I was thrilled to be offered the internship at Burke after investigating several opportunities for the summer. Having just completed my first semester at Queens College, where I will pursue the Certificate in Archives and Preservation of Cultural Materials simultaneously with my MLS, I wanted to immerse myself in the field in order to relate […]
Thoughts and Expectations of a New Intern
Setting off on a new and unknown endeavor is always as exciting as it is nerve wracking. Personally, my nerves overcompensate leaving my nights preceding the start of something new riddled with strange and outlandish nightmares. For example, this week I have been plagued with the normal nightmares of missing my early morning train or […]
1st Day – New Intern Posting
Today is my first day at the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary as an archival intern. First days are always exciting and nerve racking. What will the new desk I am working at look like? What if my new boss doesn’t like my outfit? What if I trip on that spiral staircase mentioned in […]
New Intern Thoughts and Expectations
This past year has been an exciting one; last May I graduated Rutgers University with a B.A. in History and English, and I can now say that I have successfully completed my first year of graduate school. Looking back, I remember thinking about my post-college plans and how unsure I was. Pursuing a career as […]
Last Day at the Burke
This semester flew by far too quickly, and with the end of the semester arriving, my last day at The Burke has arrived as well. My brief time here was wonderful and something that I will look back on and treasure. As mentioned in my expectations piece, I just wanted to gain exposure to the […]
Digital Signage
One the first floor of the Burke Library, near to the elevator and bathrooms, is a digital sign. We have placed a few slides in this presentation which represent work as part of the Luce Project. Below are the first three, but keep checking back in person for updates! […]
From Archives to Indonesia: Living a Luce Legacy
In January 2012, I began working with the archival collections of the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, helping to preserve, process, and make available the materials contained within the now-inoperative Missionary Research Library and William Adams Brown Ecumenical Library, both housed in Brown tower. These collections included a large number of unprocessed rare materials […]
World Missionary Conference Records: The Sequel
World Missionary Conference, Edinburgh, 1910. Credit to: WAB: World Council of Churches Records, series 4, box 103, The Burke Library Archives, Columbia University Libraries at Union Theological Seminary, New York. In terms of the Missionary Research Library, the World Missionary Conference of 1910 literally “started it all.” History The 1910 World Missionary Conference (WMC) was […]
New Records from the Early Years of the National Council of Churches
Source: National Council of the Churches Website, © 2012. Accessed 28 January 2013 at http://www.ncccusa.org/. A large collection of records from the first two decades of the National Council of Churches (NCC) has recently been reprocessed and made available again thanks to a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. This collection is held by […]
MRL Stamps
Today we found not only an MRL stamp that we have been looking for, but an embosser as well! These will be added to the already existing MRL stamp and become part of the Luce Project. […]