Melville Owens Williams Collection

Elemen identitas

Kode referensi

US NjMdUMCG 3574

Nama dan lokasi repositori

General Commission on Archives and History

Level Deskripsi

Koleksi

Judul

Melville Owens Williams Collection

Tanggal

1920-1977 (Penciptaan)

Ukuran

3.39 cubic feet

Nama Pencipta

Williams, Melville Owens

(1904-1995)

Sejarah Biografi

Melville Owens Wiliams (1904-1995) was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, to Meville Owens and Mary Louise Codd Willams. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1924, an Master of Science degree in sociology and religion from Vanderbilt University in 1929, and an Doctor of Education from Union Theological Seminary in 1936. He married Annie Lee Young in August of 1926, and they had two children: G. Melville and Anne W. (later Craig).

Willaims spent his early years in education, serving as the chaplain for the Virginia Industrial School in Maidens (1924-1925), and then as a teacher at Emory University Academy, in Oxford, Georgia (1926-1928). In 1929 the Williams family moved to China where he taught sociology. They remained there until 1940. In 1942, Williams was ordained in the Virginia Conference of the Methodist church, receiving his full connection in 1945. The same year he was ordained Williams was appointed secretary of Missionary Personnel, a position he held until the merger in 1968. From 1964 until 1968 he was Chairman of the Commission on world Mission under the National Student Christian Federation. After his retirement from the Board of Missions, Williams worked with the Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations (COEMAR), a cooperative effort with the Presbyterian Church, USA. In this capacity he and his wife traveled to Africa, Asia, Europe, and Central and South America. They retired to Ohio in 1985.

Elemen konten dan struktur

Cakupan dan isi

This collection contains mostly administrative records from Williams' work in missions administration. Included are Williams' reports on his trips overseas; personnel application procedures and personnel development procedures; papers and reports by other authors on missiology and missions theory; a history of the Joint Committee on Missionary Personnel: clippings, books, pamphlets, and reports on several geographic regions, especially China.

Sistem Penataan

This collection is arranged by series.

Elemen ketentuan-ketentuan mengenai akses dan penggunaan

Penentuan Kondisi Akses

There are no restrictions regarding this collection.

Akses fisik

Akses teknis

Penentuan Kondisi reproduksi

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.

Bahasa bahan arsip

Inggris

Tulisan bahan arsip

Catatan Bahasan dan Naskah

Sarana temu balik

Elemen akuisisi dan penilaian

Sejarah Pemeliharaan Arsip

Sumber akuisisi langsung

1988-081, Melville Owen Williams, 1988

2008-063, Ann Craig,2008

2009-014 Frances Bray 627 Leyden Lane, Claremont, California 91711 2009

Informasi mengenai penilaian, pemusnahan dan retensi

Akrual

Elemen bahan yang berkaitan

Keberadaan dan lokasi dari original

Keberadaan dan lokasi dari salinan

Bahan arsip yang berkaitan

Microfilm Edition of the Mission Biographical Reference Files.

Microfilm Edition of the Missionary files series of the Board of Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

Records of the World Division of the General Board of Global Ministries.

Records of the Mission Education and Cultivation Program Department of the General Board of Global Ministries.

Deskripsi yang berkaitan

Elemen catatan

Catatan Umum

When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, Melville Owens Williams, 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.

Catatan khusus

Kode unik alternatif

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Peraturan atau Konvensi

Sumber yang digunakan

Catatan Arsiparis

Prepared by Morris Davis, Scott Ostlund and Daisy Wiggins King, Student Assistants and Mark C. Shenise, Associate Archivist