Register of the William H. Grotheer Collection Collection 287 Center for Adventist Research James White Library Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI 49104-1440 August 2011 Processed by: Denis Kaiser William H. Grotheer Collection Collection 287 Scope and Content William H. Grotheer was born in Boone, Iowa, on October 14, 1920, as the son of Henry and Nora Bohner Grotheer. In 1942, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Union College at Lincoln, Nebraska. He married Dorothea Miller. As a young man he worked as a pastor of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada and then in the United States serving at the First Toronto Seventh-day Adventist Church (1950) among others. By the mid-1960s he was the head of the Bible and History Department at Madison College. He then went to Andrews University where he completed a Master of Arts degree in 1966 graduating “cum laude.” Afterwards he requested a leave of absence in order to be free to write and speak. Soon after, he established Adventist Laymen’s Foundation, which also accepted tithe and offerings. The Foundation built a campus in Ozone, Arkansas, where monthly convocations, annual fellowships, and other meetings took place. Grotheer spoke at many meetings around the country. He also published the periodical, Watchman, What of the Night? from 1967 to 2006. On March 26, 1972, he was dropped from membership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He was well acquainted with Greek, and studied the writings of Ellen G. White, M. L. Andreasen, and other writers. He was active and well-known among Adventist independent ministries. He died on May 2, 2009. The collection contains the personal papers of William H. Grotheer and reflect his areas of interest and activity over the last thirty plus years of his life. There is correspondence, but likely only a portion of what he would have had representing all these years. It is unknown what happened to the rest of it. The papers on the Holy Flesh Movement are quite significant in themselves. The extant records of the Adventist Laymen’s Foundation are also included within the Grotheer Collection. They are in the “First Collection in Alphabetical Order” series located in box 6. Also included in the original body of materials received from the donor were what is now called the Claude E. Holmes Collection. Grotheer apparently received these significant materials from Holmes or someone who received them from Holmes. They are a large collection of letters between Holmes and many Adventist church leaders in the early years of the 20th century dealing with a variety of theological and doctrinal topics. Grotheer had not blend the Claude Holmes materials with his own papers but kept them as a separate collection. It seemed appropriate to separate Holmes and make it an independent collection. See its register also at the Andrews University Center for Adventist Research. Arrangement The arrangement of the collection is essentially as it was donated. It is categorized by 1. personal materials 2. writings 3. miscellaneous collections. The miscellaneous collections part consists of three separate collections: 1. Collection in Topical Order [Set 1] 2. First Collection in Alphabetical Order [Set 2] 3. Second Collection in Alphabetical Order [Set 3] Grotheer began creating the second alphabetical collection for some reason which is why it was kept in that arrangement. Researchers should look into all three sets when looking for a certain topic, individual, institution, etc. Further, lectures, sermons, and presentations may be found in two places: 1. Writings - Sermon and Presentation Notes 2. Miscellaneous Collections - Collection in Topical Order [Set 1] - Lectures Provenance The materials in this collection were donated to the Center by his daughter, Anne Grotheer-Shull, in October 2010. Use All users of this collection are required to completer the “Application to Use Unpublished Records,” and to observe the regulation specified in the “Patron Agreement” and “Researcher’s Code of Conduct.” All records in this collection are open and available for research. Citation for this collection: Box ___, Folder ___, William H. Grotheer Collection (collection 287), Center for Adventist Research, James White Library, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI. William H. Grotheer Collection–page 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. PERSONAL. 6 Diplomas. 6 Diplomas of William H. Grotheer. 6 Diplomas of Dorothea Miller Grotheer. 6 Personal Documents .. 6 Books.. 7 Correspondence. 7 Notes and Materials from Academic Studies. 10 Syllabi.. 10 Class Notes. 10 Personal Belongings. 10 II. WRITINGS. 11 Published Books by Other Writers.. 11 Unpublished Manuscripts by William H. Grotheer. 13 Sermons and Presentation Notes. 13 III. Miscellaneous Collections. 13 Collection in Topical Order [Set 1]. 13 Dissertations.. 13 Ellen G. White. 14 Ellen G. White Compilations.. 16 General.. 17 Consultation - I. 17 Holy Flesh Movement.. 18 Lectures. 19 Major Documents. 20 Prophecy. 20 Seminar Studies. 20 Seventh-day Adventist Church History. 21 Theology.. 22 William H. Grotheer Collection–page 4 First Collection in Alphabetical Order [Set 2] . 23 Materials (A). 23 Materials (B). 24 Materials (C). 25 Materials (D). 26 Materials (E). 26 Materials (F). 26 Materials (G).. 27 Materials (H). 28 Materials (I).. 28 Materials (J). 29 Materials (K). 29 Materials (L). 29 Materials (Mc).. 30 Materials (M).. 30 Materials (N). 31 Materials (O).. 31 Materials (P). 31 Materials (Q).. 32 Materials (R). 32 Materials (S). 33 Materials (T). 34 Materials (U). 34 Materials (V). 35 Materials (W). 35 Materials (Y-Z). 36 Second Collection in Alphabetical Order [Set 3] . 36 Materials (Index).. 36 Materials (A). 36 Materials (B). 36 Materials (C). 37 Materials (D). 37 Materials (E). 37 Materials (F). 37.