Elementos de identidad
Código de referencia
Nombre y localización del repositorio
Nivel de descripción
Título
Fecha(s)
- 1790 - 1822 (Creación)
Extensión
0.66 cubic feet
Nombre del productor
Historia biográfica
William Colbert (1764-1833) was a Methodist Episcopal Church minister who served several circuits in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, and Virginia. He was admitted on trial to the Philadelphia Conference in 1790. Colbert served most of his time as a traveling minister and had a traveling connection with the Baltimore Conference until 1811, when he located. In 1826 he was readmitted as a supernumerary in the Philadelphia Conference. He was instrumental in forming the Strousburg (Pennsylvania) and Milford circuits.
In November 1804 he married Elizabeth Stroud, whose parents were the original founders of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The Colberts had six children.
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
This collection contains a typed copy of the travel journals of William Colbert. It recounts his work as a Methodist preacher in parts of Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, and Virginia. There are ten volumes in this collection. The total work is approximately 1,120 pages in length. There is no notation about who completed the transcription of these journals.
Sistema de arreglo
Condiciones de acceso y uso de los elementos
Condiciones de acceso
There are no restrictions on 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
There is no Volume Six in this collection. There is some overlapping of dates in Volume 2 and Volume 3, but the entries do not seem to match.
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, William Colbert Journals, 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.
Identificador/es alternativo(os)
Área de control de la descripción
Reglas o convenciones
Fuentes
Nota del archivista
Prepared by Kristen D. Turner and Mark C. Shenise, Associate Archivists