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Reinhold Niebuhr Papers A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress Prepared by Grover Batts and David Mathisen Revised and expanded by Michael Spangler with the assistance of Lisa Madison Manuscript Division, Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 2009 Contact information: http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2009 Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009040 Collection Summary Title: Reinhold Niebuhr Papers Span Dates: 1907-1994 Bulk Dates: (bulk 1930-1990) ID No.: MSS34751 Creator: Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1892-1971 Extent: 15,500 items; 67 containers plus 1 oversize; 27 linear feet Language: Collection material in English Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Abstract: Theologian, philosopher, and author. Correspondence, speeches, sermons, lectures, articles, book reviews, typescripts of books and articles, family papers, subject files, biographical material, bibliographies, photographs, and memorabilia reflecting Niebuhr's influence on twentieth-century theology, politics, and society and his efforts to apply religious and ethical standards to modern social and political problems including labor and race relations. Selected Search Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. Personal Names Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973--Correspondence. Barnes, John, 1917-1992--Correspondence. Barzun, Jacques, 1907---Correspondence. Benn, Tony, 1925---Correspondence. Bennett, John C. (John Coleman), 1902-1995--Correspondence. Berlin, Isaiah, 1909-1997--Correspondence. Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, 1906-1945--Correspondence. Carter, Jimmy, 1924---Correspondence. Clark, Tom C. (Tom Campbell), 1899-1977--Correspondence. Clasper, Paul D.--Correspondence. Coffin, Henry Sloane, 1877-1954--Correspondence. Conant, James Bryant, 1893-1978--Correspondence. Cripps, Isobel, 1891-1979--Correspondence. Cripps, Richard Stafford, Sir, 1889-1952--Correspondence. Eddy, Sherwood, 1871-1963--Correspondence. Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969--Correspondence. Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965--Correspondence. Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965--Correspondence. Franklin, Sam H.--Correspondence. Gordon, J. King--Correspondence. Gordon, Ruth Anderson--Correspondence. Hall, Ronald O. (Ronald Owen)--Correspondence. Herberg, Will--Correspondence. Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978--Correspondence. Hutchins, Robert Maynard, 1899-1977--Correspondence. Kennan, George F. (George Frost), 1904-2005--Correspondence. Kollek, Teddy, 1911-2007--Correspondence. Littell, Franklin H. (Franklin Hamlin), 1917---Correspondence. MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982--Correspondence. Mailer, Norman--Correspondence. Marty, Martin E., 1928---Correspondence. McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922---Correspondence. Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978--Correspondence. Reinhold Niebuhr Papers 2 Morgenthau, Hans J. (Hans Joachim), 1904-1980--Correspondence. Moynihan, Daniel P. (Daniel Patrick), 1927-2003--Correspondence. Niebuhr, H. Richard (Helmut Richard), 1894-1962--Correspondence. Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1892-1971. Paton, Alan--Correspondence. Pike, James A. (James Albert), 1913-1969--Correspondence. Press, Samuel D.--Correspondence. Robertson, D. B.--Correspondence. Sacks, Oliver W.--Correspondence. Scarlett, William, 1883-1973--Correspondence. Schlesinger, Arthur M. (Arthur Meier), 1917-2007--Correspondence. Schlesinger, Arthur Meier, 1888-1965--Correspondence. Stansgate, Margaret, 1897-1991--Correspondence. Stone, Ronald H.--Correspondence. Tillich, Paul, 1886-1965--Correspondence. Van Dusen, Henry P. (Henry Pitney), 1897-1975--Correspondence. Van Husen, Geraldine--Correspondence. Van Husen, Hugh. Visser 't Hooft, Willem Adolph, 1900-1985--Correspondence. Woodward, E. L. (Ernest Llewellyn), 1890-1971--Correspondence. Organizations Americans for Democratic Action--Correspondence. CARE Inc. Commission on Freedom of the Press--Correspondence. Delta Cooperative Farm Project (Hillhouse, Miss.) Evangelical and Reformed Church. National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America--Correspondence. Socialist Party (Tenn.). Committee on Economic and Racial Justice. U.S. National Commission for UNESCO. Union for Democratic Action--Correspondence. United States. Commission on Cultural Affairs in Occupied Territories. University of Edinburgh. World Council of Churches--Correspondence. Subjects Agriculture--Massachusetts--Hillhouse. Ethics. Labor. New republic. New York times. Political ethics. Race relations. Religion. Religion and social problems. Saturday review of literature. Social service. Socialism. Theology--20th century. World politics--20th century. Locations Europe--Description and travel. Germany--Description and travel. Tennessee--Economic conditions. Reinhold Niebuhr Papers 3 Tennessee--Race relations. Related Names Bingham, June, 1919-2007. Courage to change: an introduction to the life and thought of Reinhold Niebuhr. 1961. Bingham, June, 1919-2007. June Bingham papers. 1952-1963. Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1892-1971. Man’s nature and his communities: essays on the dynamics and enigmas of man’s personal and social existence. 1965. Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1892-1971. Pious and secular America. 1958. Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1892-1971. Self and the dramas of history. 1955. Niebuhr, Ursula. Ursula Niebuhr papers. 1913-1994. Occupations Authors. Philosophers. Theologians. Administrative Information Provenance: The papers of Reinhold Niebuhr, theologian, philosopher, and author, were given to the Library of Congress by Niebuhr in 1965. Additions were given by Reinhold and Ursula Niebuhr and others from 1965 through 1994. Processing History: The collection was processed in 1966 and expanded and revised between 1976 and 1981. Additional material was processed in 1994, and the finding aid was revised in 2009. Transfers: Most photographs have been transferred to the custody of the Library's Prints and Photographs Division, where they are identified as part of these papers. Related Material: Other collections in the Manuscript Division that contain papers of Reinhold Niebuhr include those of Raymond Leslie Buell, the Fund for the Reinhold Niebuhr Award, Hans J. Morgenthau, Paul F. Sifton and Claire G. Sifton, and Charles P. Taft. Copyright Status: Copyright in the unpublished writings of Reinhold Niebuhr in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public. Access and Restrictions: The papers of Reinhold Niebuhr are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use. Preferred Citation: Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Biographical Note Date Event 1892, June 21 Born, Wright City, Mo. Reinhold Niebuhr Papers 4 1910 Graduated, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Ill. 1913 Graduated, Eden Theological Seminary, Webster Groves, Mo. Ordained minister, German Evangelical Synod of North America 1914 B. D., Yale University Divinity School, New Haven, Conn. 1915 A. M., Yale University Divinity School, New Haven, Conn. 1915-1928 Pastor, Bethel Evangelical Church, Detroit, Mich. 1929 Published Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic. Chicago: Willett, Clark and Colby 1928-1930 Associate professor of Christian ethics and philosophy of religion, Union Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y. 1930-1960 Professor of Christian ethics and philosophy of religion, Union Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y. 1931 Married Ursula Keppel-Compton 1932 Published Moral Man and Immoral Society. New York, N.Y.: C. Scribner's Sons 1939 Delivered the Gifford Lectures at the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland; published in 1941-1943 as The Nature and Destiny of Man. New York, N.Y.: C. Scribner's Sons. 2 vols. 1940 Resigned from the Socialist Party 1941-1966 Editor, Christianity and Crisis 1947 Co-chairman, Founding Conference of Americans for Democratic Action 1964 Received Presidential Medal of Freedom 1971, June 1 Died, Stockbridge, Mass. Scope and Content Note The papers of Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) span the years 1907-1994, with the bulk of the material concentrated in the period from the 1930s through the 1980s. The collection portrays the range of Niebuhr's work and his influence in twentieth- century theology, politics, and society. Included are correspondence, articles, sermons, reviews, lectures, typescripts of books, biographical material, printed matter, and miscellaneous items. Several separate additions to Niebuhr's papers have been received and appended to the original collection. These additions are listed and described in the order of their receipt in the Manuscript Division. Correspondence with a wide array of theologians, political leaders, academicians, literary figures, and diverse community leaders and organizations comprises a substantial portion of the papers. Focusing chiefly on Niebuhr's theological interests and work, much of the material relates his efforts to apply religion and ethical standards to social and political problems. Two such examples, represented in depth, are the