The James F. Armstrong Manuscript Collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: SCM 016

Staff Only

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

Creator

Armstrong, J. F. (James Franklin), 1929- (Person)

Language of Materials

English, Hebrew

Access:

There are no special restrictions to access of this collection. It may be examined by library patrons under the normal rules and conditions of Special Collections.

Preferred Citation

The following is the acceptable citation for publication: The James F. Armstrong Manuscript Collection. Special Collections, Princeton Theological Seminary Library.

Chronology

1929 January 20
: Born, St. Paul, Minnesota
1951
: Graduated, Macalester College
1951-1954
: Student, Bachelor of Divinity, Princeton Theological Seminary
1954-1956
: Student, Master of Arts, Princeton University
1954 June 17
: Ordained, Presbytery of St. Paul
1956-1958
: Student, Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University
1956-1959
: Instructor, Old Testament, Princeton Theological Seminary
1959-1962
: Assistant professor, Old Testament, Princeton Theological Seminary
1959-1987
: Registrar, Princeton Theological Seminary
1962-1979
: Associate professor, Old Testament, Princeton Theological Seminary
1979-2005
: Professor, Old Testament, Princeton Theological Seminary
1987-1997
: Librarian, Princeton Theological Seminary
1994-2005
: Dean of Academic Affairs

Biographical Information

James F. Armstrong received his B.D. from Princeton Seminary in 1954. In 1956 he returned as an instructor in Old Testament. In 1982 he was appointed Helena Professor of Old Testament Language and Exegesis. From 1959 to 1987, was served as registrar, at which point he was appointed as the James Lenox Librarian to Speer Library. Armstrong was instrumental in the creation of the Henry Luce III Library, which was built in 1994 to house the Seminary's Department of Archives and Special Collections. In 1994, Armstrong was appointed as the Dean of Academic Affairs. He retired July 1, 2005.