The Friends of the Burke Library
Mission | Membership | Officers | Events
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
For information about joining the Friends of The Burke Library, please visit the Friends of the Columbia Libraries website.
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OFFICERS
| President |
Marian "Mim" Warden
Union Theological Seminary
New York, New York
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| Vice President |
TBA
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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 |
Ree DeDonato, Acting Director
Burke Library
Union Theological Seminary
New York, New York |
| Staff |
The Burke Library
Union Theological Seminary
3041 Broadway
New York, New York 10027
Telephone: 212-851-5610
FAX: 212-851-5613
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EVENTS
Defying White Supremacism:
Reverdy C. Ransom and the Black Social Gospel
a lecture by Gary Dorrien
Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary
and Professor of Religion at Columbia University
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 : Reception at 6; Lecture at 6:30 P.M.
Social Hall
Union Theological Seminary
3041 Broadway at 121st Street
For more information regarding this event please visit the CUL News page
To attend, please respond to cul-events@columbia.edu
Please also visit the UTS Events 08-09 page for information
about other upcoming events and lectures at Union Theological Seminary.
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