Bonnie Bowman Thurston, Religious Scholar and Author, Papers A&M 4528

Bonnie Bowman Thurston, Religious Scholar and Author, Papers A&M 4528


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Laureen WIlson

Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 4528
Title
Bonnie Bowman Thurston, Religious Scholar and Author, Papers 1964-2021
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/206929
Quantity
4.79 Linear Feet, 2 document cases, 5 in. each; 3 record cartons, 15 in. each; 1 document case, 2 1/2 in.
Creator
Thurston, Bonnie (Bonnie Bowman)
source
Thurston, Bonnie (Bonnie Bowman)
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English .

Administrative Information

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Per deed of gift, rights are retained by the donor until her death, at which time they will transfer to WVU Libraries.

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Bonnie Thurston Papers, A&M 4528, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the Rev. Bonnie Bowman Thurston, Ph.D., 2019 and 2021.

Biographical / Historical

Bonnie Bowman Thurston was born in 1952 in southern West Virginia. She attended Bethany College and earned a B.A. in English. Thurston then went on to graduate work at the University of Virginia, earning M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in English and Religious Studies. In addition, she has done post-doctoral work in the New Testament at Harvard Divinity School, Eberhard Karls University in Tuebingen, Germany, and the Ecole Biblique in Jerusalem.

Thurston went on to teach at a number of institutions; the majority of her teaching career was spent as Associate Professor of Theology at Wheeling Jesuit University (1985-1995) and as Professor of New Testament at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (1995-2002). She has also been a lecturer at various summer programs, retreats, and other events.

Thurston retired from teaching in 2002 to focus on writing. She has published extensively on theological subjects and also writes poetry. Thurston currently lives outside of Wheeling, West Virginia and has maintained a strong connection to her native state throughout her life.

Scope and Contents

Papers of the Rev. Bonnie Bowman Thurston, religious scholar and author of Wheeling, West Virginia, including drafts of her books; six books of her poetry; working notebooks; personal correspondence; planners and calendars; newspaper clippings; and other material.

Series include:

Series 1. Writings; 1964-2021; box 1 - box 2, folder 24 and box 3, folders 1-8

Series 2. Printed Materials; 1981-2019; box 3, folders 9-16

Series 3. Correspondence; 1970-1997; boxes 4-5

Series 4. Calendars, Datebooks, and Planners; 1969-2019; box 2, folders 25-29; box 3, folders 17-22; box 6

Subjects and Indexing Terms

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Container List

Series 1. Writings
1964-2021
Scope and Contents

Includes drafts of Thurston's published work, mainly typescripts with some galley proofs. This material frequently includes handwritten notes from Thurston or her editors. Correspondence related to the publication and editing process is also present. This series also includes unpublished writings by Thurston.

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Series 2. Printed Materials
1981-2019
Scope and Contents

Includes newspaper clippings, programs, and other material regarding awards received by Thurston, events attended by Thurston, and other subjects.

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Series 3. Correspondence
1961-1997
Scope and Contents

Includes outgoing personal correspondence of Thurston, mainly letters, postcards, and other correspondence sent to her parents.

Arrangement

The donor's original arrangement was not retained in its entirety, but the original groupings and labels are represented below:

-college/grad school 1970-1975 (now box 4, folders 1-5) -grad school 1976-1979 (now box 4, folders 6-8) -married 1980-1989 (now part of box 5, folders 1-7) -letters to parents from Germany (now box 5, folder 5) -miscellaneous (now box 5, folder 12) -letters to college on semester away 1997 (now part of box 5, folder 11) -letters from me to her from Jerusalem (now part of box 5, folder 11) -letters home from East Jerusalem/West Bank, etc. 1993 (now box 5, folder 10) -letters home 1990-1997 (widowed "90) (now box 5, folders 8-9) -letters home 1986-1989 (married) (now part of box 5, folders 1-7)

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Series 4. Calendars, Datebooks, and Planners
1969-2019
Scope and Contents

Includes calendars, datebooks, and planners kept by Thurston for professional and personal purposes.

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