The Methodist Library recently acquired two collections related to 18th and 19th century U.S. Methodist history.
One collection is the papers of a minister from New York State named Desevignia Starks (1808-1887). Starks was an ordained elder with the Methodist Episcopal Church from 1835 to 1880. The collection includes letters, Bible text books, financial matter, Prohibition handbills and other writings.
A second collection was recently donated by a family from New Jersey. The papers of Daniel Mulford highlight the work of local Methodists in the Morristown/New Providence area of New Jersey from 1780-1820. The collection includes letters and journals in addition to other writings.
Both collections provide insight into the life and work of local ministers and their families during the 18th and 19th centuries.
