of the 1927 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.; the Fundamentalist-Modernist controversy within the New York Presbytery; and the Presbyterian Advance.
Roberts Brothers papers, 1838-1932, bulk 1882-1898
2.5 linear feetCorrespondence files of Roberts Brothers, pertaining to all departments, editorial, production, advertising, and sales. Also, some miscellaneous letters and documents, unrelated to Roberts Brothers, which deal with various legal matters, including those of Frederick D. Ely and of William A. Dunn, from 1838 until 1932, and letters to the Secretary of Harvard University from 1900 to 1907.
Roswell Dwight Hitchcock papers, circa 1879 -- 1887
1 linear feetSamuel Johnson papers, 1710-1971, bulk 1710-1772
6.5 linear feetThree volumes of correspondence, including some letterbook copies; many sermons, individually bound; prayers; and other manuscript materials. Correspondenbce is with many of his well known contemporaries and deals largely with matters pertaining to his church or to King's College. Shelved with the collection are two card file boxes containing an old handwritten calendar with abstracts, 1710-1914, a set of cross reference entries, and a calendar of material not at Columbia, 1715-1785. Additional letters have been added
Samuel Macauley Jackson papers, circa 1871 -- 1972, bulk circa 1871 -- 1897
1.25 linear feetSamuel Miles Hopkins Papers, 1878-1901
3 boxesManuscript notes of lectures on church history made by Stephen Grosvenor Hopkins (Hopkins' oldest son); testimonial letters in commemoration of Dr. Hopkins' jubilee, 1897; sermons; notebook; A GENERAL LITURGY AND BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, prepared by Hopkins, 1883; MANUAL OF CHURCH POLITY, 1878; and SAMUEL MILES HOPKINS TRIBUTES, 1901.
Thomas Frognall Dibdin letters, 1818-1820
0.5 linear feetLetters written to Dibdin. All of the material is concerned with the execution of drawings, etched and or engraved plates and woodcuts for Dibdin, perhaps in preparation for his BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ANTIQUARIAN AND PICTURESQUE TOUR IN FRANCE AND GERMANY (1821). Chief among the correspondents are the English engravers James Mitan, George Hollis, and Frederick C. Lewis.
Thomas Harvey Skinner papers, circa 1832 -- 2005
0.5 linear feetThomas Merton papers, 1923-2014
21 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, art work, audio cassette, printed materials by and about Thomas Merton. The correspondence covers the years from his study at Columbia to his death in Bangkok. Among the cataloged correspondence are: Daniel Berrigan, Mark Van Doren, Luis Somoza, Jacque Maritain, Aldous Huxley, James Laughlin, Robert Lax, Grover Cleveland Smith, John Howard Griffin, William Henry Shannon and Victoria Ocampo. The extensive manuscript collection was assembled primarily by Sister Thérèse Lentfoehr, Mark Van Doren, and Robert Shepherd. Among the more significant manuscripts are: corrected typescript of THE SEVEN STOREY MOUNTAIN; fragments of his NOVITIATE JOURNAL; notebooks and journals used in THE SIGN OF JONAS; numerous draft of poems; most of his lecture and conference notes which he used while serving as master of scholastics and, later, master of novices. There is an extensive collection of mimeographed articles, many inscribed to Sister Thérèse Lentfoehr; four watercolors by his father, Owen Merton, and many humorous and devotional drawings by Merton; many photographs of Merton, as well as photographs taken by Merton. There is an audio cassette of the radio play by Bruce Stewart entitled ME AND MY SHADOW, produced by the BBC in 1989. The printed material consists of numerous clippings and some offprints, pamphlets, and books
Thomas Samuel Hastings papers, 1845 -- 1911
3 linear feetW. A. Swanberg papers, 1927-1992
36 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, notes, memoranda, notebooks, notecards, proofs, photographs, microfilms, and printed materials. The Papers include the manuscript research materials and correspondence for each of his books except his biography of Theodore Dreiser. Among the correspondents are William Benton, Bruce Catton, Carey McWilliams, Mrs. Fremont Older (Cora Miranda Baggerly Older), and Thornton Wilder.
William Adams papers, 1830 -- 1909
14.25 linear feetWilliam H. Hornblower notebooks, circa 1849 -- 1852
0.25 linear feetWilliam Walker Rockwell Papers, 1895-1988, bulk 1915-1942
5 boxesIncludes letters, documents, pamphlets, clippings and ephemera collected by Rockwell and relating to his teaching, research, and library careers. Roll books, lecture materials, student papers related to his teaching on Congregational history and polity, and his work in the Union Theological Seminary library.
William Walker Rockwell Papers, 1906-1952, bulk 1946-1952
6 boxesIncludes letters, documents, pamphlets, and many manuscript notes by Rockwell.
William Weston Patton papers, circa 1830 -- 1940
3.25 linear feetWilliam Wilberforce Lord papers, 1844-1899
1 boxLetters and manuscripts including correspondence with Mrs. Elizabeth Stedman Kinney, Edmund Clarence Stedman, Arthur Stedman, and William B. Kinney. Also, some manuscript poems of Lord, a number of which are unpublished.