Subject Files Series, 1641-1999 and undated
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- 122 boxes
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The largest series of the collection, containing Baker's research on some 1500 persons and topics related to the Wesley family and the history of Methodism. Note: early dates sometimes represent content, but there are also original documents. Materials include manuscript and print items; Baker's notes, including his typed and handwritten transcriptions of original documents; and Baker's correspondence with a wide variety of scholars, church officials, and rare book and manuscript dealers. Arranged in four subseries: two Alphabetical Subjects sequences, the Wesley Family Files, and the Card Files.
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Many pre-20th century documents found in this series have been transferred to the Frank Baker Collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism.
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