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382

HISTORICAL ANNUAL 
CONFERENCES

1947–2023

YEAR PLACE HOST

1947 Louisville, KY Louisville Presbyterian Seminary

1948 Dayton, OH Bonebrake Theological Seminary

1949 Chicago, IL Chicago Theological Seminary

1950 Columbus, OH  Evangelical Lutheran Seminary and Capital 
University

1951 Rochester, NY Colgate-Rochester Divinity School

1952 Louisville, KY Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

1953 Evanston, IL Garrett Biblical Institute

1954 Chicago, IL Chicago Theological Seminary

1955 New York, NY Union Theological Seminary

1956 Berkeley, CA Pacific School of Religion

1957 Fort Worth, TX Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

1958 Boston, MA Boston University School of Theology

1959 Toronto, ON Knox College

1960 St. Paul, MN Bethel College and Seminary

1961 Washington, DC Wesley Theological Seminary

1962 Hartford, CT Hartford Seminary Foundation

1963 Mill Valley, CA Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary

1964 Kansas City, MI St. Paul School of Theology

1965 New York, NY General Theological Seminary

1966 Louisville, KY Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

1967 Chicago, IL McCormick Theological Seminary



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YEAR PLACE HOST

1968 St. Louis, MO Concordia Seminary

1969 Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

1970 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

1971 Pasadena, CA Pasadena College

1972 Waterloo, ON Waterloo Lutheran University

1973 Bethlehem, PA Moravian Theological Seminary

1974 Denver, CO Iliff School of Theology

1975 S. Hamilton, MA Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

1976 Grand Rapids, MI Calvin Theological Seminary

1977 Vancouver, BC Vancouver School of Theology

1978 Latrobe, PA Saint Vincent College

1979 New Brighton, MN Bethel Theological Seminary

1980 Denver, CO Iliff School of Theology

1981 St. Louis, MO Christ Seminary — Seminex

1982 Toronto, ON Toronto School of Theology

1983 Richmond, VA United Theological Seminary in Virginia

1984 Holland, MI Western Theological Seminary

1985 Madison, NJ Drew University

1986 Kansas City, KS Rockhurst College

1987 Berkeley, CA Graduate Theological Union

1988 Wilmore, KY Asbury Theological Seminary

1989 Columbus, OH Trinity Lutheran Seminary

1990 Evanston, IL  Garrett-Evangelical Seminary and Seabury-
Western Theological Seminary

1991 Toronto, ON  University of Toronto, Trinity College, and To-
ronto School of Theology

1992 Dallas, TX Southern Methodist University

1993 Vancouver, BC  Vancouver School of Theology, Regent College, 
and Carey Theological College

1994 Pittsburgh, PA  Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Reformed 
Presbyterian Theological Seminary, and Trinity 
Episcopal School for Ministry



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YEAR PLACE HOST

1995 Nashville, TN  Divinity Library of Vanderbilt University and 
Tennessee Theological Library Association

1996 Denver, CO Iliff School of Theology

1997 Boston, MA  Boston University and Boston Theological In-
stitute

1998 Leesburg, VA  Virginia Theological Seminary and Washington 
Theological Consortium

1999 Chicago, IL  Atla and Association of Chicago Theological 
Schools

2000 Berkeley, CA Graduate Theological Union 

2001 Durham, NC Divinity School at Duke University

2002 St. Paul, MN Minnesota Theological Library Association

2003 Portland, OR  Mount Angel Abbey, George Fox Seminary, 
Multnomah Biblical Seminary, Western Semi-
nary

2004 Kansas City, MO  Kansas City Area Theological Library Associa-
tion

2005 Austin, TX Southwest Area Theological Library Association

2006 Chicago, IL Atla

2007 Philadelphia, PA  Southeastern Pennsylvania Theological Library 
Association

2008 Ottawa, ON Saint Paul University

2009 St. Louis, MO St. Louis Theological Consortium Libraries

2010 Louisville, KY  The Theological Education Association of Mid-
America

2011 Chicago, IL  Chicago Area Theological Library Association 
and Association of Chicago Theological Schools

2012 Scottsdale, AZ Theological Library Cooperative of Arizona

2013 Charlotte, NC Carolinas Theological Library Consortium

2014 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary 

2015 Denver, CO  Theological Librarians and Libraries of Denver/
Rocky Mountain Region



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YEAR PLACE HOST

2016 Long Beach, CA  The Southern California Theological Library As-
sociation

2017 Atlanta, GA  Columbia Theological Seminary, Erskine Theo-
logical Seminary, Mercer University, McAfee 
School of Theology, Pitts Theology Library, Can-
dler School of Theology, Emory University, Rob-
ert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Cen-
ter, The Interdenominational Theological Center

2018 Indianapolis, IN  Asbury Seminary and Concordia Theological 
Seminary 

2019 Vancouver, BC Cindy Aalders, Regent College, Local Host Rep-
resentative

2020 Online

2021 Online

2022 Baltimore, MD Mount St. Mary’s University, Baltimore, MD

2023  Fort Worth, TX Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and 
the Southwest Area Theological Library Associa-
tion (SWATLA)


