Archives ofthe American Theological Library Association Library Development Program, 1960-1973

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Archives ofthe American Theological Library Association Library Development Program, 1960-1973

The records include correspondence, reports, andfinancial records related to the ATLA Library Development Program. The ATLALibrary Development Program provided funds to strengthen the book collectionsof ninety North American theological libraries between 1961 and 1966. Theprogram was directed by Raymond Morris, Librarian of the Yale Divinity SchoolLibrary and funded by the Sealantic Fund.

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American theological library association

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See Record Group 163 for the earlier history of the American Theological Library Association. In 1990 ATLA was reorganized so that the Index Board and Preservation Board were placed directly under the Board of Directors. In 1991 Albert Hurd was appointed chief executive officer of ATLA. This restructuring made Executive Director responsible for all staff appointments, with the Board of Directors now construed as a policy making body that vested management of the Association in the E...

Sealantic Fund, Inc.

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Morris, Raymond P.

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Raymond Philip Morris, born in Garnett, Kansas in 1904, was educated at Baker University (B.A., 1925), Garrett Biblical Institute (B.D., 1929) and Columbia University (B.S., 1930 and M.S., 1932). He served as Librarian of Garrett Biblical Institute, 1931-1932 and of Yale Divinity School, 1932-1972. He taught Religious Literature at Yale Divinity School, 1941-1972. He received honorary doctorates from Baker University (1952) and Drake University (1965). He died in 1990. From the descr...