John W. Kiracofe Collection

Elementos de identidad

Código de referencia

US NjMdUMCG 4210

Nombre y localización del repositorio

Nivel de descripción

Colección

Título

John W. Kiracofe Collection

Fecha(s)

  • 1877-1954 (Creación)

Extensión

0.18 cubic feet

Nombre del productor

(1816-1884)

Historia biográfica

John W. Kiracofe (1816-1884), was a lay person in the Pennsylvania Conference of the Evangelical United Brethren Church. He was the father of John Wesley Kiracofe, minister of the United Brethren Church, who died in 1914.

Área de contenido y estructura

Alcance y contenido

This collection contains John Kiracofe's notes about various ministers and church histories. A great deal of this material deals with genealogy. There are photographs and negatives depicting the Deardroff home, Anson Brazee, and Bertha E. Deardroff . There is a booklet by Bertha E. Deardorff about her own family genealogy. Pamphlets, bulletins and newspaper clippings about the EUB church are also included. The collection contains a short play written by Thelma Moyer Starner, event programs from the Pennsylvania Conference, a publication titled The Chatterbox and two certificates.

Sistema de arreglo

The materials were arranged by type and topic and then chronologically within the folders.

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.

    Nota general

    When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, John W. Kiracofe 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.

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    Nota del archivista

    Prepared by Sophia Novozilova, Student Assistant

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