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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

Language of Materials

English, German

Access:

There are no special restrictions to the 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 Ethelbert D. Warfield Manuscript Collection. Special Collections, Princeton Theological Seminary Library.

Chronology

1861
Born, Lexington, Kentucky. Son of William and Mary Cabell Breckinridge Warfield, brother of Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield.
1882
B.A., Princeton University
1884
Admitted to the Kentucky Bar of law
1885
LL.B., Columbia University Law School; M.A., Princeton University
1888-1891
President and Professor of History, Miami University (Ohio)
1891
LL.D. (honorary), Princeton University; Litt.D. (honorary), Miami University (Ohio)
1891-1914
President and Professor of History and Political Science, Lafayette College, PA
1894-1929
Member, Board of Directors, Princeton Theological Seminary
1899
Ordained, Lehigh Presbytery (PCUSA)
1901-1904
First Vice-President, Board of Directors
1904-1915
President, Board of Directors
1915-1936
President, Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA
1936 July 6
Died, California

Extent

0.3 Linear Feet (1 Box)

Related Material

See also the following manuscript collections in Special Collections:

The Board of Directors of Princeton Theological Seminary Records

The Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield Manuscript Collection

Processing Information:

This collection was organized in April of 1996, by Raymond D. Cannata, under the direction of William O. Harris, Archivist. The collection was constructed from a number of sources. For several years a collection of pamphlets had been preserved in an archives department document box simply marked "Ethelbert Warfield." These chiefly consisted of works written by Dr. Warfield, though a few items appear to merely be works owned by him. Added to this pamphlet collection were biographical materials photocopied from Archives Office files.

In addition, various items of correspondence were filed in this collection. Some are original letters, but most are photocopies of correspondence of Dr. Warfield's which had been held in the Seminary Archives' files. The original copies of these remain in the Benjamin B. Warfield and the Princeton Seminary Board of Directors manuscript collections from which they came. It should be noted that there are many other letters written by Ethelbert Warfield which are preserved in those collections, but have not been photocopied and added to Ethelbert Warfield's manuscripts.

Title
The Ethelbert D. Warfield Manuscript Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Raymond D. Cannata
Date
2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Princeton Theological Seminary. Library. Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Princeton Theological Seminary
Wright Library
25 Library Place
Princeton NJ 08540 USA