From Archives to Zillions (of Books): Learn More About the Wright Library

You are invited to attend our virtual open house session to ask questions, learn more about Princeton Theological Seminary’s degree programs, and meet admissions representatives. Open house sessions are held on Thursdays for 60 minutes. See you soon!

This week: “Learn More About the Princeton Seminary Library”

Newly named in 2021, the Theodore Sedgwick Wright Library offers substantial resources for theological study and research at all levels. In addition to circulating and periodical collections, the Wright Library contains a growing number of Digital Collections, including the Theological Commons. Particular strengths of Special Collections are its documentation of the Seminary’s history, including works by and about Seminary faculty; American Presbyterianism; English and American Puritanism; Presbyterian missions; hymnology; works by and about Reformed theologians Karl Barth and Abraham Kuyper; and the history of Presbyterians in Korea. The Wright Library currently receives thousands of journals, annual reports of church bodies and learned societies, bulletins, transactions, and periodically issued indices, abstracts, and bibliographies.

Join us for an in-depth conversation about what the Wright Library has to offer with Dr. Jeremy Wallace, a graduate of the PhD program who now serves as the Assistant Director for Research and Public Services, and Dr. Brian Shetler, Head of Special Collections and Archives.

Dr. Brian Shetler is the Head of Special Collections and Archives at Princeton Theological Seminary Library. He received his MSLIS from Simmons University with a focus on archives and rare book librarianship and completed a PhD in Book History & Print Culture at Drew University, supplementing the degrees with training in book conservation and a program of paleography studies at University College London. His research and recent publications have focused on the history of printing in early modern England and the role of special collections in information literacy pedagogy and collection development.

Dr. Jeremy Wallace is the Assistant Director for Research and Public Services. He is a two-time graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary, completing his PhD in History in 2013. Currently, he manages Collection Development, the Circulation Department, and the Reference Department at Wright Library. In his free time, he enjoys reading, running, and portrait photography.

There is no cost for this event but registration is required.