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Oct 1, 2025

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Currently on view in Butler Library, "Streets Taken" places the photographs and archival materials of Edward Schwartz from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library in conversation with new works from MFA candidate Francisco Javier Ramírez.

Sep 30, 2025

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Archivists at the Burke Library process the papers of British theologian John McGuckin, a former professor at Union Theological Seminary, and find handwritten annotations, jokes, and notes written throughout.

Aug 18, 2025

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Researcher Tim Hastings, a PhD candidate at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst, consults a collection of 18th-century sermons by Jonathan Ashley at the Burke Library in his study of slavery in the Connecticut River Valley.

Aug 13, 2025

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A new exhibition at the Burke Library highlights the first librarian at Union Theological Seminary, Edward Robinson, whose 19th-century travels in Palestine led to the development of the field of "biblical geography."

Jul 28, 2025

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Visit a new exhibition in the Burke Library, "Magnificent Skies and Mysterious Landscapes," that features paintings by artist Beatrice Terrien, who was raised on the Union Theological Seminary campus and remains a friend of the library.

Apr 2, 2025

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The Burke Library recently hosted “Aurality and Devotion in the Pre-Modern World,” a multi-disciplinary project on Jewish, Christian, and Islamic devotional song that brought together leading scholars from the U.S. and Europe to share and discuss their research.

Mar 17, 2025

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A grandfather's diary: The staff of the Burke Library share the papers of Christian missionary and Union Theological Seminary alum Darley Downs with his grandson and great-grandson to explore their family legacy.

Feb 11, 2025

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The Burke Library partnered with the Department of History to host the inaugural "History Happy Hour," facilitated by professors Julie Lillis and Simran Jeet Singh and intended to create a space for in-person and online participants to engage with a given subject matter.

Jan 29, 2025

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The Burke Library, in partnership with the Center for Earth Ethics, recently hosted a book launch to celebrate the publication of "Holy Ground: On Activism, Environmental Justice, and Finding Hope" by Catherine Coleman Flowers.

Dec 3, 2024

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Bibliographic Assistant at the Burke Library Brandon Harrington, also a student at the Queens College Graduate School of Library and Information Science, details a two-week intensive in bookbinding and letterpress printing at the Center for Book Arts.

Oct 4, 2024

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The staff of the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary collaborated with the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life (IRCPL) to host a panel discussion on the role of water in religion and spiritual life in South Asia.

Apr 12, 2024

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"The Black Theology Papers Project," published by the Black Theology Unit of the American Academy of Religion with the Libraries to promote the intellectual history of Black theology and preserve the proceedings of the Unit's conferences, recently released numerous new articles.

Oct 25, 2023

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Archivists, curators, and subject specialists highlight a number of noteworthy acquisitions, conservation projects, and digitization efforts that are underway in 2023, including the Fly Papers that are now held by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Aug 25, 2023

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An exhibition in the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary explores the education of Vietnamese activist and author Thích Nhất Hạnh, who studied at Columbia University in the 1960s.

Aug 4, 2023

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The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary holds a rare series of maps that dates to 1895, printed to "call attention to the working and living conditions of people in 'a congested district of Chicago'" in the late 19th century.

Jul 14, 2023

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Kit Hermanson, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Religion at Columbia, delves into the archives of Letha Dawson Scanzoni, a feminist Christian activist, writer, and founding member of the Evangelical and Ecumenical Women’s Caucus.

Mar 16, 2023

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The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary holds several examples of "Paris Bibles," Bibles intended for personal study that date to the 13th century and are printed on fine parchment with "minute, precise writing and delicate embellishments."

Feb 3, 2023

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The Katie Geneva Cannon Digital Collection, part of the Archives of Women in Theological Scholarship at the Burke Library, will facilitate access to digitized materials from the papers of the late professor and theologian, including drawings and sermons.

Jan 24, 2023

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A team of faculty members and librarians collaborated during the fall of 2022 to lead a new, interdisciplinary seminar on medieval manuscripts as a part of the University's vibrant Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program.

Dec 22, 2022

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Intern Lauren Capellan with the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary delves into the archives of the Missionary Research Library, which document early 20th-century missionary activity on a global scale.

Oct 14, 2022

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An exhibit at the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary highlights four newly-acuired items, which date from 1418 to 1961, that explore what it has meant to be part of a Christian religious community over the course of centuries.

Oct 12, 2022

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Library Assistant Brandon Harrington was recently tasked with "shelf shifting" to alleviate shelf congestion, or what book borrowers might recognize as (irritatingly) tightly-packed bookshelves. Here's a behind-the-scenes take on library maintenance.

Jun 16, 2022

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Public Services Librarian at the Burke Library Caro Bratnober reflects on their approach to "asynchronous learning" during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic: instructional videos on library resources and services.

May 13, 2022

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With construction on a new residential tower at 122nd St. and Claremont Ave. underway, staff at the Burke Library highlight past and present architecture on the Union Theological Seminary campus.

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On View | Streets Taken: Photography by Edward Schwartz and Francisco Javier Ramírez

Annotations, Jokes, and Little Notes: Processing the Papers of John McGuckin

“Spiritual Liberty is Not Inconsistent with a State of Servitude”: Slavery in the Connecticut River Valley

Edward Robinson’s “Biblical Researches in Palestine”

Magnificent Skies and Mysterious Landscapes: Paintings by Beatrice Terrien

Aurality and Devotion in the Premodern World Project

A Grandfather’s Diary: The Darley Downs Papers

Hybrid History Happy Hour

“Holy Ground” Book Launch with Catherine Flowers

Bookbinding and Letterpress Printing: Two Weeks at the Center for Book Arts

Water: Climate and Religion with IRCPL

The Black Theology Papers Project (2023)

Noteworthy Acquisitions, Digitization, and Conservation for 2023

“Thích Nhất Hạnh: Student and Seminarian” | A New Exhibit to Further Student Research

Hull-House Maps and Papers: On Moving a Book from General to Special Collections

Scrolls, Folders, and Megaphones

Paris Bibles | The Burke Library

The Katie Geneva Cannon Digital Collection

New, Team-Taught Course on Medieval Manuscripts

An Internship Exploring the Missionary Research Library

Religious Communities in the Christian Tradition: A New Exhibit

Mapping the Stacks

Instructional Videos from the Early-Pandemic Era

The Construction and Evolution of the UTS Campus: a Re-Imagined Exhibit

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On View | Streets Taken: Photography by Edward Schwartz and Francisco Javier Ramírez

Annotations, Jokes, and Little Notes: Processing the Papers of John McGuckin

“Spiritual Liberty is Not Inconsistent with a State of Servitude”: Slavery in the Connecticut River Valley

Edward Robinson’s “Biblical Researches in Palestine”

Magnificent Skies and Mysterious Landscapes: Paintings by Beatrice Terrien

Aurality and Devotion in the Premodern World Project

A Grandfather’s Diary: The Darley Downs Papers

Hybrid History Happy Hour

“Holy Ground” Book Launch with Catherine Flowers

Bookbinding and Letterpress Printing: Two Weeks at the Center for Book Arts

Water: Climate and Religion with IRCPL

The Black Theology Papers Project (2023)

Noteworthy Acquisitions, Digitization, and Conservation for 2023

“Thích Nhất Hạnh: Student and Seminarian” | A New Exhibit to Further Student Research

Hull-House Maps and Papers: On Moving a Book from General to Special Collections

Scrolls, Folders, and Megaphones

Paris Bibles | The Burke Library

The Katie Geneva Cannon Digital Collection

New, Team-Taught Course on Medieval Manuscripts

An Internship Exploring the Missionary Research Library

Religious Communities in the Christian Tradition: A New Exhibit

Mapping the Stacks

Instructional Videos from the Early-Pandemic Era

The Construction and Evolution of the UTS Campus: a Re-Imagined Exhibit