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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 Charles C. Cook Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 233
Scope and Content This collection consists of ministerial records, sermons, and publications by Charles C. Cook. Cook’s sermons were written and delivered circa 1910-1930 and make up the majority of the collection. Each sermon is handwritten and was stored in an envelope with the sermon’s title and relevant scripture passages written on the front. Each envelope lists where he delivered that sermon. Most sermons are undated. Many included newspaper clippings from popular periodicals including the ...
Dates: 1898-1930

The Richard Webster Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 168
Scope and Content

This collection consists of ten letters written by Mr. Webster. Eight of the letters were addressed to his brother while he was studying at Princeton, 1832-1834. Two other letters regarding David Brainerd, are addressed to Allen H. Brown (class of 1843) in 1847 and 1851.

Dates: 1832-34, 1847, 1851

The John Dorrance Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 048
Scope and Content

This collection consists of ten manuscript sermons.

Dates: undated

The Charles C. Niebuhr Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 247
Scope and Content

This collection is a scrapbook of various newspaper articles, mostly concerning the Presbyterian Church and Princeton Theological Seminary and dating roughly from April, 1877 to October 1879. Also included is a “Syllabus of the Lectures for 1887 on the ‘L.P. Stone Foundation’ in the Princeton Theological Seminary by Rev. Alfred H. Kellogg, D.D.”

Dates: 1877-1880

The James Montgomery Boice Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 234
Scope and Content

This collection is comprised of the personal papers of the Rev. Dr. James M. Boice, Senior Minister of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1968 to 2000. The collection includes his sermon and lecture materials, files from organizations that he was a part of, files relating to the organization of Tenth Presbyterian Church, the general correspondence files of Dr. Boice, and manuscripts and proofs from "Tenth", a former publication of Tenth Presbyterian Church.

Dates: 1966-2000

The James Watt Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 166
Scope and Content

This collection consists of a bound scrapbook which the Reverend Watt produced from 1914 to 1922, while a missionary in India. Included in this volume are notes, typescripts of letters, and photographs.

Dates: 1914 - 1923

The Douglas S. Bax Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 103
Scope and Content

This collection consists of sermons and articles by the Rev. Dr. Douglas Bax, minister of Rondebosch United Church in Cape Town, South Africa, and former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa.

Dates: 1968 - 1971

The John Clark Bayless Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 023
Scope and Content

This collection contains sermon manuscripts and correspondence by the Reverend Bayless. Most of the letters have also been transcribed, with typescripts enclosed. Several of these letters are written to his parents while he was a student at Princeton and record his personal thoughts on the Seminary.

Dates: 1838-1865

The Henry Ward Beecher Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 024
Scope and Content

This collection contains materials about the life and legacy of Henry Ward Beecher and several articles written by him.

Dates: 1872-1922

The William H. Bender Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 104
Scope and Content

This collection consists of class notes taken by William H. Bender during his studies at Princeton Seminary from 1951 to 1954, as well as student council papers.

Dates: 1951-1954