Alfred Berry Nisbet papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of various letters to Rev. Nisbet; certificates; a "commonplace book" containing Sabbath School statistics, names of various class members, accounts, missionary money and names of donors, subjects, notes on sermons preached, and miscellaneous items and clippings. It also includes correspondence between DePauw University Archivist, Eleanore Cammack and Mabel Nisbet McLaughlin (his granddaughter who donated the records).
Dates
- 1813 - 1883
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright interests for this collection are held by DePauw University or the United Methodist Church.
Biographical Note
Alfred B. Nisbet was born in Harrison County, Kentucky on Dec. 10, 1813. He was the son of James and Hannah (Journee) Nisbet. On Sept. 4, 1832 he married Elizabeth F. Endecott in Posey County, IN. They had three children: Elizabeth Wilmit (1843), Hannah Rebeca (1846), and Ann Louize (1849).
Alfred B. Nisbet was admitted to the Indiana Conference in 1841 and later went with the Southeast Indiana Conference when it was formed in 1852. In 1856 he transferred to the Southern Illinois Conference where he served for 23 years. He died in Aug. 1883 and was buried in Olney, IL. (Obituary, General Minutes, 1883, p. 317; member of IN and SE IN Conferences 1841-1856).
Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (1 document case)
Language of Materials
English
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Hailee Newton
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of DePauw University and Indiana United Methodism Repository
Roy O. West Library
405 S. Indiana St.
Greencastle Indiana 46135 United States
archives@depauw.edu
