Berkshire Christian College’s Adventual Library is part of the Center for Advent
Christian Studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton,    
Massachusetts.    

The Adventual Collection of Americana includes: 

 •  A core collection of Millerite/Adventist periodicals;

 •  A collection of prophetic charts;

 •  A book library of 2,500 volumes pertaining to all  phases

    of  the Advent movement and its  particular doctrines: the econd Advent, Conditional   

     Immortality, the intermediate state;

 •  Six legal size file cabinets containing material on all  phases of the Adventist

     movement and an extensive collection of biographical material;
 

 •  A card catalog index of the World’s Crisis/Advent Christian Witness, which

     continues in electronic format.

 •  On loan, we have an every-name index of A.C. Johnson’s Advent Christian history

     plus extensive indices of World’s Crisis and other Adventist materials with an

     illustration index as well.

 •  The records of many Advent Christian churches and institutions as well as the

     Berkshire Christian College archives.

 •  920 volumes have been cataloged and added since the opening of the Library

     in South Hamilton in 1991. The Adventual Library is housed in a special room

     in the Goddard Library. The room is a well-lighted facility 12 feet by 44 feet.

    There are two workstations, one with a pc with internet access.

Access to the Library 

To access the online catalog of the Adventual Library: 
  http://www.youseemore.com/GordonConwell
 

Library hours:

 8 am-11 pm with permission of the Librarian.
 The Collection is generally staffed by the Curator on
 Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11am-7pm.

 Please write, email or call in advance to ensure
 access to and assistance with the Collection.

Background

The Adventual Library was established at the New England School of Theology, Brookline, MA. The School and the Adventual Library relocated to Lenox, MA, in 1958. With the name change of the College in the fall of 1958, the Adventual Library became a part of the Linden J. Carter Library of Berkshire Christian College. 

At the suspension of operations in Lenox in 1987, arrangements were made with Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary to place the holdings of the Adventual Library on the South Hamilton campus on the fourth floor of the Kerr Administration Building. Dr. David A. Dean with some volunteer help physically set up the room. It remained there until February of 2005 when, under the direction of Dr. Freeman Barton, the collection was moved into its current location in a basement room of the Goddard Library.

Adventual Library Staff
The current staff consists of Dr. Freeman Barton, Head Librarian; Duane E. Crabtree, 
Curator of the Adventual Library; with the assistance of the Rev. William A. Flewelling.

Dr. Gordon L. Isaac is the Berkshire Assistant Professor of Advent Christian Studies.

Freeman Barton, Librarian                          
 Goddard Library
 978-646-4076
 febarton@gcts.edu

 Duane E. Crabtree
 Curator of the Adventual Library
 dcrabtree@rcn.com