BRETHREN HISTORICAL LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES

 

 

Title:                Gwendolyn F. Bobb Papers

 

Series:              18/

 

Boxes:             2 records center cartons, 1 4x6 index card box

 

History: Gwendolyn F. Bobb (1915-    ) was employed in 1959 by the Church of the Brethren General Board as an administrative assistant for Ministry and Home Missions.  After denominational reorganization in 1969, Bobb became the administrative assistant to the General Services Commission.  Later, in 1977, she managed the Brethren Historical Library and Archives with the official title of Coordinator of Historical Resources.  She retired in 1979.  Upon her retirement, Bobb was free to pursue her genealogical research.  She was an active part of the Fellowship of Brethren Genealogists (FOBG), serving terms as the executive director of the FOBG and as the secretary-treasurer. She also wrote numerous articles for the FOBG newsletter.  Bobb was involved in several different genealogical societies and researched extensively the Bobb and Emmert family names.

 

Description of the Records: These records contain a variety of different materials.  The records arrived in a state of disarray; the order was imposed by the processor.  There are two distinct subsets.  The first are records related to Gwendolyn Bobbs work with the Fellowship of Brethren Genealogists.  These include plans for Annual Conference, research on various Brethren topics, articles and newsletters, and correspondence with members of the FOBG.  The second subset of records consists of Bobbs own research on the Emmert and Bobb families.  These records include a file card set of information, family sheets, notes, and correspondence.  Two file folders on Norman Baugher are also included in her personal research.

 

Provenance:     Received from Gwendolyn F. Bobb, via Elsie Holderread.  Accession number 2001.056.

 

Restrictions:    None

 

Separations:     There were many loose items that were separated.  Pamphlets were removed to the pamphlet collection.  Short family histories were placed in the biography files under the names Abshire and Allig.  A letter from D.A. Norcross was placed in his biographical file.  Journeys and Horizon magazines were discarded.  Pictures of the Germantown church and portraits of Aaron Bobb and Gwen Bobb were placed in photo files.  Negatives for the Aaron Bobb pictures were placed in the BHLA negative collection under number PN 102-4.  A slide from the 1981 Annual Conference was placed in the subject photo files.  FOBG newsletters were placed with the newsletter collection.  Three books were removed: The Centennial History of the Peach Blossom Congregation of the Church of the Brethren 1881-1981, The Gem of Lordsburg, and The ULV Trivia Book.  Several short congregational histories were placed in the congregational files, including one for the Maple Grove Church of the Brethren in Wisconsin.  Duplicates were discarded. Some empty file folders were discarded, but a list of the names on the discarded folders is found in Box 2.


 

Processor:  Denise D. Kettering, August 12, 2002; updated by Denise D. Kettering, June 3, 2010

 

Container List:

 

Fellowship of Brethren Genealogists

 

Box 1 Folder  1           FOBG - Annual Conference - Ideas for Speakers

2          FOBG - Annual Conference 1984

3          FOBG - Annual Conference 1983

4          FOBG - Annual Conference 1982

5          FOBG - Annual Conference 1981

6          FOBG - Annual Conference 1980

7          FOBG - Annual Conference 1979

8          FOBG - Annual Conference 1978

9          FOBG - Annual Conference 1977

10        FOBG - Annual Conference 1976

11        FOBG - Bethany Library

12        FOBG - BHLA

13        FOBG - Brethren Encyclopedia

14        FOBG - Brethren Encyclopedia Research

15        FOBG - Brethren Life and Thought - Special Issue on Genealogy

16        FOBG - Brumbaugh Genealogy Report

17        FOBG - Cemetery Report

18        FOBG - Census Forms for Photocopying

19        FOBG - Census Microfilm Rental Program

20        FOBG - Computer Information

21        FOBG - Computer Program Information

22        FOBG - Correspondence - Unfoldered

23        FOBG - Correspondence with Officers

24        FOBG - Items for Resource Files

25        FOBG  - Landes Research

26        FOBG - LDS Library Resources

27        FOBG - Miller Correspondence

28        FOBG - Miscellaneous Papers

29        FOBG - Other Newsletters

30        FOBG - Research Articles

31        FOBG - Correspondence - A

32        FOBG - Correspondence - B

33        FOBG - Correspondence - C

34        FOBG - Correspondence - Cripe, Jann

35        FOBG - Correspondence - D

36        FOBG - Correspondence - E

37        FOBG - Correspondence - F


 

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Box 1, Folder  38        FOBG - Correspondence - G

39        FOBG - Correspondence - H

40        FOBG - Correspondence - Harpster, Leatrice J.

41        FOBG - Correspondence - I

42        FOBG - Correspondence - J

43        FOBG - Correspondence - K

44        FOBG - Correspondence - L

45        FOBG - Correspondence - Lake, Toni

46        FOBG - Correspondence - Mc

47        FOBG - Correspondence - M

48        FOBG - Correspondence - N

49        FOBG - Correspondence - O

50        FOBG - Correspondence - P

51        FOBG - Correspondence - R

 

Box 2, Folder  1          FOBG - Correspondence - S

2          FOBG - Correspondence - Slutesman

3          FOBG - Correspondence - T

4          FOBG - Correspondence - U

5          FOBG - Correspondence - V

6          FOBG - Correspondence - W

7          FOBG - Correspondence - XYZ

 

Personal Research

 

Box 2, Folder  8          Letters to Be Answered

9          Notes

10        William Kreps Presentation

11        Baugher Research

12        Emmert Family

13        Zimmerman, Mary

14        David Wolff

15        The Emmert Family in Washington Co., MD

16        Elizabeth Emmert

17        Leonard Emmert

18        Susan Emmert

19        Benjamin E. Price

20        Daniel Emmert

21        Ezra D. Emmert

22        William Edgar Emmert

23        (Mary) Virginia Shannon

24        Joseph D. Emmert

25        Robert Frank McCune


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Box 2, Folder  26        Mary Louise McCune

27        Andrew Emmert

28        Rev. David Emmert

29        Daniel Emmert

30        John Emmert

31        Jonathan Emmert

32        Isaac Emmert

33        Maria Emmert

34        Sarah Emmert

35        Theodore Emmert

36        Daniel Emmert

37        Bobb

38        Bobb - From Misc. County Histories

39        Norman Baugher 1

40        Norman Baugher 2

 

Notebook 1 - BHLA Notes

Notebook 2 - Franklin and Shippensburg Libraries

Notebook 3 - 1964 Notes

Notebook 4 - Libraries and Cemeteries

Notebook 5 - H. Austin Cooper=s Files

Notebook 6 - Gospel Messenger and Cemeteries

Notebook 7 - Genealogy Notes from Messengers

 

Box 3  Emmert Family Card File