The Brevard S. Childs Manuscript Collection

Collection

Identifier: SCM 041

Staff Only

Scope and Content

This collection consists of 0.4 linear feet of manuscripts and typescripts of significant works by and about Dr. Childs, as well as correspondence and course notes.

Dates

1948-1997

Language of Materials

English

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 Brevard S. Childs Manuscript Collection. Special Collections, Princeton Theological Seminary Library.

Chronology

1923 September 2
: Born, Columbia, South Carolina
1943-1945
: Served in United States Army
1947
: Graduated, Master of Arts, University of Michigan
1947-1950
: Student, Bachelor of Divinity, Princeton Theological Seminary
1950-1955
: Student, Doctor of Theology, University of Basel
1951
: Student, University of Heidelberg
1954
: Ordained, New England Presbytery
1954-1958
: Professor, Old Testament, Mission House Seminary, Plymouth, Wisconsin
1958-1999
: Professor, Old Testament, Yale Divinity School
1981
: Awarded honorary Doctorate of Theology, University of Aberdeen
1992
: Awarded honorary Doctorate of Theology, University of Glasgow
2007
: Died

Biographical Information

Dr. Childs was born September 2, 1923 in Columbia, South Carolina. He received a Master of Arts at the University of Michigan in 1947, a Bachelor of Divinity at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1950, and the Doctor of Theology at The University of Basel, Switzerland in 1955. He was ordained into ministry by the Wisconsin Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church in 1954. For more than thirty-five years he was Professor of Old Testament at Yale Divinity School. Dr. Childs authored more than a dozen published books.

Extent

0.4 Linear Feet (1 Box )

Additional Description

Processing Information:

This collection of papers was given to the Library of Princeton Theological Seminary by Dr. Childs in the summer of 1995. Additions were made in April 1996 and October 1997. The collection consists of manuscripts and typescripts of significant works by and about Dr. Childs, as well as correspondence and course notes.