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Date(s)
- 1896-1966 (Creation)
Extent
0.9 cubic feet
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Biographical history
Reverend Samuel George Ziegler (1884-1980), Evangelical United Brethren pastor and General Church officer, was born to Daniel and Polly Lou Ziegler in Hanover, Pennsylvania, on October 14, 1884. His parents raised him religiously as part of the United Brethren Church. From age 15 to 19, he worked in a shoe factory in Hanover. At age 19, he began high school at York Collegiate Institute and graduated in 1908. Ziegler earned his Associate’s Degree in 1911 from Lebanon Valley College and Bachelor’s Degree in 1914 from Bonebrake United Theological Seminary. Ordained in 1911 by the Central Pennsylvania Conference, Ziegler served pastorates in Duncannon, Pennsylvania and in Baltimore and Hagerstown, Maryland. The honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree was conferred upon him in 1922 from Lebanon Valley College in Lebanon, Ohio. He was elected to the office of General Secretary of the United Brethren Foreign Missionary Society by the United Brethren General Conference of 1921, and served the position of Associate Secretary of the Division of World Missions until his retirement in 1958. His interdenominational responsibilities included: member of the Board of Directors M.E.M., member on Committee on Cooperation in Latin America, member on Africa Committee, F.M.C., member on Committee World Literacy and Christian Literature, and member of Board for Christian Work in Santo Domingo.
Dr. Ziegler had three sons, one daughter, nine grandchildren, and twelve great grandchildren. At the time of his death he was a resident of the Otterbein Home, Lebanon, Ohio. He married the former Ethel Redding, in 1911. She also graduated from Bonebrake Theological Seminary as a deaconess, and died in 1974.
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Scope and content
The Samuel George Ziegler collection contains largely materials on missionaries and overseas experiences in Sierra Leone, Puerto Rico, China, the Philippines, and Japan of the United Brethren Church from 1752 to 1966. Seeing as Reverend Ziegler was the Associate Secretary of the Division of World Missions from 1921 to 1958, there are two copies of unpublished works on the History of Overseas Missions of the United Brethren Church, including a final copy, as well annual reports and correspondence. Two maps are included in this collection, one of China and one of the Philippine Islands. Missionary personal accounts are comprised in the collection, in addition to photographs of thirty-seven missionaries abroad.
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The papers are arranged by folder title.
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There are no restrictions regarding this collection.
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Conditions governing reproduction
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.
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- English
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Immediate source of acquisition
1972-023 This material was a gift to the United Methodist Church Archives from The Original EUB Collection.
1986-006
2000-021 This material was a gift to the United Methodist Church Archives from The Original EUB Collection. The manuscript was transferred to the United Methodist Church Archives from The General Board of Global Ministries in 2000. Add additional information Add additional information
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Related archival materials
Paul S. Mayer Papers.
Records of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. Foreign Missionary Society.
Records of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. The Otterbein Press.
Records of the Evangelical United Brethren Church. Board of Missions.
Records of the Evangelical United Brethren Church. Women's Society of World Service.
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When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, Samuel George Ziegler Papers, 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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Archivist's note
Prepared by Daisy Wiggins King, Student Assistant and Mark C. Shenise, Associate Archvist