Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Washington, James Melvin
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 1 Box, 0.5 linear feet
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Material from the James Melvin Washington Special Collection. Fuller Theological Seminary-David Allan Hubbard Library Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Material from the James Melvin Washington Special Collection, 1965-1997 is one box of papers found among Washington’s 4,000 volume book collection. As part of James Melvin Washington’seffort to document and interpret the role of African Americans in the contexts of American culture, Washington amassed an extensive library. This collection came to Fuller Theological Seminary in 2003, and has been catalogued as the James Washington Special Collection.
- Biographical / historical:
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James Washington (1948-1997) received his B.A. from the University of Tennessee, Master of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School and his M.Phil. and Ph.D. from Yale University (1979). The title of his dissertation is "The Origins and Emergence of Black Baptist Separatism, 1863-1897." An ordained Baptist minister, he served as Associate Professor of History at Union Theological Seminary, New York. He is the author of "Frustrated fellowship: the Black Baptist quest for social power" (1986), "A testament of hope: the essential writings of Martin Luther King, Jr." (1986), "I have a dream: writings and speeches that changed the world / Martin Luther King, Jr." (1992), "Conversations with God: two centuries of prayers by African Americans" (1994). His colleagues honored him with a Festschrift edited by Quinton Hosford Dixie and Cornell West, "The courage to hope: from black suffering to human redemption: essays in honor of James Melvin Washington" (1999).
- Acquisition information:
- Ephemera and notes found within books from the James Melvin Washington Special Collection, donated in 2003.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Supervised use only. Scholarly use within parameters of copyright law.
- Terms of access:
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All rights reserved.
- Preferred citation:
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Material from the James Melvin Washington Special Collection. Fuller Theological Seminary-David Allan Hubbard Library Archives
- Location of this collection:
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135 North Oakland Ave.Pasadena, CA 91182, US
- Contact:
- (626) 584-5311