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MS. Manuscript Collections

 Record Group
Identifier: MS
Letters, sermons, lecture notes, scrapbooks, photographs, and other resources from individuals and groups associated with the Seminary and covering Presbyterianism, Christian missions, ecumenism, and many other topics.

Found in 339 Collections and/or Records:

The James F. Armstrong Manuscript Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SCM 016
Scope and Content

The bulk of this collection includes papers from Dr. Armstrong’s Elements of Hebrew course, in the summer of 1971.

Dates: 1971-1972

The Frederick J. Allsup Manuscript Collection

 Collection — Carton 1
Identifier: SCM 014
Scope and Content

Frederick J. Allsup was a member of the Class of 1942. He was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Manasquan, in Manasquan, New Jersey from 1954 to 1959. This collection consists of memorabilia, class notes in spiral notebooks, term papers, and a biblical exposition written for a presbytery.

Dates: 1942

The Evelyn Birkel Thompson Aye Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 263
Scope and Content

This collection consists of class notes and lecture notes from Birkel Thompson Aye's time at New York Theological Seminary from 1941-1944. The notes were collected in three binders. The binders also included extraneous papers dating up to 1965.

Dates: 1941-1944

The Louis F. Benson Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 025
Scope and Content The materials comprising this collection document a lifetime devoted to intensive research in preparation for the numerous books and articles written by Dr. Benson, as well as the lectures he presented and the hymn books he compiled and edited. The books he authored, among them The English Hymn and Studies of Familiar Hymns, are considered valuable contributions to hymnological literature. His unerring judgment and impeccable literary taste are evidenced by...
Dates: 1888-1930

The N. W. MacCully Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 145
Scope and Content This journal records a trip taken from Halifax, England to America between October 11 and November 24, 1825. N.W. MacCully gives detailed descriptions of cities such as Boston and New York as well as his travels through upstate New York to places like Niagara Falls....
Dates: 1825

The James McCosh Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 245
Scope and Content

This collection brings together various items that have been held in the Princeton Theological Seminary Library for some time. The provenance of most of these materials is not known.

The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera related to James McCosh. The materials have been arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1843-1910

The Geerhardus Vos Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 056
Scope and Content

The collection currently includes correspondence, printed lecture notes, student lecture note manuscripts, biographical materials, bibliographical items, articles, and memorabilia.

Dates: 1883 - 1928

The William J. H. Boetcker Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 231
Scope and Content The William J. H. Boetcker Manuscript Collection consists of approximately 13 linear feet of documents, photographs, and ephemera. Inclusive dates of the collection are from 1890 to 1965, with the bulk of the collection running from 1910 to 1960. The collection is divided into 8 distinct series with associated subseries. These series are:This collection contains information about the life and ministry of William John Henry Boetcker, his early years as a German Reformed minister,...
Dates: 1890 - 1965

The James E. Loder Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 202
Scope and Content

This collection includes personal papers, manuscripts, research papers, sermons, lectures, presentations, Princeton Seminary course files, faith development interviews, and other material from the life of Dr. James E. Loder.

Dates: 1953 - 2001

The H. Clare Welker Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 068
Scope and Content This collection consists of sermons materials and class notes written by H. Clare Welker. Welker attended Princeton Theological Seminary from 1916 to 1919, and from 1922 to 1923, earning the Th.M. that year. Box 1 contains sermon materials in their original enclosures. Box 2 contains packages of index cards containing notes on sermons. Box 2 also contains thirty-nine files...
Dates: 1916-1964