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Lyman Beecher
No full textPhotographic reproduction. Lyman Beecher (1775-1863) was born in New Haven, Connecticut and graduated from Yale College in 1797. He an was ordained Presbyterian and president of Lane Theological Seminary. Beecher was the father of Harriet Beech Stowe (1811-1896) and Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887)
Mary and Leslie H. Butka, M.D.
No full textFormal portrait of Leslie Harrison Butka, M.D. and his wife, Mary. The Butka’s were married in 1900. Mary completed nurses training in Boulder, Colorado and Leslie graduated from the College of Medical Evangelists (now Loma Linda University) in 1916. Dr. Butka set up his medical practice in Pomona, Ca. Prior to this, he was a medical missionary in China from 1924 to 1938. Dr. Butka established a nursing school in Shanghai, China. [Item note] Large tear on the bottom right side of photograph has been digitally removed
Lora E. Clement
No full textThis photographic reproduction appeared in the church publication, "Youth's Instructor" ( Vol. 100, No. 37, 1952) with the feature story, "In Tribute" announcing the departure of Lora from the Youth's Instructor office. Lora graduated from Union College in 1908, and moved to Washington, D.C., where she served as secretary to M. E. [Milton Early] Kern (1875-1961) until 1911. She began her career in the publishing industry at the Review and Herald and soon joined the staff at "The Youth's Instructor" under Fannie Dickerson Chase (1864-1956). Lora started working as an assistant editor in 1922, and soon she was acting editor. In 1923, she became editor-in-chief, which she held until 1952. Her "Let's Talk It Over" column was an inspiration and guide to many who read it. From 1952 until her death in 1958, she was a librarian at the Review and Herald Publishing Association
Leon Leslie Caviness
No full textPhotographic reproduction of Leon Leslie Caviness holding a book in his hands. After attending school in Battle Creek, Caviness went to the University of Michigan, and received his B. A. degree in 1906 from there. He was a teacher at Union College from 1906 to 1913. He received his M.A. degree from the University of Nebraska, and his Ph.D. degree from George Washington University. In November 1920, the Caviness family went to Switzerland and for four years, he was the departmental secretary for the Latin Union Conference. In 1923, Caviness moved back to the United States where he accepted the position as head of the Language Department at Pacific Union College
John Orr Corliss
No full textCorliss was a pioneering evangelist in the United States and in Australia. In 1864, he married Susan Gowell and then enlisted in the Union army during the Civil War. His military unit was the Thirtieth Regiment of the Maine Infantry. He ended his service with the military in 1865 and two years later on November 16, 1866, his wife, Susan, died. At the time of Corliss grieving he came into contact with James and Ellen White who were engaged in evangelism with John Andrews in New England. Corliss responded to the White’s invitation to join them in Michigan, and there he became more familiar with the Seventh-day Adventist faith. James White baptized him in 1868. That same year he married Julia Ann Burgess
Anna Lee
No full textPhotograph of Anna Lee, when she was a toddler sitting on a bed. Anna was the daughter of Frederick Lee. Lee was a former associate editor of the Review and Herald and China missionary. Lee sailed to China in 1909 at the age of 21 and stayed there for 30 years. He joined the publishing house staff in 1938. He retried in 1957
James C. Bartholf
No full textPhotographic reproduction. James was the son of Moses Jennings Bartholf (d. 1903). Bartholf senior became acquainted with the views of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in his late 50s. He and his wife were among the first to accept the Adventist faith in Wisconsin. (Moses Bartholf's obituary can be found in the Review and Herald, February 24, 1903)
James was born on November 28 1858 in Whitewater, Walworth County, Wisconsin. James went to Battle Creek College and then graduated from Milton College in 1881. In 1885 and 1887, Bartholf served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican. James continued his political career and went on to become a journalist, editor, and publisher of the “Milton Telephone” newspaper in Milton, Wisconsin. He also served as editor of "The Youth's Instructor" for 1896 and 1897. General Conference Committee Minutes show that Bartholf was connected with the Religious Liberty Association in the late 1890's. The January 30, 1917 edition of the "Wasau [Wisconsin] Pilot" shows Bartholf as the secretary of the Anti-Saloon League. By that time, he described himself as a Universalist. Bartholf was involved in the Chatauqua movement which the December 13, 1897 issue of Bible Echo and Signs of the Times reported on: "EVERYONE has heard of the Chautauqua movement and the splendid results which have been achieved. It is really a system of self-education—knowledge simplified and brightened so as to be easily understood and retained." James Bartholf passed away on March 12, 1936
Mrs. Obadiah Davis
No full textHead and shoulders portrait of Mrs. Obadiah Davis. According to her husband's obituary (Review and Herald, March 31, 1903) Obadiah Davis was married multiple times. His first wife died in the spring of 1876. At the time of Obadiah Davis' death in 1903, he left a widow. It is unknown which wife appears in this photograph.
Obadiah and his first wife, Elmira Davis, were the parents of Mary Ann "Marian" Davis. Marian later became a literary assistant to Ellen G. White.
DAVIS.— Died in Battle Creek, Mich., March 1, 1903, of heart failure, Obadiah Davis, aged 83 years, 8 months, and 11 days. He was of New England descent, but in the gold excitement he was one of those who went by the way of the Isthmus to the gold diggings of California in 1849. He returned to his home in 1851, and soon after he became interested in the great advent movement, and united with the Seventh-day Adventists. He remained true to the keeping of the commandments of God and the faith of
Jesus till the day of his death. In the spring of 1876 death entered his home and took away his first wife and faithful mother of his children. He leaves a widow, one son, and two daughters to mourn their loss. Many sympathizing friends and neighbors, attended his funeral, and he was buried in Battle Creek.
Oak Hill Cemetery. I. D. VAN HORN
Verner G. Anderson and Wife
No full textColorful holiday card featuring an image of Verner G. Anderson and his wife, Beth. Anderson was a General Conference vice president. He died on May 07, 1981 in Apopka, Florida
Louis Aufranc
No full textLouis Aufranc was one of the pioneers of the Seventh-day Adventist work in Europe. He was a teacher at a school in Le Locle, Switzerland, when he became acquainted with other Seventh-day Adventists through a series of evangelistic meetings that D. T. [Daniel Toussaint] Bourdeau held in that community around 1876. While living in Basel, he assisted in the founding of "Les Signes des Temps'' and in publishing SDA materials. He was also responsible for the French translations of "The Life of Christ" and "The Great Controversy" both by Ellen G. White