United Theological Seminary

HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

The Center for the Evangelical United Brethren Heritage is an educational resource center serving United Theological Seminary, the United Methodist Church, and other groups and individuals seeking information about the history, beliefs, practices, people, congregations, and denominational programs of the EUB Church and its predecessor denominations—the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Evangelical Association, United Evangelical Church, and Evangelical Church.

In coordination with the O’Brien Library, the Center collects, preserves, maintains, exhibits, and provides public access to a significant collection of historical publications, manuscripts, images, and artifacts. It does not manage the legal and business records of churches, districts, and conferences. These must be accessed at other United Methodist-related institutions.

GUIDE TO HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

CODETITLEFINDING AID
HC-064Harry W. Deaven Collection

A small collection of materials associated with Rev. Deaven’s ministry: papers, a hymnal, and two commemorative plates. 1 box (.5 linear foot).

Donated by Joanne Smith
N/A
HC-009Otterbein Thomas Deever PapersN/A
Family Bible, letters upon retirement, autobiography, Th. D. dissertation 1958. 3 boxes (1 linear foot).
Gift of the Deever Family
HC-091The Dreisbach-Schwab CollectionN/A
Photographs, publications, articles, artifacts, and journals documenting Rev. John Dreisbach and family. 2 boxes (2 linear feet).
Gift of Lois O. Schwab, 1999, in honor of Kendall D. Schwab and Ardee Dreisbach Schwab Ross
HC-010Jesse A. Earl PapersN/A
Papers on West Virginia Methodism and autobiography of the author, includes unpublished materials. 1 box (.5 linear foot).
Gift of Jesse A. Earl
HC-067H. Stanley and Shelomith D. Corl Eichenauer PapersN/A
Church bulletins dating 1962-68 from the Columbus Avenue EUB (later UM) Church of Sandusky, Ohio, where Rev. Stan Eichenauer served as Pastor; also Corl family EUB Church-related papers collected by Shomy Eichenauer. 1 box + 1 envelope (.5 linear foot).
Donated by the Rev. H. Stanley and Shelomith D. Corl Eichenauer, 2006-2007
HC-011Paul Himmel Eller PapersN/A
Minutes, correspondence, texts, questionnaires, research notes and liturgical materials from 1951 Hymnal Commission, EUB Church; Evangelical Church materials; Evangelical Association division, 1870; Evangelical Association and United Evangelical Church reunion, 1920-22; Student papers from classes taught at Evangelical Theological Seminary; Manuscript notebooks; Copies of Bishop Sylvanus C. Breyfogel, Digest of Evangelical Law and Judicial Administration; Miscellaneous materials, largely student papers. 17 boxes (9 linear feet).
Gift of Paul H. Eller
HC-012Dr. S.C. Enck PapersFinding Aid
Diaries 1912-1958: 32 volumes. Notebooks, deputation visits to China 1937-38. 2 boxes (1.5 linear feet).
Gift of J. Bruce Behney
HC-054John S. Ermentrout PapersN/A
Two notebooks, ca. 1840. John S. Ermentrout’s hand written notes on Dr. John Williamson Nevin’s lectures on systematic theology. Volume 2 includes notes on Dr. F. A. Rauch’s course of lectures on Aesthetics given at Marshall College in 1840. 1 box (.5 linear feet).
Ex Libris Evangelical School of Theology. Accessioned into the collections of United Theological Seminary in 1964. Transferred to the collections of the Center for E.U.B. Heritage June 2005.
HC-013Carl Eschbach PapersFinding Aid
Book manuscript (autobiography of Howard W. Widdoes), diary, correspondence, Philippine Christian Herald newspapers, and photos of mission work in the Philippines. 1 box (.5 linear foot).
Donated
HC-044Arnold and Carol Ettenhoffer PapersN/A
1 box (.5 linear foot).
Gift of Arnold and Carol Ettenhoffer
HC-066EUB Leadership Oral History CollectionN/A
Interviews with 89 selected national leaders of the EUB Church conducted in 1979 through the 1980s by the Center for the Evangelical United Brethren Heritage. 7 boxes (3 linear feet).
HC-052Evangelical and United Brethren Seminaries CollectionN/A
Publications, papers, photographs, and other materials documenting Union Biblical Seminary, Bonebrake Theological Seminary, and Evangelical School of Theology. 3 boxes (3 linear feet).
Gift of The United Methodist Church General Commission on Archives and History
HC-014Gwendolyn Faist PapersN/A
Materials on Women’s Society of World Service, Evangelical United Brethren Church. 1 box (.5 linear foot).
Gift of Gwendolyn Faist
HC-015C. Willard Fetter PapersN/A
Sermons, special addresses, lectures on preaching, and a book in progress; also papers of the UMC Social Principles Study Commission 1968-72. 7 boxes (3.5 linear feet).
Gift of Willard Fetter
HC-046S. J. Gamertsfelder PapersN/A
(Accession 001.1). 2 boxes (2 linear feet).
Gift of William Naumann
HC-016Joseph R. Graham PapersN/A
Photographs, committee papers, conference materials, and other documents 1951-69. Collection focuses on Ohio conferences and union of EUB Church and Methodist Church. 5 boxes (2.5 linear feet).
Gift of Joseph R. Graham
HC-065“Grassroots Voices: The EUB Experience” Oral History CollectionFinding Aid
More than 250 interviews with former EUB clergy and laity conducted 2002-06 by the Center for the Evangelical United Brethren Heritage. 9 boxes (6 linear foot).
HC-080The Winifred R. Hardy CollectionN/A
Materials from the donor’s paternal grandparents, the Rev. Henry Herman Brockhaus (1860-1947) and Augusta Barnetzke Brockhaus (d. 1904), and maternal grandparents August and Wilhelmiene Raduege. The collection includes German language sermon notes and books, a wooden sermon file cabinet, framed portraits of Rev. and Mrs. Brockhaus, and a photograph of Henry Herman Brockhaus celebrating his 81st birthday, May 11, 1941. 1 box.
Donated by Winifred R. (Brockhaus) Hardy, 2007
HC-045Carl Heinmiller PapersN/A
2 boxes (2 linear feet).
Gift of Carl Heinmiller
HC-100The Ronald R. Hill PapersN/A
A small collection of papers documenting the Rev. Ronald R. Hill’s graduation from United Theological Seminary (Class of 1963) and his ministry at Ninth Street EUB Church, Newport, KY. 2 folders (.1 linear foot).
Gift of Ronald R. Hill, 2008
HC-057J.T. Hott PapersN/A
A hardcover notebook containing hand-written Yale University lecture course notes taken by J.T. Hott 1883-84. Courses include “Systematic Theology” by Dr. Samuel Harris (1814-99) and “Homiletics” by Dr. William M. Barbour. 1 volume (1 linear inch).
Accessioned into the collections of United Theological Seminary Memorial Library in 1967. Transferred to the collections of the Center for E.U.B. Heritage June 2005.
HC-075The Oscar Hyden PapersFinding Aid
Photographs, worship bulletins, and the Master’s Thesis of the Rev. Dr. Oscar Andrew Hyden, EV pastor and Conference Superintendent in the EUB Church. 1 box (.5 linear foot).
Donated by Eleanor R. Wolf, 2000
HC-060Bishop Hermann W. Kaebnick CollectionN/A
Letters, photographs, books, and artifacts documenting the career of EUB / UMC Bishop Kaebnick. The collection includes a piece of tile made by Jacob Albright. 4 boxes (4 linear feet).
Donated by Charles Keller (Accn. 001.4)
HC-017Torrey A. Katz PapersN/A
EUB – Methodist Joint Union Committee reports, EUB statistical study, and EUB Commission on Church Literature Study. 1 box (.5 linear foot).
Gift of Torrey A. Kaatz
HC-018Daniel Webster Lambert PapersFinding Aid
Correspondence, preaching licenses, and other materials relating to D.W. Lambert (b. 1837). 1/2 box (.25 linear foot).
Gift of Charles O. Lambert
HC-077The Charles W. and Bertha Leader PapersN/A
1 box (1 linear foot).
HC-062The Rufus H. LeFever United Brethren in Christ CollectionNeed Finding Aid
Publications and photographs documenting the United Brethren church collected and arranged topically by the Rev. Rufus H. LeFever. Most items date from the 1910s to the 1930s. 2 boxes (1.5 linear feet).
HC-073The N. L. Linebaugh PapersN/A
Typewritten manuscript with photographs: The Church of the United Brethren in Christ in Darke County (1931). 1 box (.5 linear feet).
HC-099The Phyllis Ludwig CollectionN/A
Documents, publications, and artifacts from Phyllis Ludwig, missionary to Nigeria 1968-1958, and notes concerning the ministry of her father, the Rev. George M. Ludwig. 3 boxes (3.5 linear feet).
Gift of Phyllis Ludwig, 2001-2008
HC-083The Robert W. MacCanon PapersFinding Aid
Biographical data, photographs, and publications documenting the Rev. Robert W. MacCanon’s life and service in the church. 1 partial box (.25 linear foot).
Donated by Verla MacCanon, 2007
HC-019George McAhern PapersN/A
Unprocessed assorted materials. 1/2 box (.25 linear foot).
Donated
HC-096The Ira E. McBride CollectionN/A
Documents, photos, slides, movies, map, and shirt owned by the late Dr. Ira E. McBride, Evangelical Church / EUB missionary to Nigeria and the Sudan. 4 boxes (4 linear feet).
Gift of Patrice McBride King, 2007 (Accn. 007.14)
HC-020Charles Urvine McKee PapersFinding Aid
Materials related to his ministerial career and the West Kansas (UB) Conference. 2 boxes (1 linear foot).
Donated
HC-021Mary McLanachan PapersN/A
Notebooks, correspondence, speeches, devotions, historical materials, photos, pamphlets, brochures, scrapbook of 1965 mission trip, letters of appreciation at retirement (1970), honorary degrees from York and Lebanon Valley Colleges, academic hood. 8 boxes (4.5 linear feet).
Gift of the Mary McLanachan estate
HC-050Harold and Pearl Testerman Megill PapersFinding Aid
Photographs, post cards, and a Bonebrake Theological Seminary diploma. Materials focus on Bonebrake during the period 1916 – 28. (Accn. 999.2). 2 folders plus oversize items (.25 linear foot).
Gift of Esther Megill
HC-022Lloyd B. Mignerey PapersFinding Aid
Papers documenting Lloyd Mignerey’s ministerial career, especially his years as a chaplain during WWII and the Korean Conflict. Materials include correspondence, journals and day books, reports, sermon notes, essays, radio broadcast scripts and recordings. 10 boxes (8 linear feet).
HC-056Jacob Miller, Jr. and Ella Norris Miller CollectionN/A
Artifacts from Sierra Leone and a bound letter copying book containing copies of letters sent from Sierra Leone to the United States 1891-92. 3 boxes (3 linear feet).
Gift of the Miller estate via Mrs. Frances W. Ohrman, 2000.
HC-024Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Miller PapersN/A
Articles, pamphlets, books written by M.J. Miller, 1940-79. 1 box (.5 linear foot).
Materials relating to the Women’s Society of World Service. 1 folder.
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. M. J. Miller
HC-079The Roger L. Miller PapersN/A
Copies of articles and booklets relating to Middletown, Ohio, area United Brethren in Christ, Evangelical United Brethren, Methodist, and United Methodist Church history authored or co-authored by Roger L. Miller. 1 folder.
Donated by Roger L. Miller, 2007-08
HC-023Bishop Paul William Millhouse PapersN/A
Documents relating to his career as pastor, administrator, and bishop. 20 boxes (17 linear feet).
Gift of Bishop Paul W. Millhouse
HC-025Bishop Job Smith Mills PapersN/A
Papers dating 1872-1900 (Bishop Mills lived from 1848 to 1909). 1 box (.5 linear foot).
Purchased from Stroud Theological Booksellers, 1983
HC-026Clifford J. Morgan PapersN/A
History of York College and other UB colleges, writings, correspondence. 1 box (.5 linear foot).
Gift of Hazel Morgan Albrecht
HC-027Bishop Reuben H. Mueller PapersN/A
Sermon manuscripts and catalog. 6 boxes (1.5 linear feet).
Gift of the Mueller Family (via Dr. Frederick Hill)
HC-028The Harry Neitz SermonsEAD Ohio Link
Hand-written sermon notes, 19th century – early 20th century. Some sermons have connections to Rev. Solomon Neitz. Ex collection Rev. W.E. Pottieger. 2 boxes (1 linear foot).
Gift of Dr. Cecil P.E. Pottieger, 1980Collection Sample
HC-094The Mabell M. Nielsen PapersN/A
Photographs and documents concerning Bonebrake Theological Seminary alum, Mabell M. Nielsen, class of 1916. 2 folders (In the same box with HC- 93).
Gift of Loretta Eckman, 1979.
HC-029Louis Odon PapersN/A
Papers and reports of the Ohio Miami Conference (EUB) and West Ohio Conference (UMC). 2 boxes (1 linear foot).
Gift of Mrs. Louis Odon
HC-048Dr. Frank Oldt PapersFinding Aid
Two original manuscripts: “Frank Oldt, Medical Missionary: His Story” (Accession 998.3) and “Dr. Oldt: Missionary to China” (Accession 998.2). 2 boxes (.5 linear foot).
Donated
HC-095Oral History Miscellaneous Interviews CollectionsFinding Aid
Historical Collection 95 contains a number of oral history projects and interviews not associated with those contained in HC-65 Grassroots Voices or HC-66 EUB Leaders. A number of these interviews predate the first major oral history project conducted by the Center for the Evangelical United Brethren Heritage. In one early project, two groups of leaders of the former EUB Church were interviewed in April and May of 1977 at Otterbein-Lebanon Retirement Community. 1 box (.5 linear foot).
1977 interview materials are from the Dr. James D. Nelson estate, 2005; other items were found in the Center’s collections, 2008-09.
HC-051Thompson Otterbein Press CollectionFinding Aid
Publications and photographs relating to Otterbein Press of Dayton, Ohio, dating ca. 1945-50, also a set of eight commemorative glass tumblers ca. 1984 (Accn. 987.1). 2 boxes (1.5 linear feet).
Gift of Richard Thompson
HC-103Arthur Paul Peden PapersN/A
A small collection of publications by poet and artist Rev. Arthur Paul Peden dating 1963-1984. 1 box (.25 linear foot).
Collection created from United Library holdings, 2008
HC-085The J. M. Phillippi PapersN/A
2 boxes.
HC-030Ellen Jane Lorenz Porter PapersFinding Aid
Correspondence, publications, and unpublished manuscripts concerning Ellen Jane Lorenz Porter, the Lorenz family, and Lorenz Publishing Company. 1 box (1 linear foot).
Gift of Ellen Jane Lorenz Porter
HC-076The Cecil P.E. Pottieger PapersNEED FINDING AID
Scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, manuals, periodical articles, correspondence, reports, manuscripts, pamphlets, conference papers, books, and other materials pertaining mostly to ministry with city people dwelling in apartments. 2 boxes (2 linear feet).
Donated by Dr. Cecil P.E. Pottieger
HC-102The O. D. E. Pottieger PapersN/A
A small collection of personal and professional papers. Most are printed materials dating from 1947-1948. 1 folder (.1 linear foot).
Gift of O. D. E. Pottieger, 1998
HC-088The Rev. W. E. Pottieger PapersFinding Aid
Newspaper articles, pamphlets, photos, and correspondence concerning Rev. William Edward Pottieger’s ministry and the 1922 merger of the Evangelical Association and the United Evangelical Church to form the Evangelical Church. 1 box (.5 linear foot).
Gift of The Rev. Dr. Cecil P.E. Pottieger, 2007
HC-031Edna Schutz CollectionN/A
Materials on mission work in Sierra Leone. 1 box (.5 linear foot).
Gift of the Schutz Family
HC-098The Bishop Lawrence Hoover Seager PapersFinding Aid
39 Ohio marriage licenses (authorization section only) dating 1896-1911. 1 folder.
Gift of The United Methodist Church General Commission on Archives and History, 1996
HC-061The Florence Shepherd and Florence Howard Norris PapersFinding Aid
Two related small collections: a scrapbook of pictures of United Brethren missionaries compiled by Florence Shepherd (1860-1956) and Florence Norris’s research project based upon the Shepherd scrapbook: “Glimpses of United Brethren Missionaries 1855-1946,” which she completed in 1995. 2 boxes (1 linear foot).
Donated by Florence Shepherd and Florence Howard Norris
HC-082The Wilson A. Shearer PapersN/A
Maryland United Brethren / EUB history research files, presentations, and video. 1 partial box (.25 linear foot).
Donated by Wilson A. Shearer, 2007-2008
HC-047Shirley CollectionFinding Aid
Early to mid-twentieth century African ethnographic artifacts (Accession 998.2) acquired by the Shirley family during their missionary work in Sierra Leone. 16 boxes + (39 linear feet).
Inventory and photographs available.
Gift of Ruth Shirley
HC-032Justina Lorenz Showers CollectionN/A
Scrapbooks, photo albums, and artifact accession 76.1 (Middle Eastern artifacts). 4 boxes (2.5 linear feet).
Gift of Justina L. Showers
HC-097The Amy G. Skartved CollectionN/A
Personal and professional papers, images, and artifacts documenting the career of Amy Skartved, a nurse-midwife and Christian educator who served at EV / EUB missions in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Kentucky, and New Mexico 1944-1970. From 1969-1983 she worked as a nurse in other hospitals in New Mexico and Arizona. 2 boxes (2 linear feet).
Gift of Amy G. Skartved via Mary Lue Warner, 1998 (Accn. 998.5)
HC-092The Stambach Family CollectionN/A
Photographs, publications, and artifacts documenting the ministries of the Rev. Ruth Stambach and her parents, the Rev. Jerome Stambach and the Rev. Pauline Stambach. 2 boxes (1 linear foot).
Gift of the Rev. Ruth Stambach, 2007-08
HC-074The Bishop John S. Stamm PapersFinding Aid
Typewritten manuscripts of sermons and two unpublished books, also a copy of Bishop Stamm’s published book, Evangelism and Christian Experience (1930). 1 box (.5 linear feet).
Donated by Lucy Rowe, 1994
HC-034Rose Weimar Stanford PapersN/A
Materials documenting Mrs. Stanford’s work in the Women’s Missionary Society of the United Evangelical Church, also newspaper blocks. 1 box (.5 linear foot).
Gift of Dr. Irwin W. Batdorf
HC-033Bishop Wesley M. Stanford PapersN/A
Papers relating to Stanford’s career as pastor and bishop in the United Evangelical Church, also newspaper blocks. 2 boxes (1 linear foot).
Gift of Dr. Irwin W. Batdorf
HC-035Arthur B. Statton PapersN/A
Diary of a trip to Sierra Leone, 1928-29. 1 box (.25 linear foot).
Donated
HC-101The Thomas S. and Jean Stone CollectionN/A
A collection of mid-to-late 20th century documents and publications highlighting the Kansas Conference (U.B.) of the EUB Church, Christian education and camping, York and Westmar Colleges, and the Rev. Harry W. Sims. The collection includes a few items by and about the Rev. Thomas S. Stone. 1 box (.5 linear foot).
Gift of Jean Stone, 2008
HC-070Harlan and Mabel Thomas PapersNEED Finding Aid
Letters to and from the Sierra Leone mission field, 1916-37. 2 boxes (1 linear foot).
Donated by Harriet J. Walker, Clarke Thomas, Evelyn Voris and families
HC-042United Methodist Church Administrative Offices of Dayton CollectionN/A
Banners, artworks, and other items from the de-commissioned administrative building at 601 Riverside Drive, Dayton, OH. (Accession 004.2). 3 boxes (3 linear feet).
Gift of the United Methodist Church Administrative Offices
HC-069United Methodist Historical Society of Minnesota CollectionN/A
Publications by and about the Society, featuring copies of its journal, Heritage, dating from 1982 to 2006. 1 box (.5 linear foot).
Donated by UMHS of Minnesota
HC-087The Vandersall Family CollectionN/A
Papers, ephemera, a clerical stole and a chair connected to the ministries of the Rev. W. Austin Vandersall and his son, the Rev. Coburn C. Vandersall. 1 box.
Gift of Dr. David C. and Barbara Vandersall, 2006-08
HC-036Raymond H. Veh PapersN/A
Publications edited by Dr. Veh, transcript of a 1981 interview, autographs of United Brethren, Evangelical Association, United Evangelical Church, Evangelical United Brethren Church, and United Methodist Church bishops, and other papers. 1 box (.5 linear foot).
Gift of Raymond H. Veh; Interview copy via Dwight Busacca 2007
HC-089The Christena Wahl Slide CollectionN/A
Slides taken by Christena Wahl of an EUB mission trip to the Philippines, Japan, India, and Hong Kong, led by Dr. Vernon Farnham in the mid-1960’s. Also, Ms. Wahl’s hand-written Hong Kong slide show notes. 1 box (.5 linear foot).
Found in collections, 2008
HC-078The Gladys Ward CollectionFinding Aid
Diaries, letters, newspaper and magazine articles, photographs, and artifacts focusing on United Brethren missionary work in China. 12 boxes and 2 Rolls (7.5 linear feet).
Donated
HC-037Mary Lou Warner PapersN/A
Papers documenting E.U.B. missions and missionaries, including letters from missionaries. 6 boxes (6 linear feet).
Gift of Mary Lou Warner
HC-090The Bishop Paul Washburn PapersFinding Aid
Sermons and accompanying worship bulletins dating 1939-1982 primarily from his years as pastor of St. John’s E.U.B. Church, Rockford, IL, and First E.U.B. Church (now Community United Methodist Church) of Naperville, IL. 3 boxes (3 linear feet).
Gift of John A. Washburn and Community UMC, 2007-08
HC-038William H. Watson Papers (Missing from Inventory, 0723/08 MAQ)N/A
Historical materials from the Michigan Conference of the Evangelical and E.U.B. churches, including a manuscript for supplement to Michigan Conference history, 1960-68. 1 box (.5 linear foot).
Gift of the Rev. Ralaigh Sain
HC-093The Leo Banks Waynick, Jr. PapersN/A
A memo (ca. 1970) and Ph. D. dissertation (1971) written by Dr. Leo Banks Waynick, Jr. Focus: urban ministry. 2 folders (In the same box with HC-94).
Gift of Dr. Cecil P.E. Pottieger. Separated from HC-76 2008.
HC-081The Osborne K. Webster PapersNeed Finding Aid
Photographs, scrapbooks, and a Kansas Conference UB history publication, items collected or produced by O. K. Webster. 1 box (.5 linear foot).
Donated by Claude McMinn, 2002
HC-039Wrelda Wrye PapersN/A
Papers concerning work in Christian Education. 3 boxes (2 linear feet).
Gift of the Wrelda Wrye estate
HC-040Harry L. Zachman PapersN/A
Three notebooks on Rev. Zachman’s pastoral ministry and other materials. 1 box (.5 linear foot).
Gift of Ralph E. Dessem
HC-041Samuel G. Ziegler PapersN/A
Two manuscripts on the history of United Brethren missions. 1 box (.5 linear foot).
Gift of Samuel G. Ziegler