J. D. Domer Collection

Elementos de identidad

Código de referencia

US NjMdUMCG 4195

Nombre y localización del repositorio

General Commission on Archives and History

Nivel de descripción

Colección

Título

J. D. Domer Collection

Fecha(s)

1876 (Creación)

Extensión

0.17 cubic feet

Nombre del productor

Domer, J. D.

(1841-1902)

Historia biográfica

J. D. Domer (1841-1902), American ministers, was born in Venago County, Pennsylvania, in 1834. He entered the ministry in 1861 in the Pittsburgh Conference of the Evangelical Association. In 1891, when the division within the Evangelical Association led to the formation of the United Evangelical Church, Domer joined the Ohio Conference of that same splinter group. He was an itinerant minister for 38 years until his death in 1902.

Área de contenido y estructura

Alcance y contenido

This collection contains a variety of handwritten essays dealing with Sunday schools, class meetings, historical notes on the charitable society and the denomination, the episcopacy, sermon preparation, and church polity. There are nine essays. In addition, there is a unique leather case in the collection in good condition size 6 x2 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches and has a 36 inch strap which wraps around the case to secure it. It is referred to as a sermon case and may have been designed to fit into a saddlebag. The case is filled with a collection of Domer's sermons on a variety of topics and texts. Most of them a readable. Only two are dated. Both were preached at New Hamburg, Pennsylvania in 1876.

Sistema de arreglo

The materials in this collection are arranged by record type.

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

Escritura(s) de los documentos

Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras

Instrumentos de descripción

Elementos de adquisición y valoración

Historial de custodia

Origen del ingreso

Valoración, selección y eliminación

Acumulaciones

Elementos de material relacionado

Existencia y localización de originales

Existencia y localización de copias

Unidades de descripción relacionadas.

Descripciones relacionadas

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, J. D. Domer Collection, United Methodist Church Archives - GCAH, Madison, New Jersey. Do not make use of the item's call number as that is not a stable descriptor.