Records, 1880-1943 (inclusive).

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Records, 1880-1943 (inclusive).

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Contains primarily correspondence. Topics include Chautauqua summer schools, the Institute's relationship to the University of Chicago and William Rainey Harper, and the Modernist-Fundamentalist controversy. Also includes material on the founding of the Institute and courses taught.

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University of Chicago Library

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University of Chicago Library

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American Institute of Sacred Literature

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The American Institute of Sacred Literature, which offered courses in the study of the Bible, was organized in 1889. The Institute grew out of the Correspondence School of Hebrew (established in 1880 by William Rainey Harper) which was renamed the American Institute of Hebrew in 1883. From the description of Records, 1880-1943 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 40935173 Establishment and Purpose of the Institute- In Dec...

Harper, William Rainey, 1856-1906

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Noted academic who helped to organize the University of Chicago and Bradley University, and served as the first President of both institutions. From the description of William R. Harper letter to Prof. H. H. Boyesen [manuscript], 1891 Feb 26. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 420487062 Born in New Concord, Ohio; graduated from Muskingum College at age 14; earned a Ph. D. at Yale; teacher, Hebraist, and educator; became first president of the University of Chicago...

Chautauqua Institution

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