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Physical collections: 211
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The Advocate.

This is the first Graduate Theological Union student newsletter. The first issue had the title Inter-Seminary press. The holdings are incomplete (have vol. 1, no. 1-6, Feb.-May 1969; v. 2, no. 1-8, Oct. 1969-Feb. 1970; v. 2, no. 13-14, 17-18,...

 
Aerial photographs of the Graduate Theological Union area, 1998.

Photographs taken from a kite of institutions in the GTU neighborhood in Berkeley, Calif.

 
Announcing [the] Graduate Theological Union, ca. 1961.

Announces, beginning September 1962, the GTU, a cooperative program of five theological seminaries offering the degree of Doctor of Theology. Lists the member institutions. Contains broadside, application form, and newspaper article.

 
Arthur Carl Piepkorn : Research collection for Profiles in belief, the religious bodies of the United States and Canada.

The collection contains the research files from which Arthur Carl Piepkorn's four volume reference work, Profiles in Belief was published posthumously in 1977, edited by John H. Tietjen. Included are extensive correspondence with religious bodies included in the book, religious...

 
Atkinson Foundation Albert Schweitzer letters collection, 1956-1964.

Collection contains five letters and two photographs. Written 1956-1964, these are thank you letters from Schweitzer to the Atkinson Foundation for monetary gifts to the general hospital and leper village in Lambaréné, Gabon. Four of the letters are addressed to...

 
Aubrey Richard Weatherly Collection.

Collection contains personal and professional files, photographs, slides, negatives, and political, meeting, and gay issues buttons.

 
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Bay Area ACTS collection, 1974-1978.

organizing proposal; study papers; memos, brochure.

 
Bay Area laymen's school of religion collection, 1962-1969.

Contains a short history, newsletters, and brochures for an extension school which operated 1959-1969. It was directed by Muriel James and offered six-week courses for serious study of the nature and relevance of the Christian faith and the expression of...

 
Berkeley Presbyterian Missionary Homes collection, 1936-1997.

Contains administrative records, correspondence, financial records, resident records, newsletters, architectural plans.

 
Berkeley-Albany Religious Census.

The numbered leaves give narrative explanations for the 29 un-numbered leaves of maps and graphs providing population statistics and percentages on churched and unchurched, denominational preferences, church attendance, race, age, and income.

 
Bibliographical Center collection, 1963-69.

Correspondence; reports; procedures; minutes.

 
Bibliographical Center files from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, 1964.

Collection contains correspondence, committee meeting minutes, and reports.

 
Bibliographical Center files from the Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, 1964-1969.

Collection contains correspondence, procedures, committee meeting minutes, and reports.

 
Bishop Edward L. Parsons : Pamphlets, articles, and sermons on church unity, ca. 191? - 1950.

The bishop and the pastoral relationship -- The christian in the modern world -- The Fellowship of Reconciliation (2 editions) -- Lambeth and unity -- The Liberal evangelicals message in our church today -- No escape from decision -- Reunion...

 
A Brief Review of the So-Called Christian Philosophical Institute and Its Philosophy.

This is a critique of the ideas and practices of the Oakland, Calif. based Christian Philosophical Institute and its leader, Wilbert LeRoy Cosper, and presents possible responses San Francisco Bay Area Protestant churches may have wanted to consider.

 
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Carl French Henry collection, 1892 - 1957.

This small collection includes photographs of the family members, material concerning the Throop Church, a book recording the marriages performed by Rev. Henry in Maine, Massachusetts, and California, 1906 - 1929, and other items.

 
Charles S. McCoy : Graduate Theological Union Collection, 1959-1973.

Small collection of correspondence and notes from early meetings of five Protestant seminaries to negotiate the foundation of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif. Charles McCoy was a member of the faculty at the Pacific School of Religion and...

 
Charles S. McCoy : Graduate Theological Union collection, 1959-1974,

Contains minutes, correspondence, reports collected by Charles McCoy on Graduate Theological Union faculty and curriculum re-organization, 1968-69 including the Coordinating Council on Basic Theological Education. Also contains work on the Goals and Structures Committee of the GTU, 1972-73; and planning...

 
The church and the Berkeley crisis : responding to the Free Speech Movement, 1964.

Pamphlets, position papers, journal articles, and reports from faculty, students, university administrators, and clergy people on the events concerning the Free Speech Movement at the University of California, Berkeley, September through October 1964 and how to respond theologically. Position papers...

 
Claiborne M. Hill collection, 1884-1940.

The collection contains Hill's administrative correspondence as President of the seminary and sermons preached where he served as pastor. Correspondents include, among others, pastors, missionaries, prospective students, alumni, administrators, faculty, and donors. Specfic correspondents include Sanford Fleming, BBDS faculty, BBDS...

 
Clay MacCauley collection, 1863-1925.

Correspondence, manuscripts, sermons, lectures, photographs, personal records.

 
Columbus quincentennial resources collection, 1992-1993.

The collection contains bibliographies, journal and newspaper articles, a study packet, and other resources which examine the 500th anniversary of Columbus's voyage from the Native American perspective, dealing with such topics as cultural imperialism and colonialism. The resources were collected...

 
Congregational Japanese missions in California, ca. 1907.

Written by an unidentified woman, this appears to be a report, but to whom or what is unknown. It lists missions with brief histories of how and when they were organized. With the exception of William C. Pond, all the...

 
Constituting Convention collection, 1950.

The Constituting Convention for the National Council of Churches took place in Cleveland, Ohio, November 28-December 1, 1950. The program states: "Behind this gathering lie ten years of continuous discussion of the best procedure for bringing about fuller fellowship and...

 
Cuthbert Collingwood Gordon papers,1852-1861.

The majority of the collection are handwritten sermons arranged chronologically. The remainder of the collection is correspondence from Gordon to his son. Some of the letters written in 1861 discuss various aspects of slavery, seccession, and the beginning of the...

 
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Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity collection, 1959-1970.

Contains organization documents, correspondence, statements and addresses, press releases, and the Society newsletter. The newsletter is incomplete. Included is an address by Martin Luther King, Jr. given on October 12, 1964 to an ESCRU dinner meeting in St. Louis.

 
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Faculty-Student committee on new directions in the Graduate Theological Union, 1968-1969.

Contains minutes, correspondence, reports on faculty and curricular re-organization.

 
Flora Lamson Hewlett photographs.

Two studio portraits of Flora Lamson Hewlett. One, black and white, was taken about 1965. The second, color, was taken about 1975.

 
For our times / [videorecording]

Pt. 1. A holy alliance: the new seminarian. -- pt. 2. A holy alliance: devotion and diversity. --

 
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Glen Bruner Collection, 1947 - 1978.

The collection contains personal papers, correspondence, speeches, sermons, newsletters, and pamphlets. There is very little material prior to 1950. The bulk of material dates from Bruner's retirement years when he collected newsletters, pamphlets, and other materials. The materials include information...

 
God and my gay soul.

This pamphlet is a collection of five articles by Benton on theology, the church, and homosexual liberation. Each article has an introduction which sets its context, providing information about Benton's activities, local events, and local groups. Two of the essays...

 
Gordon K. Chapman : Protestant Church Commission for Japanese Service Collection, 1941-1947.

Collection contains correspondence documenting the work of the Commission on behalf of the Japanese and Japanese-American Protestant clergy and lay people interned in U.S. relocation centers during World War II. The collection includes correspondence with those individual clergy, denominational headquarters...

 
The Graduate Theological Union : a vision of excellence.

Commissioned by the GTU Development Office as part of the Capital Campaign to raise funds for the completion of the GTU Library, the tape was produced, written and narrated by George Conklin and Linda McFadden. It includes interviews, information, history,...

 
Graduate Theological Union 30th anniversary events.

Cassette 1. Religion: source of conflict, source of hope, pt. 1 (1 hr., 25 min., September 19, 1993, held at first Presbyterian Church, Berkeley, CA) - contains presentations by a panel on international issues, an open discussion by audience and...

 
Graduate Theological Union Area IV (Religion and Society) Colloquia, 1972-78.

The collection contains the papers and 17 audiotapes (bulk are 1975-1976) presented by faculty and students at the Area sponsored twice-monthly colloquia.

 
Graduate Theological Union Chan Essay Award, 1991-

Collection contains the winning student essays written on issues of religion and ethics, particularly economics, for an award given at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, Calif. by the Lionel Chan Family Endowment Fund. Includes biographical material on some of the...

 
Graduate Theological Union Community Anti-Vietnam War Day of Witness and Mobilization Programs, 1969.

Programs and events at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, Calif., discussing and protesting the war in Vietnam.

 
Graduate Theological Union degrees awarded, 1966-

The Graduate Theological Union granted its first degree in 1966. Since then, lists of candidates for degrees have been produced by the Dean's Office to submit to the Board of Trustees for the final award. The early lists contained the...

 
Graduate Theological Union Library Access Services Department collection, 1969-1975.

Collection contains files and correspondence concerned with operating the library department in the library's formative years. Included are procedures on how to integrate the contributing seminary library collections to form one common library.

 
Graduate Theological Union Library Annual reports ; 1969-1989.

GTU Library annual reports from the Office of the Library Director.

 
Graduate Theological Union Library Technical Services Department collection, 1969-1976.

Collection contains files and correspondence concerned with operating the library department in the library's formative years.

 
Graduate Theological Union Photograph Collection, 1965-

Photographs are taken by and for the Graduate Theological Union to use in various school publications and to document events, buildings, and persons.

 
Graduate Theological Union press conference, October 17, 2002, responding to the congressional vote authorizing the use of U.S. force against Iraq.

Contains print copies of the three statements issued at the press conference, and three copies of the audiocassette recording of the conference.

 
Graduate Theological Union Student Association collection, 1968-72.

minutes; constitution; announcements; financial statements; correspondence.

 
GTU Gay Caucus Collection, 1974.

This collection consists of: 1) a flyer announcing a celebration, "Gay Liberation of the Church" led by Sally Gearhart and Bill Johnson; 2) a worship bulletin from that celebration, held February 15, 1974 (the bulletin announces "a GTU Gay Caucus...

 
GTU Library Newsletters, 1965-97.

Collection contains newsletters published by the Graduate Theological Union Library. Title varies, GTU Library News, Check it out, Library bulletin, Gatherings. Library notes, 1967-1969, is from the San Francisco Theological Seminary Library.

 
GTU strike bulletin.

The student strike of May 1970 was a "unified action by the Graduate Theological Union against United States involvement in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. The most recent escalation of the war and the response of students and other groups across...

 
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Harlan Stelmach collection, 1970-1988.

Collection contains planning, task, and office files from Harlan Stelmach, a Ph.D. student at the Graduate Theological Union, 1970-77. He was involved in several groups which reflected his interests, including Christian Socialism, Latin America, advocacy for the marginalized, and radical...

 
The Harland E. Hogue oral history collection.

The collection contains 8 audiocassette interviews recorded 1996-1998 by Doug Adams, print transcripts of the interviews, and a word-processing computer disk of the interviews.

 
Harry Emerson Fosdick Radio Sermons Collection, 1941-1946.

Mimeographed sermon transcripts from the radio show National Vespers broadcast out of New York. Fosdick was the regular preacher, but in his absence, other preachers gave the radio sermons which are included in the collection. Each transcript includes title, date,...

 
Holy Hill [videorecording]

This is a segment about the Graduate Theological Union on a local news-magazine television show aired December 14, 1974. The reporter and producer are unidentified. The tape begins with a short section on "Ma Bell", a segment to be aired...

 
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Ignacio Ellacuría collection, 1956-1989.

The collection consists of photocopies of documents arranged by early writings, 1956-63; philosophical writings; theological writings; political essays; works in English translation; writings on the works of Ellacuría and Zubiri; and unpublished writings divided into early 1956-66, province retreat talks,...

 
Interpreting the Constitution: spirit or structure.

Printed copy of lecture; event flyer; event program; newsletter articles describing the lecture; printed handout, excerpts from the constitution of the United States; 2 digital video cassettes of the lecture that have no sound.

 
Inter-Racial and Cross-Cultural Education Program collection, 1983-1989.

These materials came to the GTU Archives from two offices, the IRCCE Office and the GTU President's Office, and were merged to create this collection. It consists mainly of correspondence, meetings minutes, committee documents, and reports relating to or created...

 
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[J. Lynwood Walker, Associate Dean for continuing education collection, 1971-1972]

The collection contains planning files for the program.

 
James A. Donahue Interviews on the sex abuse crisis in the Roman Catholic Church in the United States [videorecording], April 2002.

Collection contains two interviews of James A. Donahue, President of the Graduate Theological Union. Audiocassette of interview from a radio program, KCBS radio 74.0 San Francisco, Calif., April 21, 2002, interviewer and program title unknown. A typed transcript of the...

 
Japanese-American internment camp church bulletins and newsletters collection, 1942-1945.

Collection consists of Sunday worship bulletins and/or newsletters from churches in seven of the WWII internment camps. The bulletins and newsletters provide orders of worship for Sunday services, articles, announcements, notices of baptisms, mariages, deaths, and other items of interest...

 
John J. McNeill and Charles Chiarelli gay and lesbian liberation collection, 1925-2001.

The collection contains personal papers, correspondence, speeches and lectures, articles, video and audio cassettes, typed manuscripts of three of McNeill's books, and research materials on Maurice Blondel.

 
 
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Liberation theology resources collection, 1970-80.

Assembled by the Library Reference staff in the 1970s, the resources are mimeographed, unpublished papers. Thirteen papers, written by various authors ca. 1971-76, were distributed by the Jesuit Project for Third World Awareness, Chicago, Ill. Five papers were translated and...

 
Los esplendores de la fe : ó armonía perfecta de la revelacion y de la ciencia, de la fe y de la razon /

v.l. La fé -- v.2-3. La revelación y de la ciencia -- v.4. La fé y la razón -- v.5. El milagro ante el tribunal de la ciencia. Actas de los procesos de beatificación y canonización de San Benito José...

 
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Margaret Palmer Taylor Sacred Dance Collection, 1930-1997.

Collection contains programs, photographs, flyers, articles, newsclippings, and correspondence.

 
Master plan for the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. Graduate Theological Union library program.

These studies were done in 1971. The master plan "addresses itself to questions that are social, educational, political, organizational, economical, technical, urban, architectural, and ecological, for a theological institution." It seeks to "develop an organizational concept which can foster vitality...

 
Medieval manuscript pages : antiphons and chants.

Item 1: 4 mss p., 1 double leaf; 53 x 35 cm. on vellum; with illuminated initials; texts of hymns and chants without musical notation. -- Item 2: 2 mss p., 1 leaf; 63 x 42 cm. on vellum; with...

 
Minutes of the San Francisco Bay Region Conference of the Association of Theological Seminaries of the Pacific and Mountain Area.

Minutes of an all-day meeting held at the Pacific School of Religion, January 28, 1939, attended by faculty representatives from Berkeley Baptist Divinity School, Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Pacific School of Religion, Pacific Unitarian School for the Ministry,...

 
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The naming of the library : the Flora Lamson Hewlett Library of the Graduate Theological Union.

Poster designed by Lance Hidy announcing the naming of the Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, May 6, 1987. Commissioned by the Development Office as part of the GTU Capital Campaign. Representation of the library on a dark blue background; above, a...

 
National conference of the Chinese churches in America.

original papers (carbon copies, photocopy); transcripts of taped discussions; published proceedings; correspondence.

 
National Sanctuary Defense Fund collection, 1984-1996.

Records of a national organization which raised funds to provide legal defense for sanctuary workers and refugees from Central America, particularly El Salvador and Guatemala, arrested and indicted during the 1980s for violating federal immigration laws. Board members included Gustav...

 
Nellie Holbrook: collected lectures on anthroposophical interpretations of Jesus.

Collection contains lectures and notes on lectures given by early 20th century theologians, 1907-1927, 1948, advocating anthroposophical interpretations of Jesus. They were collected by Nellie Holbrook.

 
New religious movements research collection administration, 1977-1998.

Consists of administration files for the Graduate Theological Union Library special collection in new religious movements. The collection was organized to support the mission of the Center for the Study of New Religious Movements at the GTU 1977-1983. The staff...

 
No on Proposition 14 : California Fair Housing Initiative collection, 1963-64.

A collection of public and background materials concerning the No on Proposition 14 campaign in California waged by several church bodies and political organizations. Included are materials on race relations, nonviolence, and the civil rights movement.

 
North Phoenix Corporate Ministry collection, 1966 - 1987.

Contains administrative and program files, photographs, slides, audiotapes, 1 video.

 
Northern Californian Presbyterians for peace and justice, 1974-1998.

There are centralized files from 1981-1983, but the bulk of the collection consists of files compiled by individuals active in the organization between 1974-1980. The contents include correspondence, minutes, organizational documents, financial records, and brochures and other resource materials.

 
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Office for Programs in Comparative Religion Collection, 1976 - 1991.

Contains records of the office and the programs.

 
Oikoumene Collection, 1985-1986.

Organizational papers, events files, correspondence, photographs.

 
Opening ceremonies : Flora Lamson Hewlett Library.

This is a tape of the dedication and naming ceremony for the Flora Lamson Library at the Graduate Theological Union. The date on the label, May 5, is incorrect; the correct date is May 6, 1987. Martin Skewes-Cox and Michael...

 
The ordination of women : discussion papers from the World Council of Churches Department on the Cooperation of Men and Women in Church, Family, and Society, 1958, 1963.

The collection contains papers presented at two meetings of the World Council of Churches. The first was a meeting held by the World Council of Churches, Department on the Cooperation of Men and Women in Church, Family, and Society, in...

 
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Pacific and Asian American Center for Theology and Strategies Collection, 1972-2002.

Collection contains organization, program, and resource files; photographs; audiotapes; videotapes; and computer disks.

 
Pacific Coast Theological Society Papers, 2003.

The full Pacific Coast Theological Society Papers collection, of which these papers form a part, includes papers presented at the meetings since 1939. Box 1 contains an incomplete run of meeting programs, a list of paper titles 1939-1999, and short...

 
Paul M. Pease : Peace Education Collection, 1937-1940.

The collection is a compilation of published material, pamphlets, brochures, etc. from religious, denominational, civic, and political groups active in the promotion of peace, 1937-40 which Pease used to research his M.A. thesis.

 
Peace United Church of Christ Collection, 1985-1994.

Newsletters, Church Council minutes, correspondence, photographs.

 
Pledge of Resistance collection, 1984-1993.

Contains administrative and project records, financial records, collected published resources, and photographs from the Pledge's National Resource Center. The bulk of materials are 1985-89.

 
Punishment and redemption : the death penalty in America.

Print copies of Kay lecture and Semel response; CD of lecture; CD of response; event program; and event article with photographs.

 
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Racial Prejudices in San Jose, California.

From the Acknowledgement: "The following study on the subject of race relations in the City of San Jose was prompted by a desire on the part of the Race Relations Class at the San Jose State College to learn first...

 
Religion and the personality sciences : Area V of the Graduate Theological Union faculty resource collection, 1954-1987.

Contains a short history of the Area at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif., files on faculty teaching in the Area, Area events and other information.

 
Report of the 1931 Oakland-Berkeley Seminar on Human Relations: Jews, Catholics, Protestants.

Seminar presented under the auspices of the East Bay Religious Fellowship in conjunction with the National Conference of Jews and Christians. Includes summaries of papers presented and round table discussions.

 
Responses to Jonestown, 1978-1979.

Collection consists of newspaper articles, periodical articles, and sermons reporting or commenting on the Jonestown mass suicide in Guyana, November 1978 . The Graduate Theological Union Library staff solicited and collected donations from various sources.

 
Richard F. Boeke Collection, 1957-1994.

Papers, printed matter, sermons, correspondence, audio and video cassettes, and photographs collected during Richard Boeke's ministry.

 
Robert W. Whitaker Collection, 1885-1969.

Collection contains diaries (1885-86, 1889-1944), correspondence, essays, articles, poetry, pamphlets, and periodicals. The bulk of the collection dates 1917-1944.

 
Rocky horror superstar.

Videotape of musical stage play thought to have been performed in San Francisco, CA, ca. 1996-97. A broad parody of "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" performed in drag. Written and directed by Ruby Toosday, produced by...

 
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Seeking life among the debris : the public role of religious scholars : a GTU faculty forum.

Papers presented at a Faculty Forum held at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, Calif. February 20, 2002. The forum was held to reflect on the role of religious scholars in a world shaken by the events of September 11, 2001....

 
The Seven Schools Collection, 1970-1976.

Collection contains organization files, correspondence, forms, and all other working documents.

 
Sr. Corita [Kent] silk screen prints on the alphabet.

There are 2 sets of prints on the alphabet, each print a letter. All prints are signed by the artist. Both sets are incomplete. The first set of 11 prints, 17 1/2" X 23", depicts the letters in script. The...

 
Stephen De Staebler Statue Drawings, 1993.

Collection contains one 22" x 24" pencil and pastel drawing on gray poster board of the statue in the atrium, "A Cast Bronze Sculpture for the Hewlett Library, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California, Stephen De Staebler 1993"; and one 20"...

 
Surjit Singh lecture in comparative religious thought and culture program files, 1991-

Collection contains program planning files for all lectures.

 
A survey of evangelical churches in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and Alameda.

Summaries of membership, Sunday School enrollment, confirmations, church support, and beneficence for the denominations: Baptist, Christian, Congregational, Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, Methodist South, Presbyterian, and United Presbyterian, 1895-1915. Includes short essays on each city and each denomination. The introduction states, "During...

 
SynApse : the literary magazine at the Graduate Theological Union.

2 issues. Spring 1976, and Winter 1977. Mark F. Fischer was the editor. Primarily poetry with a few short stories.

 
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Teaching for peace in a time of impending war : a panel discussion, February 19, 2003.

Contains program flyer and presentations from Judith A. Berling, Ibrahim Farajaje, and Rosemary Radford Ruether. Chana Kronfeld is listed on the flyer.

 
Telegraph Avenue collection.

This collection is the complete run, issues 1-4, 1994, of a GTU student journal edited by Gregory Loving. One file folder of correspondence concerning the journal is included. From the announcement: "This journal seeks to be a mode of communication...

 
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United Campus Christian Ministry, San Jose State University collection 1953-2001.

Contains organizational, administrative, financial, photographs, negatives, and slides. Bulk of the collection dates, 1969-1998.

 
University of Judaism, Graduate Theological Union Annual Colloquia Collection, 1973-1983.

As a response to an appeal from the Center for Jewish Studies at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, Calif. to be more involved with issues of Jewish Studies, the GTU decided to hold an annual colloquium with the University of...

 
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Wayne R. Rood collection, 1946-2002.

Collection contains photocopy or mimeograph manuscripts for lectures, readings, dramatizations, sermons, articles, essays, books, and autobiographies.

 
[West coast seminaries comparison chart, ca. 1917]

The item is of unknown authorship. There are two charts on the single page. Eight west coast seminaries are listed for each chart. The top chart compares financial information and numbers of faculty and students. The bottom chart compares the...

 
West Oakland Christian Parish collection, 1964-67.

Founded in June 1964, the Parish was understood as a "unique venture providing opportunity for Christian witness and encounter with the personal and social problems of the inner city to be found in West Oakland. Originally an idea conceived in...