Series VII. Personal materials (boxes 216-233)
Dates
- Creation: 1894-1974.
Access
There are some restrictions on access to this collection. Please contact the Curator of Manuscripts and Archives for further information.
Extent
247 boxesGeneral note
This series consists of Paul Tillich's personal material, including documents related to the Tillich family such as birth, marriage, and death records, identification, travel itineraries, calendars, and family newsletters. The series also includes humorous plays, poems, and other writings by Tillich, as well as photographs and birthday books. In addition, there is material related to Tillich's death, such as newspaper clippings, memorial programs and posthumous tributes and critiques. There are also artifacts such as medals, awards, commemorative, and personal items. The bulk of the written material in this series is in German.
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard Divinity School Library, Harvard University Repository
Special Collections at Harvard Divinity School Library preserves and makes accessible primary source materials documenting the history of religion and theology, with particular historical emphasis on American liberal religious traditions. Though the historical strengths of the collections have been in the field of Christianity, other religious traditions are increasingly reflected, in step with Harvard Divinity School's evolving focus on global religious studies. Known as Andover-Harvard Theological Library since 1911, it was renamed the Harvard Divinity School Library in 2021.
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