George Washington Farmer Manuscripts

Elementos de identidad

Código de referencia

US NjMdUMCG 767

Nombre y localización del repositorio

General Commission on Archives and History

Nivel de descripción

Colección

Título

George Washington Farmer Manuscripts

Fecha(s)

  • 1875-1992 (Creación)

Extensión

0.218 cubic feet

Nombre del productor

Farmer, George Washington
(?-?)

Historia biográfica

George Washington Farmer was a circuit rider in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and a soldier for the Federal Army during the Civil War. He was a member of the itinerancy in Mississippi in 1860-61, and in southern Illinois in the late 1860s and 1870s.

Área de contenido y estructura

Alcance y contenido

The collection consists of two manuscripts. Both manuscripts include a section called, "Circuit Rider, or Seven Sides of the Itinerancy." The theme of itinerancy is present throughout both manuscripts. The photocopy of the original manuscript is incomplete. Other topics within these manuscripts are sermons, sermon outlines, life during the Civil War, poems, and an obituary.

Sistema de arreglo

Condiciones de acceso y uso de los elementos

Condiciones de acceso

There are no restrictions regarding this collection.

Acceso físico

Acceso técnico

Condiciones

Detailed use restrictions relating to our collections can be requested from the office of the archivist at the General Commission on Archives and History. Photocopying is handled by the staff and may be limited in certain instances. Before using any material for publication from this collection a formal request for permission to publish is expected and required.

Idiomas del material

  • inglés

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    Elemento notas

    Nota general

    The purpose of this finding aid is to help you understand the nature of this collection and to assist you in the retrieval of material from this collection. The following pages contain a brief biographical history of the person, or persons, who created or collected these papers, followed by a general description of the collection in the scope and content note. If more detailed information is warranted then series descriptions also appear. The container listing appears last and is the listing of material in each box, or container, of this collection. To request material you need to turn to the container listing section. It is essentially a listing of file folders, or artifact items, in the collection. Each folder, or item, has a call number associated with it. Each folder also lists the inclusive dates of the material in the folder. On the material request form list both the call number and the folder, or item, title. Use a different line for each folder, or item, requested. When your request sheet is complete, or full, bring it to the archivist and the material will be retrieved.

    Notas especializadas

    • Mención: When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, George Washington Farmer Collection, United Methodist Church Archives - GCAH, Madison, New Jersey. Do not make use of the items' call number as that is not a stable descriptor.

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    Nota del archivista

    Prepared by Aaron Smith, Student Assistant and Mark C. Shenise, Associate Archivist

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