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The Archives collects, preserves and makes available material in the area of ecumenical and inter-religious activity in the Western United States and Pacific Rim with further interests in ethnic plurality and women in religion. The collection policy reflects the nature and mission of the Graduate Theological Union, a consortium of nine theological seminaries (Protestant and Catholic), and ten centers and institutes (including Jewish, Eastern Orthodox, and Buddhist). The images on this page represent just some of the holdings of the GTU Archives. Links connect you to the collection finding aid on the Online Archive of California.

This is a luggage tag of a Viennese family who fled to Shanghai, China in 1941, traveling on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Alfred Buchler Collection #GTU 93-10-02

Anne McGrew Bennett, a laywoman in the United Church of Christ, was involved in social justice issues. Here she is arrested at a protest against the draft during the Vietnam War, New York, March 1970. Anne McGrew Bennett Collection #GTU 89-5-017

A British Benedictine monk who founded a Christian ashram in India, Bede Griffiths (1906-1993) studied and wrote extensively in Eastern, Hindu, and Christian spirituality. Bede Griffiths Collection #GTU 95-8-01

Members of the Berkeley Free Church. This was a hippie church, 1967-72, which ministered to the street people of Telegraph Avenue and was involved in all current social and political issues. Berkeley Free Church Collection #GTU 89-5-016

The oldest center for women in theological education, the Center for Women and Religion produced this brochure around 1978. Centers and Programs. Office of Women's Affairs/Center for Women and Religion, 1969-88 #GTU 92-3-1

Earl Morse Wilbur, 1866-1956, authored the definitive history of Unitarian origins, and served as the first president of Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley, California. Earl Morse Wilbur Papers #GTU 89-5-01

	Frankfurt, Germany. October 1945, from an extensive collection of photographs taken by Elsie Thomas Culver for Church World Service throughout Europe at the end of WWII.
Elsie Thomas Culver Collection #GTU 92-9-01

Gus Schultz, a Lutheran pastor in Berkeley, California, was active in the Sanctuary Movement for Central Americans in the 1980's. This flyer publicizes the plight of the people of El Salvador. Sanctuary Collection: Gustav Schultz #GTU 90-5-01

John Harrell (1975) and his wife Mary established an independent publishing house in Kensington, California, producting Christian education audio-visual materials. John and Mary Harrell Collection #GTU 90-3-01

Kurume, Japan, Lutheran Church council with Pastor S.O. Thorlaksson, 1926. Steingrimur Octavius Thorlaksson Papers #GTU 90-3-01

Pastor of the San Francisco Unitarian Church 1860-64, Thomas Starr King, through lectures and sermons, was a strong influence in California's decision to remain in the Union during the Civil War. Thomas Starr King Collection #GTU 93-5-01

Send messages and comments regarding the archives to Lucinda Glenn, GTU Archivist at lglenn@gtu.edu

Last updated October 23, 2002