University of Chicago

Content Description The bulk of this collection centers around Burton Phipps’ 32-year tenure as a teacher and later head of the Emmanuel Missionary College (now Andrews University) Biology department. During this time Barbara graduated from Emmanuel Missionary College, taught for a few years, and then returned where she became a librarian in the College library. Her mother, Nettie, worked at Northwestern University, University of Michigan, and Chicago University (now the University of Chicago). In 1961 Barbara and...

Content Description This collection provides a wide ranging view of this remarkable man and his accomplishments. There are many personal items including his extensive diaries. Along with the diaries there are recordings Horn made where he narrates his life. The cassette tapes have been updated to new media for preservation purposes. This collection also contains a good number of letters from 1929 to 1976, and 1993. There are some documents of Horn’s and of his three wives, some personal artifacts, a significant...

Content Description This collection contains mainly Specht’s personal correspondence from 1936 to 1976. There are a few personal documents written by him or articles about his life and ministry. In addition, there are materials related to the Robert D. Brinsmead controversy, letters of S. A. Nagel, and some miscellaneous documents.