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MS 1a Conference Reports, 1839-1875
MS 1b Kalkaska Methodist Episcopal Church Records, 1882-1887
MS 1c Conference Reports, 1836-1878
MS 1d Conference Reports, 1844-1879
MS 1e Conference Reports, 1837-1845
MS 1f Conference Reports, 1838-1887
MS 1g Conference Reports, 1844-1887
MS 1h Conference Reports, 1845-1887
MS 1i Conference Reports, 1838-1870
MS 1j Conference Correspondence, 1842-1890
MS 2a Papers of Minister George Bignell, 1852-1858
MS 2b Marriage Records of Minister D.C. Riehl, 1879-1916
MS 2c Papers of John H. Pietzel, 1814-1906
MS 2d-e Papers of P. Ross Parrish, 1881, 1883, n.d.
MS 3a-c Ministers and Wives Memorial Collection, 1845-1890
MS 3e Albion College Reports to the Michigan Conference, 1855, 1865, 1887, 1890
MS 3f Diary of William Hathaway (1848-1915), June 23-July 24, 1876
MS 3g Parma Methodist Episcopal Church Papers, 1843-1849
MS 3h Manuscript of "The Rise of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Michigan" by William Ray Prescott
MS 3i Ora F. Bulman (1870-1936) Correspondence
MS 4 Manuscript of "The Methodist Church in Michigan, 19th Century" by Margaret Burnham Macmillan, 1967
MS 5a Wives Association of Michigan Conference Ministers Records, 1915-52
MS 5b Centenary Committee Reports to Michigan Annual Conference, pre-1882
MS 5c Papers of Robert Eugene Meader (b.1871)
MS 5d Methodist Episcopal Church Woman's Foreign Missionary Society History by Mrs. Eliza Koons
MS 5e Sherwood First Episcopal Church Records, 1888, 1953
MS 5f Bendon and Inland Church Records, 1920-1924
MS 8a-b Albion District Reports, 1866-1890
MS 8c-d Big Rapids District Reports, 1863-1890
MS 9a Coldwater District Reports, 1862-1890
MS 9b Grand Traverse District Reports, 1867-1890, n.d.
MS 9c Ionia District Reports, 1865-1890, n.d.
MS 10a Jackson District Reports, 1877
MS 10b Kalamazoo District Reports, 1862-1887, n.d.
MS 10c Manistee District Records, 1864-67 (See also Pentwater District)
MS 10d Pentwater District Reports, 1867-1876 (See also Manistee District
MS 10e-f Lansing District Annual Reports, 1862-1890, n.d.
MS 10g-h Niles District Annual Reports, 1863-1890, n.d.
MS 10i Marshall District Annual Reports, [1861]-1865
MS 11 Curators' Records, 1926-1967
MS 12a-g/13a-d Papers of Mrs. Cora Kier Fulkerson
MS 14a-g First Methodist Episcopal Church of Albion Records, 1888, n.d.
MS 16a Richland Church, Reports of Quarterly Conferences, 1886, 1929
MS 16b Cooper and Spring Brook Churches, Reports of Quarterly Conferences, 1905-1907
MS 16c Conference Roll Calls, 1883-1886, n.d.
MS 16d Pipestone Church, Berrien County Deed of Conveyance, 1928
MS 16e Commission on Missions Records, 1876-1890s
MS 16f Ganges Church Loan Application, 1929
MS 16g Crystal Springs Campground Reocrds, 1874-1901
MS 16h Conference Reports, 1869, 1881
MS 16i Conference Forms
MS 16j Methodist Book Concern Report, 1879
MS 17a Deacon and Elder Ordination Records, 1855-1890
MS 17b-j Recommendations, 1878-1887
MS 18b-d Certificates of Location, 1843-1885
MS 18e Recommendations, 1890
MS 18f Conference Minutes, September 7-13, 1887
MS 18g-i/19a-e Missionary Money Appropriations Receipts, 1870-1876
MS 19f Conference Financial Records, 1882
MS 19g Minister Biographies
MS 19h Claimants Committee Reports
MS 19i-w Claims for Financial Aid
MS 20a Burlington Church Records
MS 20b Flowerfield Church Records
MS 21a-c Maple Methodist Church, Battle Creek, Board Meeting Minutes, 1903-1938
MS 22a-c Maple Methodist Church, Battle Creek, Quarterly Conference Records, 1894-1938
MS 22d Maple Methodist Church, Battle Creek, Treasurer's Reports, 1901-1910
MS 22e Lake City Church Records, 1884-1923
MS 23a Albion Wesleyan Seminary Board of Trustees Reports, 1842-1851
MS 23b Albion Wesleyan Seminary Reports, 1840-46
MS 23c Albion Wesleyan Seminary Records, 1845-1848
MS 23d Report to the Michigan Conference (re: founding of Chicago university), 1850
MS 23e Albion College Board of Trustees Reports to the Detroit Conference, 1868-1889
MS 23f Albion College Board of Trustees Reports to the Michigan Conference, 1877-1890
MS 23g Conference Reports re: Albion College, [1867], 1875
MS 23h Albion College Records, 1873, 1883
MS 23i Albion College Annual Report of the President of the Board of Trustees, 1889-[1892]
MS 24a Rougemere Church Records, 1909
MS 24b Richland Church Records, 1868-1932
MS 24c White Swan Community Records
MS 24d Oakfield Church Records, 1934, 1959
MS 24e Fulton Church Records, 1940, n.d.
MS 24f Mattawan Church Records, 1870-1894
MS 24g Olivet Church Records, 1875-1882
MS 24h North Wayne Church Purchase Correspondence, 1952-1964
MS 24i Elsie Church Records, 1885-1945, n.d.
MS 24j Munith Charge Methodist Episcopal Church, 1931
MS 24k Carson City Methodist Episcopal Church, 1934, 1940
MS 25a Papers of Charles E. Thies (1879-1968), 1809-1916
MS 25b Edwards Corners Church Discontinuation Records, 1962-64
MS 25d Flowerfield Church Parsonage Ownership Records, 1964
MS 25e Newberg Methodist Episcopal Church, Kalamazoo District, Purchase Records, 1961-1964
MS 43-49 Litchfield Church, Albion District, Records
MS 50-54 Woman's Society of Christian Services Records
MS 55-58 Grand Traverse District Abandoned, Discontinued and Merged Church Records
MS 59-61 Bainbridge Newhope Church, Kalamazoo District, Records, 1947-1970
MS 62-63 Pewamo Church, Central District, Records, 1890s-1979
MS 64 Albion District Abandoned, Discontinued and Merged Church Records
MS 65 Albion Church, Albion District Records, 1896-1965
MS 66 Methodist Community House, Grand Rapids, Records, 1961-67
MS 67-70 Epworth Methodist Church, Grand Rapids, Records, 1895-1977
MS 72 Disciplinary Questions, West Michigan Annual Conference Minutes, 1964-1972
MS 73 Papers of Richard D. Wearne, 1947-1963
MS 75a-d Aldrich Deaconess Home, Grand Rapids District, Records
MS 75e Methodist Community House, Grand Rapids District, Records
MS 76 Papers of Charles H. Kelsey (1870-1957), 1911-1924
MS 78-79 Lane Boulevard Church, Kalamazoo District, Records [oversize]
MS 80-88 Sermons of Albert W. Baker (1878-1968)
Bishop Matthews Papers
WWCS Albright LM Camps, 1901-1982
CCOM Records, 1965-1987
Millbrook United Methodist Church Collection
United Methodist Church West Michigan Conference Annual Conference Materials 2001
WMAC Audio-Visual Collection, 1979-1994*
Annual Conference Audio-Visual Collection, 1965-68, n.d.*
Eversole Collection
Missions Collection, 1996
Frank Kendrick Collection, Class of 1969
Fraser Papers
Conference Center Records, 1970-1998*
United Methodist Women, Central District Records, 1954-1976*
Kalamazoo District Records*
Potter Park Church Records*

*Collections are currently unavailable for research

Bound Documents

MSB 1.A1 Alfred, M.W. The Baptismal Controversy. Cleveland, October 24, 1852
MSB A.1 Conference Registers, 1830s-1870s
MSB 2.Pi Pitezel, John H. (1814-1906) Scrapbook, no.6. 1882-1894
MSB A.3 Conference Reports, 3 vols. 1864-1883
MSB A.7 Historical Society Records, 1868-1924
MSB A.8 Mission Commission Records, 1854-1871
MSB A.9 Missionary Society Records, 1836-1871
MSB A.10 Sunday School Union Statistics, 2 vols. 1848-1872
MSB A.12 Centenary Committee Financial Records, 2 vols. 1866
MSB B.Bi Big Rapids District Conference Record Book, 1903-1916
MSB B.Ce WSCS Women's Society for Christian Service, Central District, Treasurer's Record Book, 1967-1975
MSB B.Co Coldwater District Conference Journal, 1873-1897
MSB B.Ni m Niles District Conference Minutes, 1886-1914
MSB B.Ni r Niles District Trustees Records, 2 vols. 1875-1908
MSB B.Ni t Niles District Treasurer's Book of Accounts (Crystal Springs Camp Ground), 1879-1902
MSB B.Ni WFMS Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Records, 1904-1938
MSB A.10 Sunday School Society Minutes, 1868-1871
MSB C.A1 Alganzee Church Records, 2 vols., 1919-1949
MSB C.Ba Fi Maple Street Church, Battle Creek, Financial Records, 5 vols. 1896-1922
MSB C.Ba Q Maple Street Church, Battle Creek, Quarterly Conference Records, 7 vols. 1890-1927
MSB C.Be Berrien Springs Church, Kalamazoo District, Records, 4 vols. 1840-1929
MSB C.Be UB Berrien Springs United Brethren Church (Berrien Springs Church), Kalamazoo District, Records, 8 vols. 1845-1949
MSB C.Bu Burlington Church Records, 1872-1932
MSB C.Bur Burr Oak Church Epworth League, Niles District, Meeting Minutes, 1889-1898
MSB C.Ca Cambria Church, Albion District, Records, 4 vols. 1950-1969
MSB C.Ca Wo Cambria Church Women's Society of Christian Service, Albion District, 2 vols., 1953-1968
MSB C.Co Colfax Church Records, 1901-1916
MSB C.Con Historical Committee Records, Concord Methodist Church, 1836-1965
MSB C.Coo Quarterly Conference Records, Cooper and Spring Brook Churches, 1905-07
MSB C.Cop Copemish Church Membership Records, 1893-1955
MSB C.Cop Me Copemish Church Membership Records, 1907-1955
MSB C. Cop Re Copemish Church Records, 1905-1915
MSB C.De Ta Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal Church Records, Detroit, 1844-1899
MSB C.Du Duplain Church Records, 3 vols., 1867-1920 (Includes Shepardsville Circuit, Duplain Circuit, Greenbush Church)
MSB C.El Elsie Church Records, 1883-1944
MSB C.Fu Fulton Church Records, 2 vols., 1877-1934
MSB C.Fu L Ladies' Coffee Meeting Records, Fulton Church, 1932-34
MSB C.Fu Q Quarterly Conference Records, Fulton Church, 1943-1970
MSB C.Fu T Treasurer's Records, Fulton Church, 1970
MSB C.Ga Conference Minutes, Galesburg Church, 1875-1902
MSB C.Ha Harrietta Church Records, 3 vols. 1909-1967
MSB C.He Hersey Church Records, Big Rapids District, 2 vols. 1897-1920
MSB C.Ho Woman's Society of Christian Service Records, Holton Church, 10 vols. 1953-1969
MSB C.Hom Homer Church Subscribers' Records, 1877-1878
MSB C.Hom Ch Homer Church Records, 3 vols. 1858-1889
MSB C.Hom La M.E. Ladies Social Records, Homer Church, 1869-1879
MSB C.Hom Quarterly Conference Records, Homer Church, 1873-1881
MSB C.Hom SS M.E. Sunday School, Homer Church, 1878-79
MSB C.Hom Tr Treasurer's Records, Homer Church, 1881-1920
MSB C.Ir Quarterly Conference Minutes, Irvington Church, 1876-1884
MSB C.In Inland Church Records (Absorbed by Bendon, Lake Ann and Elm Grove), 10 vols.
MSB C.Ja Co Cooper Street Church Records, Jackson, Albion-Lansing District, 4 vols. 1923-1949
MSB C.Je Jennings Church Records, 1907-1918
MSB C.Je F Jennings Church Financial Records, 1913-1918
MSB C.Jen Jennings Church Records, 1916-20
MSB C.Ka Lane Boulevard Church Records, Kalamazoo District, 9 vols. 1915-1967
MSB C.Ka Fi Lane Boulevard Church Financial Records, Kalamazoo District, 4 vols. 1922-1964
MSB C.Ka La Lane Boulevard Church Sunday School Records, Kalamazoo District, 34 vols. 1925-1968
MSB C.La C Church Treasurer's Records, Lake City Church, 3 vols. 1918-1926
MSB C.La L Ledger of the M.E. Sunday School Treasurer, Lake City Church, 1930-1952
MSB C.La Li Library Records, Lake City Church, 1917
MSB C.La R Ladies Aid Society Records, Lake City Church, 2 vols. 1897-1922
MSB C-EUB.LA Lake Odessa EUB Church Sunday School Records, 1923-1978
MSB C.Le Stewards Book for Leroy Circuit, Coldwater District, 1856-1882
MSB C.Li Lickley's Corners Church, 2 vols. 1890-1933
MSB C.Map Mapleton Circuit Church Records, 1840-1860
MSB C.Mat Mattawan Church Records, Kalamazoo District, 1873-1897
MSB C.Me Mesick Church Records, 1908-1968
MSB C.Mo Mount Pleasant Community Church Records, Big Rapids District, 1948-1962
MSB C.Ne Newark Church Records, Lansing District, 1897-1919
MSB C.No Nottawa Prairie Church Records, Kalamazoo District, 2 vols. 1882-1909
MSB C.Ra Rathbone Church Records, Central District, 2 vols. 1920-1970
MSB C.Ri Riverton Indian Church Records, Custer Township, Mason County, 1858-1888
MSB C.Ric Richland, Spring Brook and Cressy Church Records, 1908-1917
MSB C.Ric Q Richland and Spring Brook Churches Quarterly Conference Records, 2 vols. 1866-1901
MSB C.Ric Ss Sabbath School Association Secretary's Records, Richland Township, 1874-1899
MSB C.Sh Sherwood Church Records, 2 vols. 1859-1950s
MSB C.She Sherman Church Records, Grand Traverse District, 3 vols. 1895-1938
MSB C.So Sowers Church Records, Big Rapids District, 4 vols. 1895-1953
MSB C.Sp Spring Brook Church Records, 1881-1907
MSB C.Sp Q Spring Brook Church Quarterly Conference Records, 1888-1892
MSB C.Wec West Casco Church Ladies Aid Society Records, 1929-1940
MSB C.Wec Ac West Casco Church Ladies Aid Society Records, 1938-1939
MSB C.Wec Ch West Casco Church Treasurer's Records, 1926-1929
MSB C.Wec La West Casco Church Ladies Home Missionary Society Records, 1896-1903
MSB C.Wec Se West Casco Church Women's Society of Christian Service of the McDowell Church Secretary Records, 2 vols. 1940-1951
MSB C.Wec Sec West Casco Church Ladies Aid Society Secretary Records, 1894-1907
MSB C.Wec Wo West Casco Church Women's Home Missionary Society Records, 1927-1937
MSB C.Wh Wheeler Church Records, Central District, 1924-1977
MSB C-EUB.Wo Lakewood Church/Woodland EUB Church, Lansing District Records, 20 vols. 1918-1960
MSB C.Yu Yuma Church Women's Society of Christian Service Records, 3 vols. 1946-1962
MSB D.Bi Big Springs District Camp Ground Association Records, 1909-1923
MSB D.Cr Crystal Springs Camp Ground Records, 2 vols. 1878-1924
MSB E-C.Be Bethel Evangelical United Brethren Church, 3 vols. 1857-1969

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