Rauschenbusch Family Papers
Scope and Contents
Walter Rauschenbusch: 66.8 linear feet. Family and professional correspondence, some in German; lecture notes for courses at Rochester Seminary; resource files of notebooks and newspaper clippings; essays and notes, many in German; a small coin collection; five book-length manuscripts; twenty-two scrapbooks of items about Walter; copies of Walter's published works; voice recordings. Pauline Rauschenbusch: Correspondence of Walter's wife with friends and family, including after Walter's death; holiday greetings; family photographs. Stephen, Winifred, Paul, Carl, and Lisa Raushenbush. Winifred's diaries, articles, and research notes, especially about the fashion industry and sociologist Robert Park; Lisa's notes on King Lear and a sabbatical in England; Stephen's professional correspondence with organizaitons such as the Public Affairs Institute and the National Parks Association; correspondence between Carl and Lisa; publications by the children, particularly Stephen.
Dates
- Creation: 1777-2018
Creator
- Rauschenbusch, Walter, 1861-1918 (Person)
- Raushenbush, Carl (Person)
- Rauschenbusch, Emma Clough, 1859-1940 (Person)
- Raushenbush, Hilmar Stephen, 1896- (Person)
- Rauschenbusch, August, 1816-1899 (Person)
- Raushenbush, Elilzabeth (Person)
- Rauschenbusch, Pauline, 1864-1949 (Person)
- Rorty, Winifred Rauschenbusch, 1894-1980 (Person)
- Raushenbush, Lisa, 1904- (Person)
- Rauschenbusch, Caroline (Person)
- Raushenbush, Paul Brandeis, 1964- (Person)
- Rorty, James, 1890-1973 (Person)
- Raushenbush, Joan (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials in the Rauschenbusch Family collection are in English and in German
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and copyright holder. Staff may refuse copying of fragile or at-risk materials.
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Biographical / Historical
Baptist minister and writer. New York City; Professor of Church History, Rochester Theological Seminary (German Department). Also included in this family collection are the following: Pauline Rauschenbusch (1864-1949), Stephen Rauschenbusch (1896- ), Paul Rauschenbusch (1898-1980), Carl Rauschenbusch (1900- ), Lisa Rauschenbusch (1904- ), and Winifred Rauschenbusch Rorty (1894-1980)
Extent
66.8 Linear Feet
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Carl Rauschenbusch 1971-1977; Dores R. Sharpe 1980; Richard Rorty 1981; Stephen Rauschenbusch 1981
Bibliography
Source
- Sharpe, Dores Robinson, 1886-1981 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Diaries
- German language materials
- Peace, religious aspects
- Religious education
- Scrapbooks
- Social gospel
- Walter Rauschenbusch
Uniform Title
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
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