Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Business Number: 540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu
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Special Collections and University Archives Staff
Administrative Information
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.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Whisner Memorial Methodist Church Records, Ms1964-003, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Source of Acquisition
The Whisner Memorial Methodist Church Records were donated to the Special Collections in August 1964.
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.
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.
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.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Blacksburg (Va.)
- Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
- Montgomery County (Va.)
- Whisner Memorial Methodist Church (Blacksburg, Va.)
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/ ).
Container List
- box 1 folder: 2
6/16/1946-10/30/1955
- box 1 folder: 3
11/6/1955-9/15/1957
- box 1 folder: 4
9/22/1957-3/29/1959
- box 1 folder: 5
4/5/1959-5/28/1961
- box 1 folder: 6
6/4/1961-8/18/1963
- box 1 folder: 7
9/1/1963-5/23/1965
- box 1 folder: 8
5/30/1965-12/24/1967
- box 1 folder: 9
1/7/1968-2/15/1970
- box 1 folder: 10
2/22/1970-8/13/1972
- box 1 folder: 11
9/17/1972-4/20/1975
- box 2 folder: 1
1880-1888
- box 2 folder: 2
1888-1896
- box 2 folder: 3
1896-1902
- box 2 folder: 4
1902-1910
- box 2 folder: 5
1910-1915
- box 2 folder: 6
1915-1923
- box 2 folder: 7
1923-1931
- box 2 folder: 8
1931-1939
- box 2 folder: 9
1939-1941
- box 2 folder: 10
1941-1944
- box 2 folder: 11
1944-1948
- box 3 folder: 5
1878-1893
- box 3 folder: 4
1895-1917
- box 3 folder: 3
1917-1929
- box 3 folder: 2
1927-1938
- box 3 folder: 8
1879-1882
- box 3 folder: 9
1886-1888
- box 3 folder: 10
1889-1891
- box 3 folder: 11
1892-1893
- box 3 folder: 12
1894-1896
- box 3 folder: 13
1901-1913