Featured Collections
The Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology consists of approximately 12,000 volumes on virtually every aspect of hymnology, with the exception of musical scores and anthems. Over half of the collection is presented here in digital form. There are many early editions of the metrical psalms; historical hymnbooks of all of the major Protestant denominations; evangelistic, revival and gospel hymnbooks; hymns for the Sunday School and children; religious poetry; and books about hymns, hymn writers, and the use of music and song in worship. Learn more...
The Earl Palmer Collection at Princeton Theological Seminary preserves materials representing sixty-four years of ministry in digital format with audio and video recordings of sermons and seminars plus selected writings by Reverend Earl F. Palmer. Earl graduated in 1956 and was recognized as Distinguished Alumnus in 1999. He served as active member on the Board of Trustees at Princeton Theological Seminary from 1972 to 2006, and remains connected as Trustee Emeritus to the present. Learn more...
The James R. Tanis Collection of Church Postcards contains over 20,000 postcards depicting church architecture across the United States. Learn more...
The Latin America Collection contains materials from Princeton Theological Seminary’s deep collection of Latin American books and periodicals, digitized through the generous financial support of the Henry Luce Foundation. Learn more...
The Missionary Research Library Pamphlets collection contains selected pamphlets from the Missionary Research Library Archives held by The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary. Learn more...
The Moffett Korea Collection consists of the personal papers of Samuel Hugh Moffett (1916–2015), Henry W. Luce Professor of Ecumenics and Mission at Princeton Theological Seminary (1981–1986), those of his wife, Eileen Flower Moffett (1928–), and manuscript materials, publications, clippings, and related non-print media regarding Korea, including the history of Korean missions, the Korean churches, and religion in Korea. Learn more...
The Payne Theological Seminary and A.M.E. Church Archive includes two subcollections organized into twenty-one thematic categories of images and textual materials for the study of the history of the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) denomination and Black Church tradition while chronicling the leadership and legacy of Payne Theological Seminary. Learn more...
The Princeton Theological Seminary Journals collection contains periodicals published by, or closely associated with, Princeton Theological Seminary from 1825 to the present. Learn more...
Since the early 1950s, Princeton Theological Seminary has maintained a consistent practice of recording the many public lecture series and institutes held at the Seminary, along with major sermons, addresses, and interviews, many of them given by some of the most prominent scholars, pastors, and church leaders of their day. Learn more...
The T.F. Torrance Collection of Antiquarian Books forms part of a large collection of books from the library of Thomas F. Torrance. The collection was donated to Princeton Theological Seminary by his son, Iain R. Torrance, the sixth president of that institution. It reflects the wide theological, scientific and historical interests of T. F. Torrance, including over 400 rare and antiquarian volumes published before 1800 relating to the history of Christianity in Scotland. Many of those volumes are presented here in digital form. Learn more...
Other Notable Collections
Additional Collections
| Title | Topic | Description | See manuscript guide for details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Cook Baldwin Manuscript Collection | Presbyterian missions in China, 1848–1895 | Items include black and white photographs, works by the Baldwins printed in China, and biographical documents about Caleb Baldwin. | Manuscript guide |
| George H. Bowen Manuscript Collection | Presbyterian missions in Bombay (Mumbai), India, 1848–1870 | The Reverend George H. Bowen (1816-1888) was a missionary for many years to Bombay, India. This collection consist of a diary maintained by the Rev. Bowen (1849-1870), as well as letters written by him (1847-1858). | Manuscript guide |
| Chinese Manuscript Collection | Presbyterian missions in China, early 1900s | This is a constructed collection including material related to the missionary work of Charles Edgar Patton, as well as a partial manuscript of the Old Testament translated into Chinese in 1862 (Bridgman-Culbertson Version). | Manuscript guide |
| Michael S. Culbertson Manuscript Collection | Presbyterian missions in Shanghai, China, mid-1800s | This collection consists of the Old and New Testaments in three hand-bound volumes of Chinese text, the Old Testament in two volumes and the New Testament, with corrections. | Manuscript guide |
| Albert Andrew Fulton Manuscript Collection | Presbyterian missions in Canton, China, 1893–1922 | The collection consists of 30 volumes of Dr. Fulton's personal journal. Each volume covers one year, from 1893 to 1922. A small file folder of miscellaneous items related to Dr. Fulton was collected by the archives and added to the collection. | Manuscript guide |
| Levi Janvier Manuscript Collection | Presbyterian missions in northern India, 1839–1855 | Materials include diaries (1841-1855), and essay entitled 'The Necessity and Reality of Christ's Mediatorial Kingdom' (August 2, 1839). | Manuscript guide |
| Langley Kitching Manuscript Collection | Travels in Africa and Madagascar, 1877–1880 | Five Volumes: of Missionary Interest Contents: handwritten diary-narrative; hard cover manuscript book; numerous drawings, letters and photographs; hand-drawn maps to explain routes | Manuscript guide |
| Belle Sparr Luckett Manuscript Collection | Missions and education in Korea, 1913 | The collection also contains several photographs, a set of Bible-verse illustration cards in Korean, a dinner invitation to the Japanese Governor's home, farewell letters to Mrs. Luckett from 1916, and several other significant items. | Manuscript guide |
| Robert Hamill Nassau Manuscript Collection | Presbyterian missions in Gabon and elsewhere in Africa, 1861–1906 | Materials include diaries (1880-1919), essays, poems, correspondence, legal documents, clippings, sermons, mementos, and other miscellaneous material. | Manuscript guide |
| Harry A. Rhodes Manuscript Collection | Presbyterian missions in Korea, 1908–1946 | The Harry A. Rhodes collection contains his dairies, journals, itineraries, correspondence, mission reports, and sermons from 1898 to 1965. The journals and diaries contain memories, itineraries and records of place, sermon and attendance. The collection has an autobiographical outline of Dr. Rhodes. The collection also includes clippings, photos and photo albums. | Manuscript guide |
| Scott Family Manuscript Collection | Presbyterian missions in China, 1903–1937 | Contents: letters and items relating to the Scott and the Stam missionary families; Presbyterian mission work in China in the 1920s and 1930s. | Manuscript guide |
| Ashbel Green Simonton Manuscript Collection | Presbyterian missions in Brazil, 1859–1867 | Contents: manuscript journal maintained from 1852 to 1866, typescript copy | Manuscript guide |
| David and Jane Wales Trumbull Manuscript Collection | Protestant missions in Chile, 1845–1889 | Materials include bound journals, student lecture notes, publications, correspondence, newspaper clippings, biographical information and photographic materials. | Manuscript guide |
| Edward Warren Manuscript Collection | Protestant missions in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1815–1818 | The collection consists of 36 pages from Warren's journal and 94 pages of correspondence. The last several letters were written by fellow missionaries after Warren's death. | Manuscript guide |
| James Watt Manuscript Collection | Presbyterian missions in India, 1914–1922 | This collection consists of a bound scrapbook which the Reverend Watt produced from 1914 to 1922, while a missionary in India. Included in this volume are notes, typescripts of letters, and photographs. | Manuscript guide |
| William E. and Margaret E. Weld Missionary Papers | Presbyterian missions in India, 1909–1918 | One carton containing personal diaries, one bound collection of letters of W. Ernest Weld, other correspondence, speeches, notes, photo albums, and one flash drive containing Weld letters from India, photos and other files related to the Welds' travel, teaching, and missionary activities in India, Syria, and elsewhere in the early 20th century. | Manuscript guide |