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Archives, Rare Books and Special Collections David Allan Hubbard Library Fuller Theological Seminary COLLECTION 136: Fuller Theological Seminary School of Theology Deans’ Files, 1944- Table of Contents Administrative Information .............................................................................................................2 Historical Note ................................................................................................................................3 Box Inventory ..................................................................................................................................6 Box 1: Dean Harold Lindsell, 1944-1960 ....................................................................................6 Box 1a: Dean Harold Lindsell, Verterans’ Administration Documents ......................................8 Box 2: Dean Harold Lindsell, Verterans’ Administration Documents ........................................8 Box 3: Documents & Correspondence, Veterans’ Administration ..............................................9 Box 4: Dean Harold Lindsell, 1960-1963 ....................................................................................9 Box 5: Dean’s Library Records, 1948-1965 ..............................................................................10 Box 6: Dean’s Library Records, 1960-1965 ..............................................................................10 Box 7: Dean’s Library Records, 1960-1965 ..............................................................................10 Box 7: Harold Lindsell alphabetical files 1952-1964 ................................................................10 Box 8: Harold Lindsell alphabetical files 1952-1964 ................................................................11 Box 9: Harold Lindsell alphabetical files 1952-1964 ................................................................12 Box 10: Deans’ Files - transition to Daniel Payton Fuller, 1961-1965 .....................................13 Box 11: Dean Dan Fuller Faculty Meetings 1963-1972 ............................................................13 Box 12: Dean Dan Fuller 1963-73 .............................................................................................14 Box 13: Dean William Dyrness, 1984-2000 ..............................................................................15 Box 14: Dean William Dyrness, 1984-2000 ..............................................................................16 Box 15: Dean William Dyrness, 1984-2000 ..............................................................................16 Box 16: Dean William Dyrness, 1984-2000, Academic Programs ...........................................17 Box 17: Dean William Dyrness, 1984-2000, Academic Programs ...........................................17 Box 18: Dean William Dyrness, 1984-2000, Academic Programs ...........................................18 Box 19: Dean William Dyrness, 1984-2000, Academic Programs ...........................................18 Box 20: Dean William Dyrness, 1984-2000, Academic Programs ...........................................19 Box 21: Dean William Dyrness, 1984-2000, Academic Programs ...........................................20 Box 22: Dean William Dyrness, Academic Programs, Financial Planning ..............................20 Box 23: Dean William Dyrness, Academic Programs, Financial Planning, & Correspondence Files ....................................................................................................................................21 Box 24: Dean William Dyrness, Correspondence Files ............................................................21 Box 25: Dean William Dyrness, Correspondence Files ............................................................21 Administrative Information Title: Fuller Theological Seminary School of Theology Deans’ Files, 1944- Collection Identifier: CFT00136 Creators: Dyrness, William A. Fuller, Daniel P., 1925- Fuller Theological Seminary Lindsell, Harold, 1913-1998 Size: 26 Boxes, 10.83 linear feet Repository: David Allan Hubbard Library Fuller Theological Seminary 135 N Oakland Ave Pasadena, CA 91182 [email protected] Provenance: Institutional Record Retention Program from the FTS School of Theology Dean’s Office Conditions Governing Access/Restrictions: Files are restricted until 30 years from the date of creation. Scholarly use with parameters of copyright law. Language: English Processing: Nancy Sanders Gower (c.2005-2012), Adam Gossman (c.2012-2015), Alyson Thomas (October 2018) 2 Historical Note From Fall 1947-Spring 1965, Fuller Seminary’s academic programs were administered under the Dean of Administration, later designated “Dean of the Faculty” (in 1955). Thus, the “Dean Files” from 1947-1965 contains papers related to the general operation of the overall Seminary and theological programs. Fuller Seminary opened with a single degree offering, the Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.). Fuller Seminary inaugurated its Graduate School of Theology during the 1950-1951 school year, when students wishing to pursue studies beyond the Bachelor of Divinity were enrolled. In 1965, the School of Psychology and the School of Intercultural Studies opened, requiring an individual Dean to administer each School. Thus, the original “Dean’s Office” (1947-1965) became the Dean’s Office of the School of Theology. On July 1, 2019, the SOT Dean’s office merged with the SIS Dean’s office under the leadership of Dr. Amos Yong. Harold Lindsell was a founding member of the Seminary, beginning as Registrar in 1947. He also taught Church History and Missions Orientation. Lindsell served as Dean of the Faculty from 1948-1963. Daniel Payton Fuller had many and varied roles at the Seminary through the years, including student, teaching fellow, and Dean. He served as a faculty member until 2000. SOT Dean’s List Years Name Additional Notes 1948-1949 Gleason Archer Interim? Sept 1, 1949-1952 Herbert Mekeel 1952-1961 Harold Lindsell Founding Registrar (1947); Dean of Administration aka Dean of the Seminary 1961-1962 Gleason Archer Acting Dean 1962-1973 Daniel Fuller Son of FTS founder Charles Fuller, FTS Archivist 1973-1977 Glenn W. Barker 1977-1990 Robert P. Meye 1990-2000 William A. Dyrness 2000-2001 David Augsburger Interim 2001-2013 Howard Loewen 3 2014 - June 30, Joel Green Served as SOT Dean and Provost from 2016-2018. 2018 Hospitalized in Sept 2017, and Dr. Thompson served as Interim SOT Dean. July 1, 2018 – Marianne Meye First woman SOT Dean. Served as Interim SOT dean June 30, 2019 Thompson until June 30, 2018. July 1, 2019 – Amos Yong Former director of the Center for Missiological Research (CMR). Inaugural Dean of SIS/SOT Dean’s office restructure. Scope and Content The Fuller Theological Seminary School of Theology Deans’ Files, 1944- consists of the office files of Fuller Seminary Dean of Students’ Office (1947-1965) and the Dean’s Office of the School of Theology (1965-Present). The “Dean Files” from 1947-1965 contains papers related to the general operation of the overall Seminary and its programs. Reflecting the the 1965 transition of the original “Dean of Students’ Office” into the Dean’s Office of the School of Theology, the collection’s contents focus on the School of Theology administration. Materials include the records of Harold Lindsell (1952 to 1963), Daniel Payton Fuller (1963 to 1973), and William Dyrness (1990-2000). Harold Lindsell's files include Library records kept by the faculty library committee, 1948-1965. Of particular interest—the collection includes Fuller Seminary’s contracts for the Veterans Administration and the Seminary’s Articles of Incorporation. Subjects: Christianity Dyrness, William A. Education, Higher Ehlert, Arnold Ethnology Study and teaching (Graduate) United States Fuller, Daniel P., 1925- Fuller Theological Seminary Lindsell, Harold, 1913-1998 Theological seminaries Veterans-1940-1950 4 Related Collections Collection 0019: Papers of Daniel Payton Fuller, 1928-2000 Collection 0156: Papers of David Augsburger Collection 0202: Papers of Howard J. Loewen Arrangement The collection is arranged chronologically beginning in 1944 with the files of Dean Harold Lindsell, boxes 1-4; records by the faculty library committee in boxes 5-7, and continuing with an alphabetical file for 1964, boxes 7-9. The next section consists of one folder for acting Dean Gleason Archer for the year 1961-1962 and the files of Dean Daniel Payton Fuller, Dean from 1963 to 1973, boxes 10-12. In 2018, the records of Dean William Dyrness were added as a series. The