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Robert P. McDonald-Walker Collection

Stewart Bell Jr. Archives
Handley Regional Library
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society
P.O. Box 58, Winchester, VA 22604
(540) 662-9041 ext. 17
archives@handleyregional.org
www.handleyregional.org

546 THL

Inventory created by Archives Staff 05/2020. Last revised 03/2021.

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: Collection is open to all researchers.                       

USE RESTRICTIONS: Restrictions may apply concerning the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult a member of the archives staff for information concerning these restrictions. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright.

TECHNICAL ACCESS: Materials in this collection are stored on CDs. A computer with a CD drive is available in the Reading Room to view the documents.

EXTENT: 0.21 linear feet

CREATOR: McDonald-Walker, Robert P.

DATE: 2018

SCOPE AND CONTENT: The Robert P. McDonald-Walker Collection contains drafts of research conducted on the history of the United Methodist Church in Winchester, VA, Harrisonburg, VA, and surrounding areas. 

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL: Robert P. McDonald-Walker is a retired Methodist minister from Winchester, VA.                                  

CITE AS: Robert P. McDonald-Walker Collection, 546 THL, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Acquired as a gift.

ORGANIZATION:

BOX 1

50th UMC Anniversary History, 2018, 1 CD, 2 leaves, typescript

History of Central Jurisdiction Churches in VA Conference, 2018, 1 CD, 2 leaves, typescript

History of the Virginia Conference United Brethren and Evangelical United Brethren Church 1800-1969, draft for review, 2012, 1 CD, 2 leaves, typescript.