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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 John Gresham Machen Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 008
Scope and Content

This collection contains materials by and about J. Gresham Machen, as well as published and unpublished materials on the 1929 reorganization of Princeton Theological Seminary.

Dates: 1915-1936

The William K. Selden Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 395
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two cartons of notes, reference material, drafts and correspondence related to Selden’s Narrative History of Princeton Theological Seminary, 1812-1992. Box 2, folder 10 contains a 3.5 inch floppy disk with a Microsoft Word draft of the manuscript.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1812 - 1992

The John A. Mackay Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 248
Scope and Content The John A. Mackay Manuscript Collection consists of the personal papers of Princeton Theological Seminary’s third president and contains a variety of materials from throughout his life. The John A. Mackay Collection Accrual, Series XI, was accessioned after the initial John A. Mackay Collection was processed and now stands as that collection’s eleventh series. Content is divided into seven subseries: Writings by John A. Mackay; Personal and Biographical; Latin American Years...
Dates: 1881-2010 (bulk, 1907-1983)

The Charles Hodge Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 110
Scope and Content

This collection includes lecture notes, sermons, addresses, correspondence, accounts, material from the semi-centennial celebration of Princeton Theological Seminary, student notes on Hodge’s lectures, and miscellaneous materials.

Dates: 1816-1847

The Carl [Charles Curtis, Jr.] McIntire Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 222
Scope and Content The Carl [Charles Curtis, Jr.] McIntire Manuscript Collection consists of approximately 650 linear feet of documents, photographs, audio and video recordings, and ephemera. The inclusive dates run from 1925 through 1998, with the bulk of the collection covering the peak years of McIntire's activities from 1933 to 1985. The collection is divided into 9 distinct series with associated subseries. These series are ...
Dates: 1925-1998

The James Waddel Alexander Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 071
Scope and Content

This collection consists of classroom notes and lectures, sermons, lectures on rhetoric and sacred rhetoric, and correspondence.

Dates: 1823-1858

The James Ernest Aydelotte III Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 019
Scope and Content

This collection contains class notes taken at Princeton Seminary, circa 1960, by Dr. Aydelotte, alumnus and Presbyterian pastor.

Dates: 1960

The William Park Armstrong Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 017
Scope and Content

This collection consists of Dr. Armstrong's lecture notes, biographical materials, correspondence, and other typescript notes.

Dates: 1910 - 1928

Ruth B. Bottigheimer papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 413
Content Description

The collection contains materials (files, illustrations, binders, photographs, correspondences, and drafts) primarily focused on the creation of Bottigheimer’s The Bible for Children from the Age of Gutenberg to the Present. Most of these mixed materials are photocopies of various texts and illustrations—as well as pertinent bibliographical information—Bottigheimer assumedly used in drafting her book.

Dates: 1473 - 2009

The James Iley McCord Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 065
Scope and Content This collection is comprised of materials written or collected by Dr. McCord in connection with his personal and professional life. It includes correspondence, greeting cards, notes, scrapbooks, class notes, datebooks, typewritten and handwritten manuscripts and notes, printed material, speeches, lectures, sermons, articles, photographs, minutes of meetings related to Princeton Theological Seminary, World Alliance of Reformed Churches and ecumenical activities (National Council of Churches,...
Dates: 1944-1989