Mel Rees Papers

Collection

Identifier: Collection 357

Staff Only

Content Description

Mel Rees was a leading writer and proponent of stewardship education in the Seventh-day Adventist denomination during the second half of the 20th century. The Mel Rees Papers provides a good sample of many of his writings on this topic. His writings were translated into various languages for use around the world.

In this collection are many notebooks of sermon notes largely on stewardship. He also maintained topical files also largely on stewardship topics. A significant series is his collection of Ellen G. White quotations on stewardship. These are arranged by sub-topics within the overall theme of stewardship.

Dates

1959 - 1993

Creator

Rees, Melvin “Mel”, 1906-2004 (Person)

Conditions Governing Use

All users of this collection will complete the “Request to Use Personal Papers Collections,@ and observe the regulation specified in the “Researcher’s Code of Conduct” and the “Researcher’s Agreement@. All records in this collection are open and available for research. Suggested citation for this collection:

Box ___, fld ___, Mel Rees Collection (Collection 357), Center for Adventist Research, James White Library, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI.

Extent

3.54 Linear Feet (9 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Malay

German

Italian

French

Malagasy

Indonesian

Additional Description

Arrangement

A review of the Table of Contents for the collection shows the series and subseries for the papers. Note that when received, the sermons and the much of the Ellen White compilations were in 3-ring binders or notebooks. For preservation purposes, the contents were removed from the binders. We retain the designation, “notebook” and “binder” in this register.

Custodial History

The North American Division Stewardship Department acquired the collection from someone who was an associate of Rees and was the recipient of Rees’ papers when he died. They then placed this collection on permanent loan at the Andrews University Center for Adventist Research on January 25, 2019.