PCA HISTORICAL CENTER
Archives and Manuscript Repository for the Continuing Presbyterian Church


J. Oliver Buswell, Jr.

Manuscript Collection MS#003
Box #286

Content Summary: Correspondence, Philadelphia - Wheaton, including materials on the formation of the Presbyterian Church of America (later, OPC) and correspondence with Francis A. Schaeffer, Robert G. Rayburn and W.B. Riley.

Span dates: 1916-1959 Size: 1.0 cu. ft. (one carton)

Access: This collection is open to researchers.

Preferred citation:
J. Oliver Buswell, Jr. Manuscript Collection, Box 286,
PCA Historical Center, St. Louis, Missouri.

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Dr. J. Oliver Buswell, Jr.
1895 - 1977

Box 286
Box/File & Subject
286.70 — Buswell, J. Oliver, Jr., 1940, Sales Figures for Books by
286.02 — Philadelphia Presbytery (BPC), 1949, Minutes
286.03 — Philadelphia Presbytery (BPC), 1950, Minutes and Correspondence
286.04 — Philadelphia Presbytery (BPC), 1951, Minutes
286.0
5 — Philadelphia Presbytery (BPC), 1952, Minutes
286.0
6 — Phillips, James E., 1940, Correspondence
286.0
7 — Phillips, Preson P., 1956 – 1958, Correspondence
286.0
8 — Philosophy of Education Society, 1953 – 1955, Constitution and Membership Roll
286.0
9 — Pierce, Willis F., 1940, Correspondence
286.
10Pikes Peak Bible Seminary, 1939 - 1941, Bulletins, Number 36 [1939-1940] and 38 [1940-41]; Annual Convocation bulletin, 1941, Summer term
286.11 —
Pont, Charles E., 1955 – 1959, Correspondence
286.12 — Pre-Millennialism, 1931 – 1934, Correspondence regarding
286.
14
— Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (PCUSA), 1930 – 1934, 1938, Board of Christian Education, Correspondence of Gilbert Lovell and W.C. Covert; Notice of Assembly's Action against the Independent Board of Presbyterian Foreign Missions, dated 1 August 1934; [24 leaves]
286.17 — Presbyterian Church of America, 1936, Newspaper Clippings

286.51b — Presbyterian Church of America, 1937, Committee on Home Missions, Minutes
286.16 — Presbyterian Church of America, 1937, Correspondence and Reports re Foreign Missions
286.18 — Presbyterian Church of America, 1937, Newspaper Clippings
286.15 — Presbyterian Church of America, 1936, First General Assembly, Minutes of June 11 – 14; Form of Government; Correspondence re Premillennialism; Name Dispute [including Bill of Complaint filed 13 August 1936]; Who Controls Our Church?, by Gordon H. Clark; An Open Letter to Prof. Harry Emerson Fosdick, by Charles L. Richards; [41 leaves + Minutes and brochures]
286.19 — Presbyterian Constitutional Covenant Union, 1935 – 1936, Constitution and Correspondence
286.20 — Presbyterian Fellowship for Social Action, 1934 – 1935, Newsletters
286.21 — Presbyterian League of Faith, 1931 – 1937, Correspondence, Literature
286.22 — Presbyterian National Magazine, 1937, Correspondence
286.23 — Presbyterian Theological Seminary (McCormick Theological Seminary), 1916 – 1932, Catalog and Transcript
286.24 — Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Omaha, 1931 – 1938, Correspondence, C. Denise Larimore
286.13 — Presbyterian, The, 1926 – 1935, Correspondence of H.K. Strauser and Stewart Robinson [33 leaves]
286.25 —
Preston, Roy L., 1939 – 1940, Correspondence
286.26 — Princeton Theological Seminary, 1925 – 1929, Correspondence and Reports [includes “The Historical Position of Princeton Seminary,” by J. Ross Stevenson; “Princeton Theological Seminary:  Its Troubles,” by W. Courtland Robinson; “The Attack Upon Princeton:  A Plea for Fair Play,” by J. Gresham Machen
286.27 — Princeton Theological Seminary, 1930 – 1936, Correspondence
286.28 — Problems in the Prayer Life, 1928 – 1936 [testimonials]
286.29 — Proof Texts Committee, 1950 – 1951, Correspondence
286.30 — Q – Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1940
286.31 — Quarryville Presbyterian Home, 1951, Executive Committee Reports and Correspondence
286.32 — Quarryville Presbyterian Home, 1952, Executive Committee Reports and Correspondence
286.33 — Quarryville Presbyterian Home, 1953, Executive Committee Reports and Correspondence
286.34 — Quarryville Presbyterian Home, 1954, Executive Committee Reports and Correspondence
286.35 — Quarryville Presbyterian Home, 1955, Executive Committee Reports and Correspondence
286.36 — Quarryville Presbyterian Home, 1956, Executive Committee Reports and Correspondence
286.37 — Quarryville Presbyterian Home, 1957 – 1959, Executive Committee Reports and Correspondence
286.38 — R – Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1929, 1940 – 1941, 1955 – 1957
286.39 — Radio Broadcasts, 1948 – 1949, 1951, Correspondence
286.40 —
Radio Mail, 1940 – 1941
286.42 — Radio Messages, 19553, Correspondence, Script
286.4
1Radio Programs, 1941, Correspondence
286.4
3Railroad Passes and Clergy Certificates, 1940 – 1941
286.44 — Randolph, James R., 1954, Correspondence re Evolution
286.4
5Rawlins, Henry, 1927, Correspondence
286.46 — Rayburn, Robert G., 1955, Correspondence
286.4
7Rayburn, Robert G., 1956, Correspondence
286.48 — Rayburn, Robert G., 1957, Correspondence
286.49 — Reed, (Mrs.), Correspondence
286.50 — Reinert, John H., 1940, Correspondence
286.51a — Rian, Edwin H., 1936 – 1937, Correspondence
286.52 — Rice, John R., 1941 – 1949, Correspondence
286.53 — Rice, John R., 1959 – 1960, Correspondence
286.54 — Richards, C.L., 1934, Correspondence
286.55 — Richards, Katharine S., 1940, 1955 – 1956, Correspondence
286.56 — Richie, W.H., 1940 – 1941, Correspondence
286.57 — Riley, W.B., 1925 – 1926, Correspondence re Christian Fundamentals Association
286.58 —
Riley, W.B., 1927 – 1929, Correspondence
286.59 — Riley, W.B., 1930, Correspondence
286.60 — Riley, W.B., 1931 – 1934, Correspondence
286.6
1Riley, W.B., 1935 – 1939, Correspondence
286.62 — Roberts, Richard L., 1940, Correspondence
286.6
3Robertson, A.T., 1932 – 1933, Correspondence
286.64 — Roosevelt, Franklin D., 1934 – 1935, Correspondence with White House re Socialism and the Bible
286.6
6S – Miscellaneous Correspondence [Sa – Sh], 1940 – 1941, 1955 – 1958
286.67 — S – Miscellaneous Correspondence [Si – Sw], 1940 – 1941
286.65 — S – Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1929 – 1937
286.68 — S – Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1951 – 1959
286.69 — Sabbath Observance, 1939, Correspondence
286.71 — Salter, Cleveland J., 1878, Memorial and Obituary
286.72 — Sanderson, John W., 1940 – 1941, Correspondence
286.73 — Schaeffer, Francis A., 1940, Correspondence
286.74 — Schaeffer, Francis A., 1950 – 1951, Correspondence
286.7
5 — Schaeffer, Francis A., 1952, Correspondence re Children for Christ, Inc.
286.7
6 — Schaeffer, Francis A., 1953 – 1956, Correspondence
286.7
7 — Schaub, Albert Charles, 1941, Correspondence
286.7
8 — Schmidt, Rudolph, 1956 – 1959, Correspondence
286.7
9 — Schrag, John, 1957, Correspondence
286.
80 — Schrieber, James C., 1939 – 1940, 1956, Correspondence
286.
81 — Scott, McGregor, 1955 – 1956, Correspondence
286.
82 — Scranton School of the Bible, 1940 – 1941, Correspondence
286.
83 — Scripture Gift Mission, 1940 – 1941, Correspondence
286.
84 — Selective Service, 1944 – 1946, Correspondence, References
286.
86 — Sermon Subjects, 1926 – 1940, Lists and Localities
286.
88 — Shelton College, 1952 – 1955, Correspondence of James E. Bennett, Miscellaneous Papers
286.
89 — Shelton College, 1952, Correspondence with Trustees
286.
90 — Shelton College, 1955, Correspondence with Trustees [January – June]
286.
91 — Shelton College, 1955, Correspondence with Trustees [July – November]
286.
87 — Shelton, Don O., 1940 – 1941, Correspondence
286.
92 — Shepherd, Coulson,, 1955 – 1957, Correspondence re Message to Israel, Inc.
286.
93 — Shepperson, Flourney, 1940, 1955 – 1956, Correspondence
286.94
— Sibley, W.R., 1935 – 1938, Correspondence [50 leaves]; Brochures: The Presbyterian Faith: Shall It Be Preserved?, by John Welsh Dulles, 1934; The Christian Assembly: A Christian Fellowship for "Continuing and Contending Christianity" based on a Protestant Declaration and Purpose; The Presbyterian Crisis: Modernism vs. Christianity, by Franklin G. Huling
286.95 — Simpson, C. Ward, 1940, Correspondence
286.96 — Slaght, Arthur G., 1956 – 1959, Correspondence
286.97Slater, John E.,  1946, Mode or Meaning in Baptism? [manuscript]
286.98 — Sloan, Harold Paul, 1929, Correspondence re Methodist League for Faith and Life
286.99 — Sloat, Leslie, 1937, Correspondence
286.100 — Slote, Warren J., 1930 – 1934, Correspondence re Wheaton College Church of Christ
286.101 — Smick, Elmer B., 1955 – 1956, Correspondence
286.102 — Smick, Frank, Jr., 1955 – 1958, Correspondence
286.103 — Smith, Alvin A., 1923 – 1933, Correspondence
286.104 — Smith, Clifford S., 1931 – 1936, Correspondence and Overture of the Presbytery of West Jersey to the General Assembly of the PCUSA, 1936
286.105 — Smith, Clifford S., 1937 – 1939, Correspondence re Christian Liberty Issue
286.85 — Wheaton College Seminary Club, 1956 – 1957, Correspondence