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The Smith
Library maintains an archive of the Virginia Conference of the Evangelical
United Brethren/United Brethren Church.
These
materials are located on the basement level of the Library. Materials from the EUB Collection do not
circulate and may be used only in the Archives room. The EUB Archives is
available for use by appointment only. Please contact the Reference Department
at 540-665-5444. Visitors are required
to register at the Circulation desk or with EUB attendants before entering the
EUB Room and must agree to abide by the regulations below.
Typically,
the EUB/UB collection includes Virginia conference-wide materials, but
relatively little relating to EUB churches and their ministers. These materials are of particular
interest to historians of the university due to the fact that much of the
endowment for the relocation of Shenandoah from Dayton to Winchester was
provided through the Evangelical United Brethren Church.
Evangelical
United Brethren historical materials appear in the library's catalog under its
own formal title, as well as under various antecedent denominations. A brief
explanation is provided here (via the Library of Congress) of the
interrelationships between the various churches:
"In
1939 the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Methodist Episcopal Church (South),
and the Methodist Protestant Church united to form the Methodist Church (U.S.);
in 1946 the Church of the United Brethren in Christ (New constitution) and the
Evangelical Church united to form the Evangelical United Brethren Church; in
1968 the Methodist Church (U.S.) and the Evangelical United Brethren Church
united to form the United Methodist Church (U.S.)."
Access information for Researchers
Briefcases,
book bags and personal belongings are not permitted in the EUB Room. Laptop
computers may be used in the EUB Room, if taken out of its case.
All
requests to view archival materials require completion a Materials Request slip kept in the EUB Room or at the Circulation
Desk, 1st floor. We reserve the right to limit the number of items
used at one time or to refuse access materials.
Requests
for research in the EUB archives requiring less than one hour of staff time
will be filled for free. Requests
for information requiring more than one hour will be billed for $15.00 per
hour.
Researchers
must take care with archival materials.
Pencils only are to be used in the EUB Room. Materials cannot be written on, or altered or defaced. Loose
or unbound pages must be handled by the edges and touching the surface should
be avoided as much as possible. Gloves are required for handling of photographs
and will be available from library staff or EUB attendants.
When using
manuscript collections, researchers may remove only one folder at a time.
Contents may not be rearranged in any way. When researchers are finished, staff
will re-file used items.
Photocopying
is available on the main floor of the library for $0.10 a page. Copying must be done under supervision
of library staff, or a member of the Archives volunteers.
Manuscript
materials used in research are to be cited in any resulting papers or
publication. Please be aware of copyright law. The library assumes no
responsibility for copyright infringement. Unless specifically stated, SU does
not claim ownership of the copyright on any of the materials in the EUB
Archives.
No food or
beverages are allowed in the EUB Archives Room.
For questions regarding gifts or donations, please
contact:
Christopher
Bean, Director of University Libraries
Alson H.
Smith, Jr. Library
Shenandoah
University
1460
University Drive
Winchester,
VA 22601
540-665-4553
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