Last July, Pitts was thrilled to acquire a beautiful Washington-style printing press made by the F. Wesel Manufacturing Company in New York and purchased in 1903 by the Western Methodist Book Concern in Cincinnati. The Washington-style press, invented by Samuel Rust in the 1820s, employed a toggle mechanism to lower the platen which pressed the…
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Forthcoming Exhibition: Evangelicalism in America
As the fall exhibition at Pitts comes to a close, we look forward to a new one on the horizon! From December 16, 2019 to March 20, 2020, Pitts will feature “Thy Kingdom Come: American Evangelicalism from George Whitefield to Contemporary Politics” curated by Brandon Wason and Eric Moore. Following the 250 year legacy of…
Brandon Wason Named SBL Archivist
Pitts Theology Library’s Curator of Archives and Manuscripts, Brandon Wason, has been appointed Archivist of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL). Brandon will head efforts to provide access to and digitize the rich collection of institutional records, which were recently relocated and absorbed by Pitts in January 2018 (see here). Commenting on his appointment, Brandon…
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