Archives, Rare Books and Special Collections David Allan Hubbard Library Fuller Theological Seminary COLLECTION 65: Papers of Charles Edwin Jones, 1873-2011 Administrative Information Title: Papers of Charles Edwin Jones, 1873-2011 Collection Identifier: CFT00065 Creators: Jones, Charles Edwin Size: 110 Boxes, 62 linear feet Repository: David Allan Hubbard Library Fuller Theological Seminary 135 N Oakland Ave Pasadena, CA 91182 [email protected] Provenance: The gift of Charles and Beverly Jones, Dec 2004 Conditions Governing Access/Restrictions: Scholarly use with parameters of copyright law Language: English Processing: Bharathi Nuthalapati, Nancy Gower Finding Aid Revisions: Andrew Wong, July 2018 Biography Librarian, archivist, bibliographer and historian, Charles E. Jones (1932 - ) received his education at the Bethany-Peniel College in Oklahoma and the Universities of Michigan (M.A.L.S.) and Wisconsin (M.S. and Ph.D.). His Ph.D. dissertation, published as Perfectionist Persuasion: The Holiness Movement and American Methodism, 1867–1936 (1974), provides background for understanding the sociological and ecclesiological reasons for the rise of the Holiness movement. He has worked as a librarian and archivist at Nazarene Theological Seminary, Park College, the University of Michigan, and Brown University and as a professor of history at Houghton College. In February 2006, a symposium was held at Fuller Theological Seminary in celebration of his scholarly achievement and his gift to the seminary. His bibliographical publications include A Guide to the Study of the Holiness Movement (1974), A Guide to the Study of the Pentecostal Movement (1983), Black Holiness: A Guide to the Study of Black Participation in Wesleyan Perfectionist and Glossolalic Pentecostal Movements (1987), The Charismatic Movement: A Guide to the Study of Neo-Pentecostalism with Emphasis on Anglo-American Sources (1995) and The Wesleyan Holiness Movement (2005), The Keswick Movement: a Comprehensive Guide (2007) and The Holiness-Pentecostal Movement: a Comprehensive Guide (2008). They have made a significant contribution to scholarship in all of these areas. Scope and Content The Charles Edwin Jones Collection at Fuller Theological Seminary includes both printed and archival materials. The printed collection is an extensive corpus of materials documenting the Holiness, Pentecostal and Charismatic movements, as well as the contexts in which these traditions have developed. The Jones archives include his research notes, correspondence, rare ephemera related to the subjects of his research. His collection contains significant runs of Holiness periodicals both on paper and on film. Subjects: African American Holiness Movement Charismatic movement Holiness -- Christianity Pentecostal churches -- South Africa Pentecostalism Wesleyan Holiness Movement 2 Arrangement The collection is organized into 3 series as follows: Series 1: Personal Subseries 1: Charles Jones Biographical Subseries 2: Education, Career and Ministry Subseries 3: Writings Subseries 4: Research Note Cards, Research notes Subseries 5: Churches: Episcopal, Reformed Episcopal Subseries 6: Family, Family Correspondence Series 2: Correspondence Series 3: Research Subseries 1: Books Subseries 2: Booklets (photocopied) Subseries 3: Photocopied Theses, papers, manuscripts, bibliographies Subseries 4: Information about Periodicals and photocopied Periodicals. Subseries 5: Individuals Subseries 6: Denominations A-Z, Methodist, Nazarene, Pentecostal Holiness Subseries 7: Church Of God Holiness, Prescott Johnson. Subseries 8: Movements: Keswick, Holiness Associations, Camp Meetings, Charismatic Subseries 9: Missions & Organizations Subseries 10: Publishers Subseries 11: Colleges Subseries 12: Conferences Subseries 13: Geographical areas Subseries 14: Historical Societies Subseries 15: Topical files 3 Series Description Series 1 (Boxes 1-24) Series 1 contains documents related to the academic and personal life of Charles E. Jones; his education and teaching career, including course notes, and his career as librarian, bibliographer and author. The Series also includes material related to the churches where he worshipped and ministered and to the denominations as a whole (Reformed Episcopal and Episcopal). Subseries “Writings” includes Manuscripts of articles written by Jones, both published and unpublished. Also included in this series is family correspondence. Series 2 (Boxes 25-26) Series 2 consists of Jones’s professional and private correspondence. The bulk of the correspondence is related to bibliographical work. It also includes copies of letters related to his job search, his correspondence with Senators and Beverly Jones’s personal correspondence. Series 3 (Boxes 27-110) Series 3 consists of Charles E. Jones’s collected files of research notes and primary source materials gathered for his writings, especially for his bibliographies. It is divided into fifteen subseries. The collection is especially strong in documentation of the Holiness movement, including the Church of God (Holiness) and the Church of the Nazarene. Subseries 1 - a small collection of books. Most of Charles Jones’ books have been cataloged as the Jones Special Collection and are available for two hour check-out. (Box 27) Subseries 2 - a large collection of photocopied primary sources for the study of the Holiness and Pentecostal movements: booklets, pamphlets, tracts, song books, proceedings, constitutions and testimonies to Christian experience. (Boxes 28-37) Subseries 3 - photocopied bibliographies, papers, manuscripts and theses. (Boxes 38-45) Subseries 4 - information about Holiness periodicals and photocopies of rare serial publications. (Boxes 46-50) Subseries 5 - an alphabetical file of information about individuals of interest in the Holiness, Pentecostal and Charismatic movements. For more details on the individuals in this file, see Charles E. Jones’s Bibliographies. (Boxes 51-69) Subseries 6 - a collection of material on denominations with emphasis on Methodism in all of its varieties, the Church of the Nazarene, and the Pentecostal Holiness Church. The Nazarene material includes histories, documents, Assembly reports, journals of various districts of the Church of the Nazarene and proceedings of the Southern Nazarene University. (Boxes 70-80) Subseries 7 - a rich source on the Church of God (Holiness), its history, people, principles, constitution and proceedings. The writings and diary of J. Prescott Johnson, a professor of philosophy, are included in this series. (Boxes 81-84) Subseries 8 - a collection of photocopied resources related to the Holiness, Pentecostal and Charismatic movements. (Boxes 85-88) 4 Subseries 9 - newsletters and brochures of Missions and Christian organizations collected by Charles E. Jones. (Boxes 89-90) Subseries 10 - publishers’ brochures and catalogues collected by Charles E. Jones. (Boxes 91- 92) Subseries 11 - brochures, newsletters, catalogues and some yearbooks of theological colleges and seminaries throughout the United States. (Boxes 93-98) Subseries 12 - a collection of conference brochures, programs and papers. (Box 99) Subseries 13 - material related to the histories of geographical areas associated with the Holiness Movement. The history of Bethany, Oklahoma is the specialty of this collection. (Boxes 100- 103) Subseries 14 - newsletters and information from historical societies with which Charles E. Jones was associated. (Box 103) Subseries 15 - a collection of articles and papers arranged by topic: Holiness, Methodism, Sanctification, African Americans, Healing, Tongues, Pentecostalism, Women and Music. (Boxes 104-110) 5 Box Inventory Series 1: Personal – Subseries 1: Biographical Box 1: Jones – Personal Biographical Folder Item Note 1 Army Record 2 Autobiography 3 Awards 4 Bibliography, Bibliographies 5 Biographical information 6 Certificate ATLA 7 Certificate Baptism 8 Certificate Birth 9 Certificate Confirmation 10 Certificate Copyright 11 Certificate Lay leader 12 Certificates Pastoral Care & Education 13 Certificates Who’s Who and Contemporary Authors 14 Credentials University of Wisconsin 15 Insurance 16 License to Administer Lord’s Supper 17 Miscellaneous 18 News Letters, Christmas Letters 19 Ordination 20 Presentations Drew University, Methodist Archives 21 Property 22 Publishing 23 Reprints and rare titles 24 Resume 25 Reviews of books by Charles E. Jones 26 The Wesleyan Paradigm and the Westleyan/Holiness Studies Center Kaleidoscope within: The Scholarship of Bulletin 4.1 (Winter 1996) by Steven D. Charles Edwin Jones Cooley 27 Addendum to Jones’ Guide Ken Brown 28 Scarecrow Press Correspondence and Ads 29 Scouting in Nazarene Churches 30 Thesis supervision papers, Al Scopino Brown University 31 Testimonial Vinson Synan 32 Unemployment Benefits 33 Vitae of Others 34 The Charles Edwin Jones Collection Nazarene Archives 6 Box 2: Personal Folder Item Diary, 1947 Church of God Sunday School record book, teaching notes 1, 2 Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry 3 Miscellaneous Photos, personal and research related 4 Negatives 5 Essays on writing history 6 Visitation 7 History Day 2000 8 Canonical Exam, Rhode Island 9 “Revolting Librarians” 10 Bible teaching materials 11 Southern Nazarene University 100the Anniversary, reunion of Class of 1954. 12 Southern Nazarene University alumni news Box 3: Charles E. Jones Symposium: Papers given in Celebration of the Charles E. Jones Collection, Fuller Theological Seminary, 10-11 February, 2005. Folder Item Note 1 Azusa’s Wayward