John G. Zinser Diaries

Identity elements

Reference code

US NjMdUMCG 2259

Name and location of repository

General Commission on Archives and History

Level of description

Collection

Title

John G. Zinser Diaries

Date(s)

1830-1852 (Creation)

Extent

0.18 cubic feet

Name of creator

Zinser, John G.

(1806-1883)

Biographical history

John G. Zinser (1806-1883) was an early Evangelical Association minister. He entered the ministry in 1828 and served for fifty-four years. Zinser was involved in many of the first publishing efforts of the denomination and was a member of the first Board of Publications. In 1864 he also appointed the first superintendent of the first Evangelical Association orphanage in Tiffin, Ohio, which was founded to house orphans of casualties of the Civil War.

Content and structure elements

Scope and content

The collection contians four diaries kept by John G. Zinser. These diaries are dated 1830, 1831-1832, 1835, and 1838-1852. All are in German. There is some English translation in the back of the third.

System of arrangement

Conditions of access and use elements

Conditions governing access

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.

Physical access

Technical access

Conditions governing reproduction

Languages of the material

English
German

Scripts of the material

Language and script notes

Finding aids

Acquisition and appraisal elements

Custodial history

Immediate source of acquisition

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information

Accruals

Related materials elements

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related archival materials

Additional material on Zinser is located in the back of a diary kept by Adam Klinefelter (see Reference Collection). These notes record Zinser's circuit preaching.

Related descriptions

Notes element

General note

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.

Specialized notes

Citation: When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, John G. Zinser Diaries, 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.