Abernathy, Jane R.

Ms. Abernathy was a teacher for 20 years in the Burrall Sunday School Bible Class for Young Women, Calvary Baptist Church, Washington, D.C. where her husband, Rev. Dr. William S. Abernathy, was pastor. Died 1965.

Adams, James Luther, 1901-1994.

Papers of the American theologian, Unitarian Universalist, Professor of Religion. Predominately correspondence, the remainder of the collection consists of financial records, photographs, printed material, and writings including examinations, notes, and a typescript of the translation of Ernst Troeltsch's Historism and Its Problems, First Book: The Logical Problem of the Philosophy of History (Tübingen, Germany, 1925).

Adler, Mortimer Jerome,1902-2001.

Papers of the American philosopher, educator, author. Correspondence (1937-1966); manuscript articles, books, lectures, and notes (1938-1963); correspondence, notes, and manuscript drafts and revisions relating to The Great Ideas: a syntopicon of Great books of the Western world; scrapbooks; and printed material, including articles and clippings about Adler and reviews of his books.

Albert Schweitzer Center

Organizational records, correspondence, memorabilia relating to the Albert Schweitzer Center in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

Alexander, Hartley Burr, 1873-1939

2-page holograph letter, signed

Altizer, Thomas J. J.

Papers of the American theologian. Born 1927. Correspondence (1960-1970); typescript books and page proofs; published articles and essays; and three audio tapes. Much of the correspondence pertains to the 'Death of God' movement of the 1960s, of which Altizer was a leader.

Bennett, Sanford Fillmore, 1836-1898.

Signed, handwritten manuscript of "The Sweet By and By," the popular Christian hymn written by the American physician and lyricist.

Bultmann, Rudolf, 1884-1976.

Papers of the German dialectical theologian. Correspondence, manuscripts (mostly in German), lectures, notebooks, and published material; correspondence includes three letters from Albert Schweitzer (1929-1931).

Clark, John A.

Letter from John A. Clark of Syracuse, New York to Reverend W. W. Nind in Lowville, New York, concerning the activities of the local community and church

Graeff, Grace M.

Typescript; several chapters and a synopsis of Graeff's 1966 book, House Not Made With Hands

Institutes of Religion and Health.

The Institutes of Religion and Health was formed by the merger of the Academy of Religion and Mental Health, and the American Foundation of Religion and Psychiatry, with its Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute. The merger combined the resources of two long established and widely known interfaith, interracial, interdisciplinary, nonprofit, tax-exempt agencies serving human health and well-being. Collection comprises organizational records including general files, correspondence, financial records (balance sheets, budgets), and printed material (annual reports, bulletins, newsletters).

James Luther Adams Foundation.

Material from their lecture series, JLA Forum on Religion and Society (brochures, texts of lectures, etc.) as well as audiorecordings and videorecordings of or by Adams.

MacCarthy, Charles Wesley.

Commonplace book, containing handwritten recipes/receipts, diary entries, extracts of essays, the Bible, and other writings, and so on, with a few clippings interspersed.

Noyes, P. Geoffrey

Genealogical and personal information on the Noyes family, founders of the Oneida Community; historical material concerning the Oneida Community and its commercial offspring, Oneida Community Ltd, manufacturer of silverware and china (among other things); and Noyes' correspondence with family and business associates.

Oneida Community.

Community and personal records, biographical materials, and memorabilia pertaining to the Perfectionist community established by John Humphrey Noyes in Madison County, New York, its predecessor community in Putney, Vermont, and its branch communities in Wallingford, Connecticut and Brooklyn, New York, and the successor joint stock organization, Oneida Community, Ltd.

Reitzer, Johanna M.

Scrapbook of clippings, correspondence, printed material.

Schweitzer, Albert, 1875-1965.

Papers of the theologian, philosopher, physician, organist, and music scholar; born in Alsace, France. Founded a missionary hospital in Lambaréné, French Equatorial Africa (now Gabon). Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952 for his advocacy of the brotherhood of nations. Collection includes correspondence (1901-1965); 123 notebooks (1918-1965); manuscript essays and lectures on religion, philosophy, and medicine; and sermons. Correspondence includes nearly 1400 letters between Schweitzer and wife Hélène Bresslau (1901-1939); 396 letters (1950-1965) written in German to Erica Anderson; 180 letters to daughter Rhena Schweitzer Miller; and 70 letters to various recipients, including 3 to Rudolf Bultmann. Notebooks document Schweitzer's daily life in Lambaréné, the diseases and stories of his patients, and the arrival of visitors to the mission. They also contain poems, quotations, excerpts from books on philosophy, religion, and history; clippings from French, German, English, and African newspapers; reports on world politics; and commentaries on himself and his work.

Schweitzer, Albert, 1875-1965.

speech given by Albert Schweitzer at the International Goethe Convocation in Aspen, Colorado

S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications

Interviews with significant or influential religious media figures including televangelists and radio and television talk show hosts. Notable names include Jim Bakker, Rabbi Boruch Shlomo Cunin, Al-Haaj Ghazi Khankan, Pat Robertson, John Spong, Elizabeth Thoman.

Smith, H. Daniel, 1928-

Collection of 3500+ mass-produced color prints depicting Hindu gods, goddesses, saints and sacred sites. Also includes color slides, comprehensive card file inventory, books, articles, and Smith's own field notes, photographs and other material. Collected by H. Daniel Smith, scholar and Professor Emeritus of Religion at Syracuse University where he taught for 35 years.