MS. Manuscript Collections

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The papers of Dr. W. Sherman Skinner were donated to the Seminary Archives in 2000 by his son, the Rev. Sherman Skinner of Lawrenceville, NJ. The collection consists primarily of sermon manuscripts, personal documents, correspondence, and Dr. Skinner's files of sermon illustrations, sermon topics, and scripture references. These items were organized into a manuscript collection in July of 2000.

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The Rev. John Henderson Sinclair (b. 1924) is a member of the Princeton Theological Seminary Classes of 1947 (B.D.) and 1953 (M. Th.). This collection consists of one Hollinger Box of lecture notes taken by the Rev. Sinclair during his two degree programs. The notes were well organized and have been carefully preserved.

This collection was given to the Seminary Archives and Special Collections by the Rev. Sinclair in October, 1998.

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The collection contains course notes from John Rodman's time at PTS.

Scope and Content The Oxford Group Manuscript Collection consists of clippings, reprints, pamphlets, leaflets, newsletters, invitations, magazines, letters, some handwritten notes, drafts, and books. The collection comprises 2.5 linear feet (6 boxes) with records dating from 1924-1983 (bulk: 1928-1938). The records document the early years of the Oxford Group. They were collected by Frederic C. Lawrence and by Kenaston Twitchell. There are three series in this collection. Series I was given to the...

Scope and Contents This collection consists entirely of three manuscript notebooks. Volume one contains notes on the Hebrew text of the Old Testament, as well as financial notes from a church in Kersey (1896-97). The second volume is a manuscript concordance of Ecclesiasticus. The third volume contains notes on the history of missions.These notebooks were given to the Seminary sometime before Jan. 16, 1939, when they were marked by the library. They were catalogued with the library's Alumni Alcove...

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This collection contains a variety of Felmeth’s personal materials. These include selected sermons by Felmeth dated 1958-1977 and two folders of color photographs of uncertain date that seem to depict Felmeth’s PTS class of 1942 reunion, retirement party and other special events. The collection also includes retirement memorabilia, color facsimiles of Felmeth’s World War II scrapbook and four medals from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge honoring sermons by Felmeth.

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The papers of C. Ransom Comfort, Jr. consist of Bible studies, sermons, radio talks, series talks, as well as materials from his spouse Rebekah Purves Armstrong Comfort.

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Photocopy of a collection of correspondence from while they were missionaries in the Phillippines entitled "Two Years in the Philippines (1949-1951)."

Scope and Contents This collection is divided into two series. Series 1: Student papersThis series contains Votaw’s class notes dated 1945-52 and a folder of materials related to his 1945 PTS master’s thesis.Series 2: Other materialsThis series consists of booklets commemorating various special events at Gashland Presbyterian Church, Kansas City, MO in 1976. It also contains a copy of the June 1947 issue of “The Cedar Bough,” a publication of the Syria Mission of...

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This collection contains photocopies of the contents of three diaries of the Reverend William Clarence Thompson. The diaries are arranged chronologically and include the years 1929 – 1931. Thompson was known to have kept diaries for almost eighty years. The selections included in this collection are from his time in the Seminary.