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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Digitization Project Brings African Methodist Episcopal Seminary Archives to the World<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">June 1, 2015<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The history of Payne Theological Seminary, one of the nation’s oldest African American seminaries is now at your fingertips, thanks to a collaboration between Payne and Princeton Theological Seminary.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With funding from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation, Payne Theological Seminary is actively digitizing materials from its historical archives and contributing the digitized versions to the Theological Commons. The collection will contain
curated, contextualized subcollections of images and textual materials for the study of the history of the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E) denomination and Black Church tradition while chronicling the leadership and legacy of Payne Theological Seminary.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The records available for research include blueprints, handwritten manuscripts, rare books, bulletins and photos that date back to the 1800s which document the establishment of the Black Church in America to the physical changes and developments
of a number of AME Educational Institutions. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This unique digital archive is publicly accessible at <a href="http://commons.ptsem.edu/payne">
http://commons.ptsem.edu/payne</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For information about the project contact Seminary Archivist Shanee’ Murrain at smurrain@payne.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Shanee’ Yvette Murrain, MDiv, MLS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Seminary Archivist <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bishop Reverdy C. Ransom Memorial Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Payne Theological Seminary<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1230 Wilberforce-Clifton Rd<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wilberforce, Ohio 45384<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(937) 376-2946 ex. 101<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:smurrain@payne.edu">smurrain@payne.edu</a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">https://archive.org/details/paynetheologicalseminary<o:p></o:p></p>
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