Bibliography & Further Reading
Annotations provided below each source, in grey italics
Beaver, R. P. (1968). The missionary research library: A sketch of its history. Occasional Bulletin
from the Missionary Research Library, 19, 8. Accessed via ProQuest, December 2022
Beaver's article for the Occasional Bulletin covers the historical details of the Missionary Research Library. The article provides readers with an understanding of the library's mission, foundation, and key figures.
Coote, R. T. (2000). Finger on the Pulse: Fifty Years of Missionary Research. International
Bulletin of Mission Research, 24(3), 98-105. Accessed via the Atla Religion Database, December 2022
In this article, Coote discusses the origins and growth of the Occasional Bulletin. It describes the purpose of the bulletin and its relationship to the Missionary Research Library to present communication regarding missionary research beginning in 1928.
Frame, C. (1998, Summer). “Missionary research library collection: From idea to special
collection.” Union News. Retrieved from the Burke Library website (PDF), December 2022.
Originally adapted from a presentation, Frame’s article discusses the development of the Missionary Research Library from an idea presented at the 1910 World Missionary Conference in Edinburgh to a library that specialized in international missionary activity and finally, a special collection.
Hering, H. (1925). Recommended titles on missions and related subjects. Committee of
Reference and Counsel. Retrieved from the e-book in CLIO December 2022.
Librarian Hollis Hering meticulously compiled this detailed Bibliography of selected resources for research "on missions and related subjects" in 1925, making it a nearly century-old artifact showing a snapshot of missionary research methods from the time period.
Kamsler, Brigette C. “The Missionary Research Library Administrative Records, 1851-1994.”
Missionary Research Library Archives on the Burke Library website (PDF), December 2014.
This finding aid briefly shares the history of the Missionary Research Library from its inception in 1910 through its integration at the Burke Library in 2004. The collection is made up of administrative records from the Missionary Research Library and is organized into seven series.
Lueking, “The Legacy of R. Pierce Beaver.” International Bulletin of Missionary Research v 14 no 1 1990. Accessed via the Atla Religion Database, December 2022.
This article comprises a brief, lovingly-rendered tribute to R. Pierce Beaver, the longtime editor of the Occasional Bulletin of the Missionary Research Library, a primary source of information on the history of the MRL, its staff, and its collections. Lueking details how the Occasional Bulletin got its character under Beaver's editorship and expands upon Beaver's personal life.