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Andover-Harvard Theological Library
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http://www.hds.harvard.edu/library/bms/ |
| Hours: | Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm |
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| Address: | Harvard Divinity School 45 Francis Avenue Cambridge MA 02138 | ||||
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| Extent of Collections: | 5300 linear feet | ||||
| Dates: | 1553-present | ||||
| Holdings Description: | The collections in the Manuscripts and Archives Dept. fall into five main categories: 1)Unitarian Universalist Institutional Records: Based upon the long-standing relationship between the Divinity School and the American Unitarian movement, the Manuscripts and Archives Department serves as the institutional archives for the Unitarian Universalist Association and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee and their predecessor agencies. 2) Unitarian Universalist Congregational Records: This department collects the historical records of non-active Unitarian Universalist congregations, as well as the records of a small number of active UU congregations. 3) Personal Papers: This department collects the papers of Harvard Divinity School tenured faculty members and Unitarian Universalist ministers. The papers of other individuals who have made noteworthy contributions to the Divinity School, Unitarian Universalism, or to the field of religion in general are accepted on an individual basis. 4) Harvard Divinity School Records: The bulk of the official records of the Harvard Divinity School may be found at the Harvard University Archives. This department collects the unofficial records of the School which includes newsletters, reports and program brochures, as well as audiovisual materials such as posters, photographs, and video recordings. 5) Records of Other Religious Institutions: The records of other religious institutions are accepted on an individual basis. Two examples of collections we have are the records of the Society for Art, Religion, and Contemporary Culture, and the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education. | ||||
| History: | James Tanis, librarian from 1957-1965, spearheaded the effort to create an active manuscript and archives department in the library. Maria Grossman, librarian from 1965-1973, built up the library's Unitarian Universalist manuscript collections and appointed the first curator of manuscripts. In 1970 the archives of the American Unitarian Association were added, and in 1976 the library of the Universalist Historical Society, including the archives of the Universalist Church of America and of the Service Committee, were donated. Today the Andover-Harvard Theological Library serves as a national repository and library of record for the Unitarian Universalist tradition. In the past three decades, major grant funding facilitated the organization of some of the library’s most prominent archival collections. During the 1970s and 1980s a National Endowment of the Humanities grant funded processing of the papers of Paul Tillich. During the same time period a grant from North Shore Unitarian Veatch Program of Plandome, New York produced a preliminary survey and arrangement of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee archives. In 1992 and 1994, two grants from the NHPRC funded processing of the records of the UUA and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee archives. | ||||
| Printed Guides & Catalogs: | Printed finding aids are produced, maintained, and available for consultation at the repository. | ||||
| Online Guides & Catalogs: | All processed collections are cataloged in HOLLIS. Finding aids for all processed collections are available at the Andover-Harvard website. A percentage of these finding aids are also available on OASIS. | ||||
| Contact for permission to publish requests: | Curator of Manuscripts and Archives Andover-Harvard Theological Library 45 Francis Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 | ||||
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