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Asbury Theological SeminaryePLACE: preserving, learning, and creative exchangeFinding Aids Special Collections2012Dewey Beegle ARC1996 -004 - Finding AidDewey M. BeegleFollow this and additional works at: https://place.asburyseminary.edu/findingaidsThis Finding Aid is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Collections at ePLACE: preserving, learning, and creative exchange. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Finding Aids by an authorized administrator of ePLACE: preserving, learning, and creative exchange.Recommended CitationBeegle, Dewey M., "Dewey Beegle ARC1996 -004 - Finding Aid" (2012). Finding Aids. 5.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/findingaids/5                 Asbury Theological Seminary  Information Services  Special Collections Department     Dewey Maurice Beegle  ARC1996 -004                    Asbury Theological Seminary  Special Collections Department  Manuscript Collection   Dewey Maurice Beegle  ARC 1996 –004   Introduction  The Dewey Maurice Beegle collection spans the years 1937 to 1996 with a concentration between the years 1970 and 1994.  The items in the collection revolve primarily around the activities of Beegle as a professor.  The collection was given to us by Marion Beegle and an attempt has been made to keep the folders in similar categories given us by her. However, some modifications have been made in trying to better classify and arrange the materials when needed.   The collection is composed of biographical materials, correspondence, subject files, literary productions, printed materials, and photographic materials.  The majority of the collection is contained in the correspondence, subject files, literary productions, and printed materials.  The correspondences primarily are personal in nature, but do include more professional letters.  The subject files include his findings from archaeological digs, his papers from the American Bible Society, and his many tours around the country and world.  His literary productions contain his sermons, a number of his books, book reviews, and articles he has written.  The printed materials are made up of certificates he has received, his Bibles, and many other materials mostly from his time as a professor.  This collection was processed by Scott Hughes in the spring of 2000.  Scott Hughes prepared the finding aid in June 2000.     Biographical Sketch  Dr. Dewey Maurice Beegle was born the 17​th​ day of January 1919 in Seattle, Washington.  His parents were active members of the Free Methodist church and his dad was a professor of mathematics at Seattle Pacific College.  The Beegle family did become missionaries for a short time to Panama, but due to illness returned to Seattle.   Dr. Beegle’s life seemed to always come back to a life centered around academics.  He graduated valedictorian of his High School class, was in Who’s Who Among Students at Seattle Pacific College, graduated Summa Cum Laude from Asbury Theological Seminary, and received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1952.  After graduating SPC he took a job as a teacher at an Elementary School.  In a search for more from his job he initially took a job in the U. S. Immigration and Naturalization Service as a Border Patrolman.  It was when he then moved into the U. S. Coast Guard that he attended a revival service in San Francisco, California that led him to accept his call to the ministry.  Shortly thereafter, he enrolled in Asbury Theological Seminary.  It was there that he accepted his call to be a professor.  After graduating, he moved his family to Johns Hopkins University.  At Johns Hopkins he studied under the famed Old Testament scholar William F. Albright and began to wrestle with many scholarly issues, including the doctrine of scripture. It was at the end of his time at Johns Hopkins that he started with the Translations Department for the American Bible Society, and became an elder in the Free Methodist Church.   In 1952, Dr. Beegle started teaching at New York Theological Seminary (then Biblical Seminary).  Once there he remarried and produced some controversial books including God’s Word into English​ and ​The Inspiration of Scripture​.  This controversy led to Dr. Beegle leaving the Free Methodist church for the United Methodist Church and leaving Biblical Seminary.   After he took his sabbatical leave due him from Biblical Seminary in 1964-1965 to the Bible Lands, he received a job from Wesleyan Theological Seminary.  During his time at Wesleyan Theological Seminary he also pastored a small church, wrote in professional journals, authored other books, continued working with the American Bible Society, and made the Who’s Who in Biblical Studies.  Dr. Beegle continued to work on various translation teams after his retirement from Wesleyan Theological Seminary in 1986.  He continued leading various tours in the Orient and the Bible Lands until his death in early 1995.   Scope and Content  The collection of Dr. Dewey Maurice Beegle spans the years 1937 to 1996.  The majority of the collection is from 1970 to 1994.  Most of the materials revolve around Dr. Beegle’s work as a professor in particularly at Wesleyan Theological Seminary.   The Biographical Materials contain four folders which include not only autobiographical materials in the form of an autobiography, descendants chart, and personal forms for Who’s Who, but also biographical materials collected at various times.  The Correspondence section includes over three and a half boxes of materials.  Once again an attempt has been made to stick to Dr. Beegle and Marion’s own arrangement of these materials.  Included in this section is letters to his editors and publishers, his family, love letters to Marion, many personal letter, professional letters, retirement letters, sympathy letters, and even some letters involving the controversial books he authored.   The Subject File contents are in six and a half boxes.  The majority of this material has to do with his involvement in the American Bible Society (ABS) and his personal and professional tours.  In the files of the American Bible Society are letters to and from Dewey Beegle in regards to many translation items, news releases by ABS, their mission statements, publications, minutes, etc.  Another large section has to do with the many tours taken and led by Dr. Beegle from all around the world.  Also included are materials from his many archaeological digs in time Bible lands and at Cokesbury College.  There are other files including his Artifact collection, Biblical Seminary, Sabbatical leaves, and the United Methodist historical society.  The Literary Productions section covers over three boxes.  The segment of the collection includes his diaries, articles, books, sermons, and dissertation.  The diaries are in small annually volumes and cover the years from 1954 to 1993.  This collection has his books: God’s Word into English​, ​Prophecy and Prediction​, and ​Scripture, Tradition, and Infallibility​.  Also in this section is his dissertation from Johns Hopkins University, his grade books, and research notes.  The Scrapbook Materials segment consists of almost four boxes.  Included in the scrapbook materials are his papers from when he was in the coast guard, his guest books, and many pictures from photo albums.  The photo albums contain pictures of his family, friends, and of his many trips and tours.   In the Printed Materials section, which covers over five boxes, there are a number of Seattle Pacific College’s annuals, certificates, and awards given to Dr. Beegle.  Also in this section are materials he used for his sermons, the Directory of American Scholars volume III, Who’s Who, a number of books, and a Hebrew and Oxford Annotated Bible.  The Photographic Materials segment includes only two folders.  One folder is pictures from Biblical Seminary and the second folder is photographs and negatives of the dig at Cokesbury College.    Series Description  Series 1  BIOGRAPHICAL  4 folders 1937-1995 Arranged alphabetically and chronologically in sub-series.  Includes his spiritual autobiography, various biographical materials, and descendents charts.  Series 2  CORRESPONDENCE  33 folders 1952-1995 Arranged alphabetically within sub-series.  Includes holiday cards, many letters both professional and personal, and sympathy letters.  Series 3  SUBJECT FILE  69 folders 1900-1995 Arranged alphabetically within sub-series.  Includes documents form American Bible Society, Dr. Beegle’s archaeological digs, sabbatical leaves, his tours, and the United Methodist Historical Society.  Series 4  LITERARY PRODUCTIONS  27 folders 1951-1994 Arranged alphabetically within sub-series.  Includes articles, diaries, books and sermons.  Series 5  SCRAPBOOK MATERIALS  19 folders 1940-1990 Arranged alphabetically within sub-series.  Includes Coast Guard materials, and family and friends photo albums.  Series 6  PRINTED MATERIALS  32 folders 1932-1995 Arranged alphabetically and chronologically within sub-series.  Includes  Who’s Who, 2 Bibles, certificates, Biblical Seminary Student Directories, The Cascade, and diplomas.  Series 7  PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS  2 folders 1951-1968 Arranged chronologically in sub-series.  Includes pictures from Biblical Seminary and pictures and negatives from Cokesbury College dig.      Asbury Theological Seminary Special Collections Department Manuscripts Collection  Dewey Maurice Beegle  ARC 1996 – 004     Box/Folder Inventory    Box Folder Series Title Date 1 1 Biographical Autobiographical Materials 1937-1990   2 Biographical Biographical Materials 1949-1974   3 Biographical Descendants Chart 1991   4 Biographical  Memorials 1995   5 Correspondence Appreciation 1991-1994   6 Correspondence Beegle, Marion 1952   7 Correspondence Book Reviews 1951-1962   8 Correspondence Book Reviews 1963-1970   9 Correspondence Christmas Cards 1993 2 1 Correspondence Christmas Cards 1993   2 Correspondence Christmas Cards  1993   3 Correspondence Church 1950-1994   4 Correspondence Freedmen, David N. 1978-1994   5 Correspondence Family 1964-1994   6 Correspondence Letters and Articles:Babinski, David  1988-1995   7 Correspondence Letters and Articles:Babinski, David  1996   8 Correspondence Loss of Scholarships 1972-1974   9 Correspondence Orient Odyssey 1991-1993 3 1 Correspondence Orient Odyssey 1992   2 Correspondence Parents n.d.   3 Correspondence Personal A – H 1988   4 Correspondence Personal I – Z 1988   5 Correspondence Personal A – H 1989   6 Correspondence Personal I – Q 1989   7 Correspondence Personal R – Z 1989   8 Correspondence Professional 1952-1994   9 Correspondence Political 1991-1994   10 Correspondence Publishers 1962-1973 4 1 Correspondence Recommendations 1980-1989   2 Correspondence Retirement 1989-1993   3 Correspondence Retirement 1986   4 Correspondence Retirement 1986   5 Correspondence Scripture, Tradition, and Infallibility 1972-1973   6 Correspondence Scripture, Tradition, and Infallibility 1997   7 Correspondence Smithsonian Lectures 1978-1982  8 Correspondence Sympathy 1995 5 1 Correspondence Sympathy 1995   2 Subject File American Bible Society Annual Meeting 1976-1989   3 Subject File American Bible Society CEV Translation 1994   4 Subject File American Bible Society CEV Translation 1994   5 Subject File American Bible Society CEV Translation 1994   6 Subject File American Bible Society CEV Translation 1994   7 Subject File American Bible Society CEV Women of Courage 1993   8 Subject File American Bible Society Letters 1963-1993   9 Subject File American Bible Society Letters 1969-1993 6 1 Subject File American Bible Society Letters 1971-1994   2 Subject File American Bible Society Minutes 1968-1994   3 Subject File American Bible Society Minutes 1988-1993   4 Subject File American Bible Society Mission Statement 1990   5 Subject File American Bible Society Multimedia Translation 1993   6 Subject File American Bible Society News Release 1986-1989   7 Subject File American Bible Society Program Division 1992   8 Subject File American Bible Society Publications n.d. 7 1 Subject File American Bible Society Publications 1963-1993   2 Subject File American Bible Society Statistical Address 1994   3 Subject File American Bible Society - TEV 1994   4 Subject File American Bible Society - TEV 1994   5 Subject File American Bible Society TEV Study Bible 1994   6 Subject File Archaeological Dig – Ai 1966-1967   7 Subject File Archaeological Dig Batals or Shechem     8 Subject File Archaeological Dig Cokesbury College     9 Subject File Archaeological Dig Cokesbury College     10 Subject File Archaeological Dig Gezer and Hucbas   8 1 Subject File Archaeological Dig Heshbon     2 Subject File Archaeological Dig Heshbon     3 Subject File Archaeological Dig Heshbon     4 Subject File Archaeological Dig Heshbon Artifacts Dig     5 Subject File Artifact Collection     6 Subject File Beegle Smith Reunion    7 Subject File Bible Society of India     8 Subject File Biblical Seminary     9 Subject File Biblical Seminary   9 1 Subject File Exhibit for Wesleyan Seminary     2 Subject File Free Methodist     3 Subject File Israel and Palestine Conflict    4 Subject File Petworth United Methodist Church     5 Subject File Sabbatical Leave     6 Subject File Sabbatical Leave     7 Subject File Sabbatical Leave Asor and Shechem     8 Subject File Sailor’s Union Bethel Methodist Church   10 1 Subject File S.E.A.R.C.H. Committee    2 Subject File S.E.A.R.C.H. Committee    3 Subject File Tour – Bible and its Setting    4 Subject File Tour – Bible Land Odyssey    5 Subject File Tour – China – Various    6 Subject File Tour – China     7 Subject File Tour – Florida     8 Subject File Tour – Florida and West    9 Subject File Tour – Grand Bible Lands Odyssey     10 Subject File Tour – Holy Land     11 Subject File Tour – Jamaica     12 Subject File Tour – Los Angeles     13 Subject File Tour – New England     14 Subject File Tour – Oregon     15 Subject File Tour – Spring Tour in Impala    16 Subject File Tour – Washington   11 1 Subject File Tour – Wesleyan Tour   2 Subject File Tour – West Coast     3 Subject File Tour – Work/Play     4 Subject File United Bible Society Conference     5 Subject File United Bible Society     6 Subject File United Methodist Archives Center     7 Subject File United Methodist Historical Society     8 Subject File United Methodist Historical Society     9 Subject File United Methodist Historical Society     10 Subject File United Methodist Historical Society     11 Literary Productions Articles – Bible Translation     12 Literary Productions Articles – History    13 Literary Productions Articles – Magazine   12 1 Literary Productions Article Reviews     2 Literary Productions Book Reviews     3 Literary Productions Diaries     4 Literary Productions Diaries     5 Literary Productions Diaries     6 Literary Productions Diaries     7 Literary Productions Diaries     8 Literary Productions Diaries     9 Literary Productions Diaries   13 1 Literary Productions Diaries     2 Literary Productions Diaries     3 Literary Productions Diaries     4 Literary Productions Diaries and Address Book     5 Literary Productions Dissertation – Johns Hopkins University     6 Literary Productions God’s Word into English     7 Literary Productions Grade Book     8 Literary Productions Grade Book   14 1 Literary Productions Grade Book     2 Literary Productions Grade Book     3 Literary Productions Prophecy and Prediction     4 Literary Productions Research Notes and Graph Book     5 Literary Productions Scripture, Tradition, and Infallibility     6 Literary Productions Sermons     7 Literary Productions Sermons   15 1 Scrapbook Materials Address Book     2 Scrapbook Materials Asbury Theological Seminary Diploma Cover     3 Scrapbook Materials Coast Guard     4 Scrapbook Materials Coast Guard     5 Scrapbook Materials Coast Guard    6 Scrapbook Materials Guest Book     7 Scrapbook Materials Guest Book     8 Scrapbook Materials Guest Book   16 1 Scrapbook Materials Guest Book – Travel    2 Scrapbook Materials International Driving Permit     3 Scrapbook Materials Family Scrapbook     4 Scrapbook Materials Family Scrapbook    5 Scrapbook Materials Family and Cruise Scrapbook     6 Scrapbook Materials Friends and Family Scrapbook     7 Scrapbook Materials Friends Scrapbook  17 1 Scrapbook Materials Jordan and Graduation Scrapbook     2 Scrapbook Materials Scrapbook     3 Scrapbook Materials Seattle Pacific College Diploma Cover     4 Scrapbook Materials Telephone/Address book     5 Printed Materials Biblica Hebraica – Hebrew Bible    18 1 Printed Materials Biblical Seminary Student Directory     2 Printed Materials Biblical Seminary Student Directory     3 Printed Materials Biblical Seminary Student Directory     4 Printed Materials Bible Society in Australia     5 Printed Materials Book Reviews     6 Printed Materials Brief Autobiographies of Wesley Theological Seminary     7 Printed Materials Brochures – Hebrew Union and Archaeological Schools     8 Printed Materials The Cascade     9 Printed Materials The Cascade     10 Printed Materials The Cascade   19 1 Printed Materials The Cascade     2 Printed Materials The Cascade     3 Printed Materials The Cascade     4 Printed Materials Certificates     5 Printed Materials Clippings and Materials for Sermons     6 Printed Materials Dictionary of International Biography     7 Printed Materials Diploma, Awards, Certificates     8 Printed Materials Directory – Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church   20 1 Printed Materials Directory of American Scholars Volume III     2 Printed Materials Life of Minimum Regrets Beegle, Rachel     3 Printed Materials The Mennonite Quarterly Review     4 Printed Materials Moses and His Maters Foulke-ffeinberg, FX   5 Printed Materials RSV Oxford Annotated Bible   21 1 Printed Materials The Seminarian    2 Printed Materials Service of Celebration (obituary)     3 Printed Materials The Smithsonian    4 Printed Materials Seattle Pacific College – Response     5 Printed Materials Who’s Who Among Students   22 1 Printed Materials Who’s Who in Biblical Studies and Archaeology     2 Printed Materials Who Wrote the Bible? Freedman, Richard     3 Printed Materials The Widow’s Might​ Crawford, Rachel Beegle    4 Photographic Materials Photographs and Negatives of Cokesbury College Dig     5 Photographic Materials Photographs and Negatives of Cokesbury College Dig   23-27   Archeological Artifacts         

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