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Another book I have written about but previously seen only on microfilm, digitized, &c = William Whiston’s 1727 Collection of Authentick Records Belonging to the Old and New Testament
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Other books our seminar on apocrypha/pseudepigrapha will see at @hdslibrary this week include Antwerp Polyglot & London Polyglot (Oana Capatina & I checking out Hebrew Tobit in the latter below!)
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Thanks to our friends at the Harvard Divinity School Library (@hdslibrary) for coming to visit this morning and spending some time connecting about the work both of our institutions do in preserving religious history.
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Charles Sumner's hat - @HarvardDivinity has Edward Everett Hale's hat @HDSlibrary #UUTwitter
Doing #history is all about reckoning with the unexpected. Today’s find: Here’s Charles Sumner’s hat @MHS1791 #twitterstorians #materialculture
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During the colonial era, churches were often a community’s main record-keepers, documenting births, deaths, marriages, and more. Thanks to the @hdslibrary, you can explore colonial era life through nearly 40 digitized church record books:buff.ly/3HpBP9H

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WE'RE HIRING 🥳 If you love libraries, processing archives and dream of working at the repository of record for the archives of the Unitarian Universalist Association @hdslibrary you should apply for our Digital Archivist position! More info here 👉 bit.ly/3Ya0wMP
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Had an amazing time at @hdslibrary with the @BishopPearson archives. His life and work are so important for the study of Black religion. Thanks @MarlaFrederick and @jonathanlwalton for acquiring these materials.
This week we welcomed @iupui @ProfJTE , the FIRST researcher to access our Carlton Pearson collection which was recently made available to the public!
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1657 London Polyglot Bible—courtesy of a recent trip to @hdslibrary
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How cool is this archive photo of Swartz Hall from @hdslibrary 😮 We’re so excited to welcome our alumni back to campus on Nov 4 for our first Alumni Day! We can’t wait to see you and catch up. #SeeYouSoon #WhatAThrowback #ThoseWereTheDays Register here: bit.ly/3sdvNRs
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Parker knew he was dying: he said who should get some of his books. There are sketches he drew and two flowers he pressed, yellow & purple. The cover is leather and stamped with his initials. His journals are @hdslibrary and some books he owned @ the Boston Public Library 2/2
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“We must say: ‘Wake up America! Wake up!’ For we cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.” – Representative John Lewis The March on Washington, a key moment in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, took place 59 years ago today, in 1963. 📸 @hdslibrary
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this is the carrel i've been using to make my syllabus for this fall! hi!
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“Black church arson isn’t just historical. It’s a phenomenon that’s still happening." In a spring semester class “Black Church Burning” taught by Professor Todne Thomas, students curated & created items for an exhibit on display now at the @hdslibrary. hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/05…
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2/2 image one shows the mystical theologian Jean Gerson (1363-1429) portrayed as a pilgrim passing a castle attrib. Albrecht Dürer, v. 1, t.p. verso of: Gerson, Jean [Opera] [Strassburg, Johann (Reinhard) Grüninger], 1488. 3 v. #pilgrimage #dog #camino #arthistory @hdslibrary
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1/2 did you notice the little canine companion at the end of the bed in the Dream of the Magi? Dogs are often shown accompanying pilgrims in art - an iconographic motif that crosses cultures and time. Over the next few days, I will show you some of my faves! @hdslibrary
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Fantastic suggestion. Thank you!
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Replying to @pbrowne1865
Hmmmm I wonder whether the librarians @hdslibrary could save the day? They have super powers <3 also the correspondence from the Women's Auxiliary with the Boston churches is likely to be in their archives
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It's #nationalbibleweek! Here is one of the rare #bibles in Andover-Harvard Theological Library. Centuries-old bibles, illustrated bibles, annotated bibles. So many bibles! Search "bibles" at hdslibrary.tumblr.com to see more. Photo by @hdslibrary Bible. German. Luther. 1558.
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Happy Theological Libraries Month! Our librarians maintain world-class collections and provide services that allows the teaching, learning, and collaboration in @HarvardDivinity's community to thrive. Thank you for enriching our community @hdsspecialcollections and @hdslibrary!
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Replying to @uuaGA @hdslibrary
and The Unitarian Sunday School Society - thanks for protecting so much U, U, and UU history!
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