Audio-Tape (reel to reel) Recordings
Sub-Group
Identifier: XIII
Content Description
From the Collection:
Over the years five different collections, from five different sources, related to Madison Institutions were received by the Andrews University Center for Adventist Research. Three of them were commonly called, Madison Institutions, one was Edward A. Sutherland, and the last one was from the Madison College Alumni Association, which was received in 2013. In reviewing all five collections it was found they really should be merged together into one collection due to the extensive overlap of their contents. For example, institutional correspondence by E. A. Sutherland was found in three of the collections. Financial and business records were in more than one collection as were minutes and publications of the institution. At this point it is hard to understand how the collections initially came to be broken up, but it seemed best now to reunite them to create a larger picture and story of all that was Madison. The collections received are:
• Collection 084 Edward A. Sutherland [3.75 linear feet]
• Collection 085 Madison Institutions (1) [1.6 linear feet]
• Collection 138 Madison Institutions (2) [19.6 linear feet]
• Collection 167 Madison Institutions (3) [11.25 linear feet]
• new Madison College Alumni Association [51.0 linear feet]
Included in the collection are large amounts of E. A. Sutherland correspondence, and the correspondence of other leaders of Madison, from those at Battle Creek College, from W. C. White, and others from before and a little after the turn of the 20th century. There are also several linear feet of various high level minutes from Madison Institutions. Also included are Bulletins from the school(s), financial reports, other reports, topical files, faculty lists, alumni lists, and a wide variety of other materials associated with the Madison operation. Taken together, this collection is essentially what is left of the business archives of the Madison Institutions. This collection provides a strong picture of Madison College and the various associated institutions. It is also possible to gain a very good insight into the work of Edward A. Sutherland through the large quantity of correspondence and business records, since Sutherland and Madison were intricately intertwined.
The Sutherland correspondence especially is in very fragile condition with the paper having a very high acidic content which will not stand much use. The bulk of the paper in the collection appears to be in line with paper from that era in that it is OK for careful use.
• Collection 084 Edward A. Sutherland [3.75 linear feet]
• Collection 085 Madison Institutions (1) [1.6 linear feet]
• Collection 138 Madison Institutions (2) [19.6 linear feet]
• Collection 167 Madison Institutions (3) [11.25 linear feet]
• new Madison College Alumni Association [51.0 linear feet]
Included in the collection are large amounts of E. A. Sutherland correspondence, and the correspondence of other leaders of Madison, from those at Battle Creek College, from W. C. White, and others from before and a little after the turn of the 20th century. There are also several linear feet of various high level minutes from Madison Institutions. Also included are Bulletins from the school(s), financial reports, other reports, topical files, faculty lists, alumni lists, and a wide variety of other materials associated with the Madison operation. Taken together, this collection is essentially what is left of the business archives of the Madison Institutions. This collection provides a strong picture of Madison College and the various associated institutions. It is also possible to gain a very good insight into the work of Edward A. Sutherland through the large quantity of correspondence and business records, since Sutherland and Madison were intricately intertwined.
The Sutherland correspondence especially is in very fragile condition with the paper having a very high acidic content which will not stand much use. The bulk of the paper in the collection appears to be in line with paper from that era in that it is OK for careful use.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1906 - 1965
Extent
From the Collection: 33 Boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Materials Specific Details
Most appear to be in some numerical sequence, perhaps a meeting or convention. There is no information about the possible meeting, except one of the unnumbered tapes says, “1955 Convention.” Another can lid (#11) says, “KMHL, Oct. 2, 1955.” Tapes are notated as to speaker, but many are difficult or impossible to decipher, thus the unusual names that follow. Numbering on the tapes is uncertain because some have two different numbers. The lettered tapes may actually fit the gaps in the numbered tapes, but that is uncertain without listening to them, which was not done during this processing.
Physical Description
Physical condition of the tapes: They were very dirty at the time of
processing. There was an effort to clean off the outside grime, but no effort to clean the actual tape. A number of the tapes are paper-based magnetic tape with the remainder the more conventional polyester based tape. The paper-based tape broke readily in our playback equipment. The fidelity of either tape is very poor almost to the point of indecipherable.
Repository Details
Part of the Center for Adventist Research Manuscript Collections Repository