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MISSION
The mission of the Friends is to maintain an association of persons
interested in the Library and its collections and facilities; to
stimulate greater awareness of the importance of the Library to
the development of the Seminary, its communities, and the world
of scholarship; to sponsor exhibits, lectures, publications, and
other special programs designed to encourage appreciation of the
work of the Library; to develop support for the Library in the form
of endowments, memorials, and other gifts; to raise funds for the
purchase of needed books, etc. not otherwise procurable; and, generally,
to promote the enrichment of the Library and Union Theological Seminary.
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MEMBERSHIP
Any individual or organization interested in supporting the mission
of the Friends is eligible to join.
Categories of membership include:
Student ($15)
Supporter ($50)
Donor ($100)
Sponsor ($250)
Affiliate ($500)
Van Ess Associate ($1000)
McAlpin Associate ($2500)
Members at the Affiliate level are entitled to reader privileges
in the Library and may apply for borrowing privileges; members at
the Van Ess Associate and McAlpin Associate levels are entitled
to reader and borrowing privileges in the Library. (See Access
to the Burke Library.)
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OFFICERS
| President |
Marian "Mim" Warden
Union Theological Seminary
New York, New York
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| Vice President |
Dr. Carmela V. Franklin
Columbia University
New York, New York
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| Secretary-Treasurer |
TBA |
DIRECTORS
| Class of 2001 |
Rev. Josephine Cameron
Bronx, New York |
| Class of 2002 |
Dr. Delores S. Williams
Union Theological Seminary
New York, New York
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| Class of 2003 |
Dr. Hope Mayo
New York, New York
Dr. John A. McGuckin
Union Theological Seminary
New York, New York
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Immediate
Past President |
Dr. Darla Dee Turlington
Summit, New Jersey
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Honorary
Chairperson |
Abby D. Wise
New Canaan, Connecticut
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| Ex-Officio |
Dr. Sara J. Myers, Director
Burke Library
Union Theological Seminary
New York, New York
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| Staff |
Carrie Brunken
Burke Library
Union Theological Seminary
3041 Broadway
New York, New York 10027
Telephone: 212-280-1504
FAX: 212-280-1456
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EVENTS
The Friends of
the Burke Library cordially invite you to attend the Spring 2004
lectures by the two current Burke Library Scholars-in-Residence
Bonhoeffer Room
of Union Theological Seminary
3041 Broadway at 121st Street
6:00 p.m. Reception
6:30 p.m. Lecture
R.S.V.P. appreciated,
as seating is limited (212-280-1510) or cbrunken@uts.columbia.edu
April
29, 2004
Ama’amalele
Tofaeono
Lecturer of Christian
Theology and Ethics
at the Pacific Theological College in Suva, Fiji
“Behold:
the Pig of God”
May
6, 2004
Brian Golding
Reader in Medieval
History, Department of History, University of Southhampton, U.K.
“The Social
Worlds of the Medieval Hermit”
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