Manuscript Collections

The Center holds over 260 collections of personal papers of individuals prominent in the SDA Church and its work. These collections often include correspondence, topical files, lecture and sermon notes, research material, publications, photographs, reports, and many other types of material. All of the collections available for research use are shown below. All have a printed register, which is an information and user guide to the collections. These online registers require Adobe Acrobat software to view.

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F. D. Nichol Collection (17 boxes)
Nichol, as editor of the Review and Herald, was perhaps one of the most well known Adventists during the middle decades of the 20th century. He was an apologist and was the editor of the SDA Bible Commentary series. This collection is principally resource materials on William Miller and the Millerite Movement as part of his book, The Midnight Cry. There are other materials as well.

North American Division Conference Directories [microfilm]
This is an extensive collection of conference directories from most of the North American Division conferences. Most of them date from the 1960s to the 1980s with a few going back many more years. This is an excellent source for documenting growth of churches and who was serving where and when.

Ron Numbers – The Creationists (25 boxes)
This collection is the documentation for Ron Numbers' book, The Creationists.