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Explore millions of print and electronic books and journals, along with a vast array of digital resources, special collections and archives. Wright Library has the tools to find what you need to delve deep into theological research.
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Welcome to Wright Library’s hub for intellectual community. From reference resources and research guides to tutorials on using the catalog, we’re always happy to connect you with the scholarly resources you need.
Spaces and Collections
Spaces
Wright Library offers a variety of individual and group study spaces. Some spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis, while Princeton Seminary students may reserve others in advance.
General Collections
From a Reference Collection of nearly 10,000 volumes to millions of print and electronic books and journals, The Charles G. Reigner Collection, and reserves for Princeton Seminary courses, Wright Library supports theological study and research at all levels.
Special Collections
Special Collections and Archives at Wright Library comprise more than 100,000 printed works and over 5,175 linear feet of archival and manuscript material. Major collections include the Seminary archives, rare books and pamphlets, personal papers, records of organizations, research collections, and non-textual materials related to the history of the Presbyterian and Reformed traditions and ecumenical Christianity.
Digital Collections
The digitized books, journals, audio recordings, photographs, manuscripts, and other formats dating from 975 C.E. to the present in the Theological Commons digital library are just some of the digital collections built and curated by Wright Library and available to anyone from anywhere.
New in the Library
Celebrate Pride Month 2024
Selected reading about gender, identity, queer hermeneutics and more for LGBTQ+ Pride Month from the Wright Library collection.. . .
Personalizing the Pandemic
Wright Library staff, Jenifer Gundry, Jeremy Wallace, Evelyn Frangakis and Brian Shetler contribute chapters in a new book published by Atla. . .
New Bloomsbury Databases
Wright Library has purchased ongoing access to the T&T Clark Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism and Eerdmans Digital Reference Library.. . .
Database Trial: DBpia (Korean Academic Journals Database)
Wright Library is trialing DBpia Korean Academic Journals Database now until July 14, 2024.. . .
New Faculty Book: Singing Church History
Singing church history : introducing the Christian story through hymn texts by Paul Rorem. . .
New Faculty Book: The Routledge Handbook of Megachurches
The Routledge Handbook of Megachurches, edited by Afe Adogame, Chad M. Bauman, Damaris Parsitau, and Jeaney Yip. . .
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Links to lectures, conferences (upcoming and past), the Center for Asian American Christianity, selected reading from the collection and mor. . .
Happy Earth Day
From Becoming Rooted by Rev. Dr. Randy Woodley to Flora, Fauna and Mysteriana: an exhibit at Wright Library to links to Presbyterians for Ea. . .
Exhibit in Special Collections celebrates women’s history
New exhibit includes items from and about women’s participation in theological and church work and specifically the training of women at P. . .
New Faculty Book: Guide me into your truth
Guide me into your truth: essays in honor of Dennis T. Olson, edited by Rolf A. Jacobson, Jacqueline E. Lapsley and Kristin J. Wendland. . .
About Theodore Sedgwick Wright
Wright Library is named for Theodore Sedgwick Wright (Class of 1828), a prominent abolitionist and pastor who was the first African American to graduate from Princeton Theological Seminary.
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