Descriptive Summary
Creator(s)
Biographical Note / Administrative History
Abram Woodruff Halsey was born in Elizabeth, NJ. After working in business for a few years, he matriculated at Princeton University, from which he graduated in 1879. He then spent three years at Princeton Seminary and was ordained in 1882. He was called to the Spring Street Presbyterian Church in New York City, where he remained as pastor until 1899. At that time he accepted the post of Secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions (PCUSA).
Dr Halsey served the BFM for 22 years. He was the first Board secretary to visit the West Africa mission field (1907), and later he made similar visits to Mexico. He is notable for his advocacy of the cause of missions to Africa and India. He died in 1921.
Collection Overview
Record Group 330 includes biographical and memorial materials on Dr Halsey; three photograph and postcard albums of his trip to West Africa; and a number of his writings, lectures and sermons.
Organization and Arrangement
SERIES 1: LECTURES AND SERMONS, 1896-1920
SERIES 2: PHOTOGRAPHS AND ALBUMS, 1907, 1920, undated
Administrative Information
Collection processed and finding aid prepared: December 1992
Stephanie Muntone, Processing Archivist
Catalog Headings
Collection Inventory
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Finding Aid to Record Group 330 |
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Biographical and Memorial Materials, 1921 |
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SERIES 1: LECTURES AND SERMONS, 1896-1920 |
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"The Board of Foreign Missions," 1915 |
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"The Business Side of Missionary Life," 1907 |
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"The Foreign Mission Message to the Home Pastor, 1920-24" |
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"India's Urgent Call for More Missionaries" |
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"The Intellectual Life of the Missionary," 1914 |
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Introduction to Discussion on Africa and Korea Mission Work, c. 1914 |
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"The Missionary Book" |
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"The Pastor and the Missionary Book," 1915 |
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Princeton Lectures, 1920--Syllabi/Outlines |
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Princeton Lectures--"The Missionary Motive" |
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Princeton Lectures--"The Heart Touch" |
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Princeton Lectures--"The Intellectual Life" |
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Princeton Lectures--"Message to Home Pastor" |
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Princeton Lectures--"Missionary and Integration of World" |
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Princeton Lectures--"The Lure of Missions" |
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Princeton Lectures-- Notes and Sources |
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Sermon, 1896 |
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SERIES 2: PHOTOGRAPHS AND ALBUMS, 1907, 1920, undated |
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Portraits of AW Halsey |
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Loose Photographs and Postcards from Albums, 1907, 1920, undated |
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Photograph Album--West Africa, 1907 |
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1920 |
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Postcard Album--West Africa, undated |