Whisner Memorial Methodist Church Records
Scope and Content
The collection contains church registers, bulletins, recording steward's book, financial reports, treasurer's book, quarterly conference minutes, Sunday school records, the Women's Foreign Missionary Service records, and the Women's Society of Christian Service records.
Dates
- 1857 - 1975
Creator
- Whisner Memorial Methodist Church (Blacksburg, Va.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.
Administrative History
The Methodist Church of Blacksburg, Virginia was formally organized in the late eighteenth-century. Following the construction of a new building in 1906, members named the structure the Whisner Memorial Methodist Church after Reverend P. H. Whisner, a popular local minister who died a few months prior to the completion of the building which bears his name.
Extent
4 Cubic Feet (5 boxes)
Abstract
This collection consists of records generated by the Whisner Memorial Methodist Church located in Blacksburg, Virginia, from 1857 through 1975.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject.
Source of Acquisition
The Whisner Memorial Methodist Church Records were donated to the Special Collections in August 1964.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Whisner Memorial Methodist Church Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Whisner Memorial Methodist Church Records commenced in September 2006 and was completed in October 2006. In April 2013, the Record of Baptism was removed from Box 3 and re-housed in Box 5.
- Title
- Whisner Memorial Methodist Church Records, 1857-1975
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collections and University Archives Staff
- Date
- 2006 (CC0 1.0)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu