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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 Benjamin Lincoln Swan Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 131
Scope and Content

This collection consists of nine discourses on baptism preached to the First Congregational Church, Fair Haven Village, New Haven, Connecticut, in 1843; and a letter from R.G. Hutton, Pastor of the Episcopal Church, Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York, to Mr. Swan, dated May 15, 1869.

Dates: 1843 - 1869

The Frank Rosebrook Symmes Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 180
Scope and Content

This collection consists of sermons and Sunday school lesson manuscripts, as well as hand-illustrated papers by Dr. Symmes.

Dates: 1883 - 1927

The Gilbert Tennent Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 055
Scope and Content

This collection consists of 13 unbound sermons by Gilbert Tennent, as well as a document entitled "Remonstrance and remarks to the Presbytery of Philadelphia (dated December 15, 1762).

Dates: 1755 - 1762

The Donald K. Theobald Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 201
Scope and Content

This collection consists of class notes (1936-1972), correspondence, reports, bulletins, conferences, studies, ecumenical work and Christian education materials (1940-1990), sermon outlines and sermons. It covers Dr. Theobald's education and years of experience in the Church. It is divided into three series: education, ministry, and sermons. There is also a collection of his cassette tapes which have been added to the audio-tape collection (See Theobald Collection).

Dates: 1936 - 1990

The John Alexander Thompson Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 164
Scope and Content

This collection consists of miscellaneous papers from the life of Dr. John Alexander Thompson, long-time Professor of Old Testament Language and Exegesis at the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo, Egypt.

Dates: 1942 - 1979

The Leonard J. Trinterud Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 165
Scope and Content

This collection includes sermons, addresses, typescripts of articles and reviews, clippings and mementos from the life of The Reverend Doctor Leonard J. Trinterud (1904-1993).

Dates: 1950 - 1963

The David and Jane Wales Trumbull Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 122
Scope and Content

This collection includes primary source material on David and Jane Wales Trumbull. Materials include bound journals, student lecture notes, publications, correspondence, newspaper clippings, biographical information, and photographic materials.

Dates: 1843 - 1889

The Donald M. Walter Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 151
Scope and Content

This collection includes 12 notebooks of class notes taken by Donald Walter at Princeton Seminary from 1955 to 1961.

Dates: 1955 - 1961

The Ethelbert D. Warfield Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 067
Scope and Content

This constructed collection contains correspondence, biographical materials, pamphlets written in whole or part by Ethelbert Warfield, and pamphlets from the library of Ethelbert Warfield.

Dates: 1889 - 1928

Edward Warren Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 270
Scope and Content

The collection consists of 36 pages from Warren's journal and 98 pages of correspondence. The last several letters were written by fellow missionaries after Warren's death. The final letter (folder 35) was added to the collection in April, 2024 as part of a donation to Princeton Seminary.

Dates: 1813-1819