History

Content Description This collection documents aspects of the origin and development of Avondale College and the early history of the Seventh-day Adventist history in Australia. It consists of two parts, three folders each. The first part is mostly correspondence concerning the establishment of Avondale College. The majority of the letters were written by W. C. White to church leaders in Australia and New Zealand. Recipients include O. A. Olsen, W. A. Spicer, A. G. Daniells, J. H. Kellogg, Ellen G. White, and J. E....

Content Description The collection consists of six folders containing personal documents, letters, biographies, general histories, and family photographs. The time span covers mostly 1903 to 1924, the years Frank Starr Bond was a missionary in Spain.

Content Description This collection consists mainly of topical files arranged alphabetically. All materials are photocopies including several manuscripts on the history of the Boulder Church written by different authors, Boulder Church departmental meeting minutes, etc. These materials reflect some aspects of the life of an early Adventist local Church.

Content Description The Carl B. Watts collection is a series of documents that shows the Adventist Missionary work done in Japan from the 1950s until the 1970s. This collection includes personal documents most of which are preparations for his move from America to Japan as well as photos that were sent to him by friends and other miscellaneous items. It also documents the Adventist work done in Japan from the 1950s to the early 1970s when Japan was being rebuilt following the devastation of World War II....

Content Description The Glenn Patterson Collection consists of materials from his interest in religious liberty. The collection is comprised of personal materials, including a three-page life history, correspondence–with a significant amount of correspondence between Patterson and United States legislators; files containing notes and newspaper clippings related to religious liberty, photographs of law makers, and recognition awards.

Content Description This collection constitutes the IAMA records as they existed in 2019 at the dissolution of the organization. After dissolution, the IAMA website remains, but is probably not being updated.

The bulk of the collection is biographical files on Adventist musicians and extensive documentation and histories of the music program at Adventist schools. These two series are open to any accredited researcher. There is a small series of official papers from the Association.

Content Description This collection contains records of several church departments, such as clerk, Sabbath School, Treasurer, and the Oakland School. Also, it includes several documents on the history of the Oakland Church.