Whisner Memorial Methodist Church Records Whisner Memorial Methodist Church Records, 1857-1975 Ms.1964.003

Whisner Memorial Methodist Church Records, 1857-1975 Ms.1964.003


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Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Business Number: 540-231-6308
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Special Collections and University Archives Staff

Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Ms.1964.003
Title
Whisner Memorial Methodist Church Records 1857-1975
Quantity
4 Cubic Feet, 5 boxes
Creator
Whisner Memorial Methodist Church (Blacksburg, Va.)
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.
Abstract
This collection consists of records generated by the Whisner Memorial Methodist Church located in Blacksburg, Virginia, from 1857 through 1975.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Whisner Memorial Methodist Church Records, Ms1964-003, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Whisner Memorial Methodist Church Records were donated to the Special Collections in August 1964.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Whisner Memorial Methodist Church Records commenced in September 2006 and was completed in October 2006. In April 2013, the Record of Baptism was removed from Box 3 and re-housed in Box 5.


Administrative History

The Methodist Church of Blacksburg, Virginia was formally organized in the late eighteenth-century. Following the construction of a new building in 1906, members named the structure the Whisner Memorial Methodist Church after Reverend P. H. Whisner, a popular local minister who died a few months prior to the completion of the building which bears his name.

Scope and Content

The collection contains church registers, bulletins, recording steward's book, financial reports, treasurer's book, quarterly conference minutes, Sunday school records, the Women's Foreign Missionary Service records, and the Women's Society of Christian Service records.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Blacksburg (Va.)
  • Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
  • Montgomery County (Va.)
  • Whisner Memorial Methodist Church (Blacksburg, Va.)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Whisner Memorial Methodist Church Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).

Container List

Budgetary Materials
box 1 folder: 1 1927-1972
Bulletins
1946-1975
  • box 1 folder: 2
    6/16/1946-10/30/1955
  • box 1 folder: 3
    11/6/1955-9/15/1957
  • box 1 folder: 4
    9/22/1957-3/29/1959
  • box 1 folder: 5
    4/5/1959-5/28/1961
  • box 1 folder: 6
    6/4/1961-8/18/1963
  • box 1 folder: 7
    9/1/1963-5/23/1965
  • box 1 folder: 8
    5/30/1965-12/24/1967
  • box 1 folder: 9
    1/7/1968-2/15/1970
  • box 1 folder: 10
    2/22/1970-8/13/1972
  • box 1 folder: 11
    9/17/1972-4/20/1975
List of Pastors
box 1 folder: 12 1859-1943
Monthly Individual Account Book
box 1 folder: 13 1920-1923
Newsletters
box 1 folder: 14 1953-1973
Quarterly Conference Records
1880-1948
  • box 2 folder: 1
    1880-1888
  • box 2 folder: 2
    1888-1896
  • box 2 folder: 3
    1896-1902
  • box 2 folder: 4
    1902-1910
  • box 2 folder: 5
    1910-1915
  • box 2 folder: 6
    1915-1923
  • box 2 folder: 7
    1923-1931
  • box 2 folder: 8
    1931-1939
  • box 2 folder: 9
    1939-1941
  • box 2 folder: 10
    1941-1944
  • box 2 folder: 11
    1944-1948
Record of Baptisms
box 5 1857-1870
Registers
1878-1938
  • box 3 folder: 5
    1878-1893
  • box 3 folder: 4
    1895-1917
  • box 3 folder: 3
    1917-1929
  • box 3 folder: 2
    1927-1938
Recording Steward's Book
box 3 folder: 6 1859-1880
Sermons
box 3 folder: 7 1966, n.d.
Sunday School Records
1879-1913
  • box 3 folder: 8
    1879-1882
  • box 3 folder: 9
    1886-1888
  • box 3 folder: 10
    1889-1891
  • box 3 folder: 11
    1892-1893
  • box 3 folder: 12
    1894-1896
  • box 3 folder: 13
    1901-1913
Women's Foreign Missionary Service
box 4 folder: 1 1905-1910
Women's Society of Christian Service (WSCS), Record and Report Book
1941-1960
  • box 4 folder: 2
    1941-1942
  • box 4 folder: 4
    1943-1946
  • box 4 folder: 5
    1947-1948
  • box 4 folder: 6
    1949-1950
  • box 4 folder: 7
    1951-1954
  • box 4 folder: 8
    1954-1960
Women's Society of Christian Service (WSCS) Reports
box 4 folder: 3 1941-1964