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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Reavis Family Collection (0.67 linear feet)
D. W. Reavis was involved in religious liberty issues in the 1890s and also worked at the Review and Herald. The collection consists of diaries and some family items.

Pearl L. Rees Story Collection (3 boxes)
Rees served as Dean of Women at several SDA schools over many years. She c ollected devotional and motivational stories in connection with her need to present worsh ip and other talks in the dormitory. This is her collection. There are stories on many different topics.

Rimmer Family Papers (3 boxes)
This is a collection documenting portions of the lives of three of the family members––James Gordon Rimmer, Laura Stout Rimmer, and James Richard Rimmer. All were associated with Madison College. Richard carried on a rather wide correspondence related to earth origins and issues in the SDA Church.

Leona Glidden Running Collection of Women in Church and Society (29 boxes)
The collection contains articles, clippings, reports, and publications documenting current issues of women in church and society. It is not limited to the SDA Church.