Church Historian

Content Description The Daniel Walther collection consists principally of the writings and class notes of Dr. Walther, long time professor of church history at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary. Another section is a topical file containing material collected on his various travels and on topics of interest to him. Three boxes of correspondence are also present in the collection.Dr. Walther was a church historian with his principle area of expertise in Reformation and Pre-Reformation...

Content Description Dr. Emmett K. Vande Vere of Berrien Springs, Michigan, donated the papers of several Emmanuel Missionary College (Andrews University) administrators to the Adventist Heritage Center at James White Library, Andrews University in April 1973. Dr. Vande Vere collected and used these materials to write his book, The Wisdom Seekers (1972). The collection contains the correspondence, diaries, papers, manuscripts, articles, pamphlets, legal instruments, notations,...

Content Description The collection is an admixture of documents and other materials collected from various sources–see Provenance below. There are a few personal documents, a goodly run of diaries, a scattering of letters, and a couple of article manuscripts. The diaries form the single most extensive body of materials in this collection. There are 54 diaries each covering a calendar year. They begin in 1856, when John was age 24 and discouraged to the point of leaving the ministry and moving to Iowa to farm. They...