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Bethel University Library

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Sat, May. 18, 2013
8:00am - 6:00pm

Digital Collections

Note: Search all Bethel collections or select one to explore on its own. The links will open a new window to each digital collection.


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Baptist General Conference Collection

A collection of images, books, documents, etc. that describe and illustrate the history of the Baptist General Conference in America (now Converge Worldwide).

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Bethel Community Video Collection

The Collection includes recordings of presentations given in the Bethel University Library featuring the teaching, scholarship, and service activities of Bethel's community. Learning resources like the Engaged Teaching and Learning video series and other resources that support lifelong learning are also included in this expanding collection.

Bethel Campus of Christian Scholarship

Bethel Historic Photographs Collection

Includes images of the history and culture of Bethel University.  The people, buildings, places and activities depicted range from Bethel's early history (1871) to the present.

Shattered Self Image

Bethel Permanent Art Collection

The Bethel University Art Department maintains its Permanent Collection on campus in order to allow the Bethel community to live intimately with a variety of artworks placed in hallways, libraries, and offices. The artists represented in the collection range from current and former Bethel art faculty to well-known professional artists to alumni of the Bethel art program, many of whose works have entered the collection through the annual Raspberry Monday Purchase Award.

Library Resarch Prize Trophy

Bethel Undergraduate Research and Scholarship

This collection includes exemplary scholarship and creative works from Bethel's undergraduate students including:

Honors Projects, Edgren Scholars, Library Research Prize

Students who present their work at local, regional, and national meetings and Conferences will also be included as the collection grows.

Perservere Lasare-Clarion cover

Bethel University History Collection

Images, books, documents, etc. describe and illustrate the history of Bethel from its 1871 beginnings as the Swedish Baptist Theological Seminary in Chicago to its present existence as Bethel University with locations in St. Paul, Minnesota; San Diego, California; New England; and Washington, D.C.

Spire yearbooks

Bethel Yearbooks

Bethel's yearbook documents the people, events, activities and ideas of the Bethel community during the school year.  It was published annually from 1909-1989 except for the years of 1933-36, 1982, 1984-87.

Colors of India from Beyond Bethel

Beyond Bethel

A collection of images and videos from Bethel faculty, staff, and students who have studied off-campus or abroad.

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Clarion Student Newspaper

The Clarion is the student newspaper of Bethel University.  Published first in 1921 by the students of Bethel Academy, it continues to record Bethel's news, history, and culture up to the present day.  This collection is growing and will eventually hold issues spanning from 1921 to 1983.

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Youngblood Biblical Archaeology

Images of maps and archaeological remains illustrate the context of Biblical times photographed and arranged by Bethel Seminary professor Ronald Youngblood in the 1960s.

Bible periods included are: Intertestamental, Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuel, Kings, Ezra Nehemiah, Esther, Proverbs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Minor Prophets, and Amos.

Five Decades of Growth and Change

Bethel Ebooks

 Books by and about Bethel University and the Baptist General Conference. Some books were formerly published by Harvest Publications and are now digitally available.

Bethel Standard - Baptist General Conference

 Official publication of the Baptist General Conference from 1940 - 2002.

Years currently available: 1958

Academic Projects Collection

Included in this collection are articles, papers, projects, presentations, etc. by Bethel University faculty, students, and staff that highlight their academic research and provide access to unique content

Bethel Archives Inventories

These online inventories, called Finding Aids, include information about items included in the collections held in the History Center: Archives of the Baptist General Conference and Bethel University.

Bethel Faculty Journal

Faculty Journal was a journal by and for Bethel faculty.  Begun in February 1960, Faculty Journal was an “occasional” journal that ran until 2008 (the journal was not published between 1968-1977 and 2001-2007).

Reference:
651.638.6224
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651.635.2376
Circulation:
651.638.6222
AV:
651.638.6227