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BILL YOUNGMARK

(919) 761-2220Archivist, Digital Collections ManagerSTEVE JONES

The purpose of the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) Library Archives is to procure, preserve, and make available for research, primary source materials related to (1) Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and its employees, (2) the history of the Southern Baptist ConvenConvention (SBC), and (3) individuals who have contributed significantly to SBC life, Baptist history in general, and the cause of Christ.

Staff

Mission

Pope Duncan

Ann Frazier

Charles E. Maddry

Ralph Neighbour

Max Rogers

John Sailhamer

J. Clyde J. Clyde Turner

Other CollectionsFeatured Collections

Francis A. Schaeffer

John Warwick Montgomery

Paul Pressler

James Bulman

Russell Kaemmerling

M. O. Owens

Gerald PrimmGerald Primm

George Braswell

AboutThe Library at Southeastern’s archival collections contain more than 400,000 items including correspondence, manuscripts, research files, and other personal papers and institutional records that document the lives and ministries of significant figures in Baptist life and Christian apologetics, missions, and evangelism.

Archival Collections

The Sailhamer RoomThe Sailhamer Room is home to the personal library of Dr. John H. Sailhamer, presented to the Library at Southeastern by his wife, Patty Sailhamer, in honor of his teaching and scholarship.

The collection is significant for its rare volumes documenting the history of Old Testament interpretation in post-Reformation Europe, which ggreatly influenced present day evangelicalism. Dr. Sailhamer’s teaching and scholarship focuses on the Old Testament and particularly the Pentateuch. His deep conviction was to pursue the inspired biblical author’s intent and compositional strategy, believing that ultimately, as God speaks to His readers through the written text of scripture, the unified message of the Messianic promise can be heard.

Special Holdings

2010 facsimile edition of original uncial MS published by the British Library

Baptist association annuals, convention annuals, newspapers, and other periodicals documenting the history of Baptist polity, cooperation, and ministries

Baptist Minutes and Periodicals

Codex Sinaiticus

Codex Vaticanus

Codex Wake Forestanus

SEBTS Publications

Latin biblical MS dated from 1200 to 1400 A.D. consisting of 20 vellum bound leaves, containing Thessalonians - Revelation

Catalogs, directories, event programs, The Outlook (official SEBTS publication), and The Enquiry (student publication) documenting the history of SEBTS

A full color facsimile reprint, limited edition of 450, bound in full parchment exhibiting the original features of Vatican MS 1209

Francis A. Schaeffer Collection

SEBTS serves as the research home for the preeminent collection of personal papers documenting the life and ministry of Francis A. Schaeffer. This collection of corcorrespondence, annotated research files, audio recordings, and other materials created by Schaeffer during his ministry was given in custodianship to SEBTS by the Francis A. Schaeffer Foundation. Significant areas of research made accessible by this collection include:

SchaeSchaeffer’s Bible containing extensive marginal notes, as well as, sermon manuscripts and outlines in the collection provide an unprecedented glimpse into Schaeffer’s study, proclamation, and application of the Scriptures.

Correspondence, newsletters, reports, sermons, and other materials document the development of Schaeffer’s practice of apologetics, missions, and evangelism from his work with ChildChildren For Christ, through his transition to full-time missions in Europe with the Independent Board for Presbyterian Foreign Missions, and onto his work with L’Abri.

Correspondence, annotated images of artwork, speeches, and other resources document Schaeffer’s analysis of cultural expressions in areas ranging from art to politics and the implications of the ideas behind those expressions.

Please consuPlease consult our website or contact our archives staff to learn more about conducting research in the Francis A. Schaeffer Collection. Digital copies of this collection will also be available at the Francis A. Schaeffer Foundation in Gryon, Switzerland and Hill House in Austin, Texas.

Schaeffer’s Engagement of Culture

Schaeffer’s Engagement of the Lost

Schaeffer’s Engagement of Scripture

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