So far this semester, I have had the pleasure of processing four collections within “Series 1. Papers of UTS Faculty and Students” of the Union Theological Seminary Archives. The creators of the first three of these collections had some things in common: all were born in the early-to-mid-19th century, male, and had long careers as […]
Month: May 2015
Codicology: Part 3
In the Spring of 2015 Union Theological Seminary students from CH108: The History of Christianity Part 2: Introduction to Western European Church History (c.1000-c.2000) viewed manuscripts and early printed books from the rare books collections at Burke Library. Over the course of the semester they chose manuscripts or early printed books to study and wrote […]
Saying Good bye to the Burke Library…
May 15, 2015 Greetings! Well, the time has come to face the reality that this wonderful experience at the Burke Library Archives is coming to an end. It has been a delightful semester of learning the basics of processing collections and just understanding the Burke Archives as a whole—the various record groups and how they […]
Codicology: Part 2
In the Spring of 2015 Union Theological Seminary students from CH108: The History of Christianity Part 2: Introduction to Western European Church History (c.1000-c.2000) viewed manuscripts and early printed books from the rare books collections at Burke Library. Over the course of the semester they chose manuscripts or early printed books to study and wrote […]
Codicology: Part 1
In the Spring of 2015 Union Theological Seminary students from CH108: The History of Christianity Part 2: Introduction to Western European Church History (c.1000-c.2000) viewed manuscripts and early printed books from the rare books collections at Burke Library. Over the course of the semester they chose manuscripts or early printed books to study and […]
Codicology: Introduction
Codicology: The study or science of manuscripts and their interrelationships. For the next four Thursdays we are pleased to offer a series of blog posts featuring excerpts of Union Theological Seminary student work. From Dr. Jane Huber and Russ Gasdia, Teaching Fellow: In the Spring of 2015 Union Theological Seminary students from CH108: The History […]
Final Reflections and Thanks
Hey again, I cannot believe my time here at the Burke Library is coming to a close so soon. These past three weeks have absolutely flown by and I have learned so much in such a relatively short period of time. I have greatly appreciated the friendly nature of the Burke Library staff who have […]