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John Richard Sampey Papers on Microfiche
CFT00058  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Biography/Administrative History
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: John Richard Sampey Papers on Microfiche
    Dates: 1909-1946
    Collection Number: CFT00058
    Creator/Collector: Sampey, John R. (John Richard), 1863-1946
    Extent: 1332 microfiche
    Repository: Fuller Theological Seminary-David Allan Hubbard Library Archives
    Pasadena, California 91182
    Abstract: The collection comprises microfiche copies of original material from John R. Sampey's personal files. John R. Sampey (1863-1946) served as the fifth president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (1929-1942) and taught Old Testament at the seminary from 1885 till his retirement in 1942. Sampey also was the second seminary librarian, serving from 1894 to 1928. Sampey was actively involved in a variety of activities, particularly the international Sunday school movement, serving as chairman of the International Sunday School Lesson Committee in 1921. He was also passionate about foreign missions, taking several trips to Brazil. But above all, Sampey’s chief contribution was saving the seminary from ruin in the Great Depression, paying off its enormous debt incurred from building the Lexington Road campus. Sampey was a founder of the Baptist World Alliance and a veteran of forty-six years on the International Sunday School Lesson Committee. Sampey was author of several books including The Ethical Teaching of Jesus (1909) and The Heart of the Old Testament (1922).
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    Accessible with general microfiche collections. Scholarly use within parameters of copyright law.

    Publication Rights

    All rights reserved.

    Preferred Citation

    John Richard Sampey Papers on Microfiche. Fuller Theological Seminary-David Allan Hubbard Library Archives

    Acquisition Information

    Purchased from James Lutzweiler

    Biography/Administrative History

    The John R. Sampey Papers are housed in the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. https://archives.sbts.edu/special-collections/john-richard-sampey-papers/

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The collection comprises microfiche copies of original material from John R. Sampey's personal files. The original collection of Sampey Papers comprises 26 boxes. The collection includes sermons, presidential papers, and a great deal of correspondence related to foreign missions.

    Indexing Terms

    International Sunday school lessons
    Missions
    Baptist World Alliance
    Southern Baptist Theological Seminary