Guide to the Jerald Brauer Papers 1925-1999
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University of Chicago Library Guide to the Jerald Brauer Papers 1925-1999 © 2007 University of Chicago Library Table of Contents Descriptive Summary 3 Information on Use 3 Access 3 Citation 3 Biographical Note 3 Scope Note 5 Related Resources 8 Subject Headings 8 INVENTORY 9 Series I: Personal, 1938-1994 9 Series II: Correspondence, 1940-1970 11 Subseries 1: Correspondence, 1936-1958 11 Subseries 2: Correspondence, 1958-1965 15 Subseries 3: Correspondence, 1960-1963 23 Subseries 4: Correspondence, 1961-1965 25 Subseries 5: Correspondence 1964-1966 67 Subseries 6: Correspondence, 1965-1970 85 Subseries 7: Correspondence, 1969-1976 87 Subseries 8: Sidney Mead Correspondence 109 Series III: Federated Theological Faculty. 1943-1960 111 Series IV: Divinity School. 1960-1985 130 Subseries 1: Subject Files 130 Subseries 2: Faculty Materials 148 Series V: Research and Course Notes, 1938-1975 150 Subseries I: Dissertation Notes and Drafts 150 Subseries 2: Research Documents and Notes 151 Series VI: Sermons and Speeches, 1946-1999 173 Series VII: Paul Tillich (1886-1965), 1954-1994 184 Series VIII: Groups and Organizations, 1956-1991 190 Subseries 1: Council on Religion and International Affairs 191 Subseries 2: American Society for Church History 195 Subseries 3: National Council of Churches of Christ 196 Subseries 4: Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions 197 Subseries 5: Board of Theological Education 199 Subseries 6: International House 200 Subseries 7: New York State Consultations (NYSC), Bundy Funds 201 Series IX: Writings, 1928-1997 207 Subseries 1: Book Projects and Publishers 208 Subseries 2: Articles and Offprints 216 Series X: Restricted, 1925-1999 219 Subseries 1: Restricted Recent Correspondence 219 Subseries 2: Restricted Financial Records 227 Subseries 3: Restricted Student and Faculty Materials 228 Subseries 4: Restricted Audio and Visual Materials 255 Descriptive Summary Identifier ICU.SPCL.BRAUER Title Brauer, Jerald. Papers Date 1925-1999 Size 93.5 linear feet (184 boxes) Repository Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A. Abstract Jerald Brauer, historian, minister, professor, and dean. The Jerald Brauer Papers consist of ninety-three and a half linear feet and include correspondence, memos, minutes, reports, manuscripts, notes, speeches, published materials, and audio recordings. The papers document Brauer’s career as a historian, professor of the history of Christianity in the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, Dean of the Federated Theological Faculties and the Divinity School, and author and editor of many scholarly books. Information on Use Access All materials in Series X are restricted. Material in Subseries 1: Recent Correspondence is restricted for thirty years. Material in Subseries 2: Financial Records is restricted for fifty years. Subseries 3: Student and Faculty Records is restricted indefinitely. Subseries 4: Audio and Visual Recordings are restricted indefinitely due to the condition of the material or need for special equipment. Citation When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Brauer, Jerald. Papers, [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library Biographical Note Jerald Brauer was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin in 1921 to Carl L. and Anna Mae (Linde) Brauer. He attended Carthage College in Carthage, Illinois, went on to receive a B.D. from Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary in 1945. Brauer pursued advanced training at Union Theological Seminary in New York and earned a PhD from the University of Chicago in 1948. In 1945 Brauer married Muriel (Nelson) Brauer. The couple had two children Christopher Nelson and Marian Ruth. Brauer became an ordained minister in the United Lutheran Church of America in 1951. 3 Brauer began his teaching career as an instructor in church history and the history of Christianity at the Union Theological Seminary where he also served as assistant to Paul Tillich. In 1950, Brauer moved to Chicago to become Assistant Professor in History of Christianity at the University of Chicago. Associate Professor, 1954-1959. Became Professor of History of Christianity in 1959, Naomi Shenstone Donnelley professor of history of Christianity, 1969-1991, and professor emeritus in 1991. After the establishment of the Federated Theological Faculty in 1943, Brauer served as the dean of FTF from 1955 to 1960. FTF was a formal alliance between the Divinity School at the University of Chicago, Disciples Divinity House, Meadville Theological School and the Chicago Theological Seminary. As a Lutheran, Brauer was considered by some to be an odd choice to oversee the four institutions, none of them Lutheran. When the Federation was dissolved in 1960 he became dean of the Divinity school, a position he held until 1970. As Dean, Brauer was known for recruiting top faculty including Paul Tillich, Martin Marty, Don Browning, Clark Gilpin, and David Tracy. As the first Catholic faculty at the Divinity School, Tracy’s hiring illustrated Brauer’s commitment to increasing ecumenism in the Divinity School. Brauer authored many scholarly books and articles including: Luther and the Reformation (1953) (with Jaroslav Pelikan). Protestantism in America: A Narrative History (1965), Images of Religion in America (1967), and John Nuveen: A Life of Service (1997). He also edited the collections, Reinterpretation in American Church History (1968), The Future of Religion (1966), The Lively Experiment Continued (1987), The Unrelieved Paradox: Studies in the Theology of Franz Bibfeldt (1994) (with Martin Marty), and the Westminster Dictionary of Church History (1971). Brauer was a member of the American Society of Church History, he served as president in 1960. Brauer was the co-editor of the journal Church History from 1963 to 1998. Brauer was visiting lecturer at University of Frankfurt in 1961, and at University of Tokyo in 1966. He served as president of the board of theological education for the Lutheran Church in America from 1962 to 1968. Worked as consultant for the New York Education Department from 1969 to 1978. He was an official delegated observer for the World Council of Churches at Vatican Council II, was chairman of the Council on Religion and International Affairs from 1979-1983. He served as a trustee for Augustana College from 1964 to 1966 and at Carthage College from 1958 to 1962. He was also a visiting fellow at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions in 1972 and 1974. Brauer was member of the board of the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, serving as chairman between 1966 and 1983, and as chairman of the board of directors from 1979 to 1983. 4 Scope Note The Jerald Brauer Papers have been arranged into ten series: Series I, Personal; Series II, Correspondence; Series III, Federated Theological Faculties, 1943-1960; Series IV, Divinity School, 1960-1985; Series V, Research and Course Notes, 1938-1975; Series VI, Sermons and Speeches, 1946-1999; Series VII, Paul Tillich (1886-1965); Series VIII, Groups and Organizations; Series IX, Writings; and Series X, Restricted. Series I is a small series containing correspondence with friends and family, photographs, and records relating to recreational, religious, and personal business matters. Series II contains correspondence, most of the series is made up of copies of outgoing letters. The Series is divided into eight subseries: Subseries 1, Correspondence 1936-1958; Subseries 2, Correspondence 1958-1965; Subseries 3, Correspondence 1960-1963; Subseries 4, Correspondence 1961-1965; Subseries 5, Correspondence 1964-1966; Subseries 6, Correspondence 1965-1970; Subseries 7, Correspondence 1969-1976; Subseries 8, Sidney Mead Correspondence. Subseries 1 through 7 are divided chronologically, the overlapping periodization of some of the series follows Brauer’s organizational scheme. Within each series the correspondence is arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Lists of the correspondents in each folder can be found in Series II. Most of the correspondence relates to Brauer’s professional life as a dean, professor, historian, mentor, and author. Subseries 8 contains correspondence between Brauer and Sidney Mead. Mead (1904-1999) was a noted historian of American religious history and author of The Lively Experiment: The Shaping of Christianity in America (1963). The correspondence reflects both shared intellectual ties and a long friendship between the two men. Series III, Federated Theological Faculties, consists of alphabetical subject files relating to Brauer’s involvement with the Federated Theological Faculties. The formation of the FTF in 1943, formalized the relationships between the Divinity School at the University of Chicago, Disciples Divinity House, Meadville Theological School and the Chicago Theological Seminary. Brauer served as the first and only dean of FTF from 1955 until the federation was dissolved in 1960. Materials in the Series include administrative reports, minutes and correspondence, items related to the creation of the B.D. degree. The series also includes information about the defederation of FTF, organizations in which Brauer was a member, and a significant amount of material relating to the conference “Religion Faces the Atomic Age,” held in 1958. Series IV, Divinity School, contains two subseries: Subseries 1, Subject Files and Subseries 2, Faculty Materials. Many of the files in Subseries 1 deal with the administration