Guide to the Justina Showers Scrapbook
Prepared by Mark C. Shenise, Associate Archivist and Nikolay Petrov, Student Assistant
United Methodist Archives and History Center
General Commission on Archives and History of The United Methodist Church
10/20/2010
Overview of Collection
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| Record Creator: |
Showers, Justina Lorenz |
| Title: |
Justina Lorenz Showers Scrapbook |
| Title: |
Showers Scrapbook |
| Date Span: |
1896-1947 |
| Abstract: |
Justina Lorenz Showers (1885-1984) was a Church of the United Brethren in Christ churchwoman. She graduated from Bryn Mawr
College (Pennsylvania) and served as secretary of Young Women's Work of the Women's Missionary Association. This accession
contains a scrapbook of materials related to the Miami, Ohio, Branch of the Woman's Missionary Association of the Church
of the United Brethren in Christ. It contains programs, correspondence, reports, articles, and clippings from magazines.
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| Extent: |
0.63 cubic feet |
| Resource ID: |
gcah.ms.2193 |
Biographical Note
Justina Lorenz Showers (1885-1984) was a Church of the United Brethren in Christ churchwoman. She graduated from Bryn Mawr
College (Pennsylvania) and served as secretary of Young Women's Work of the Women's Missionary Association. In April 1911,
she married J. Balmer Showers, a professor at Bonebrake Theological Seminary and later bishop in the church.
Showers was an active leader in the Women's Missionary Association serving as a trustee (1921-1946) and its president (1941-1946).
She was also president of the Women's Society of World Service from 1947 to 1955. For twenty-one years she was president
of the Miami, Ohio, branch of the Woman's Missionary Association. In addition, Showers was president of the Dayton, Ohio,
Young Women's Christian Association.
Scope Note
This collection contains one scrapbook of materials related to the Miami, Ohio, Branch of the Woman's Missionary Association
of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. The scrapbook contains programs, correspondence, reports, articles, and
clippings from magazines. In the interest of storage and scrapbook is disassembled and placed in file folders.
Arrangement
Materials have been arranged in the following manner.
Materials are arranged by scrapbook page.
Preferred Citation
When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder,
Justina Lorenz Showers Scrapbook, United Methodist Church Archives - GCAH, Madison, New Jersey. Do not make use of the items
call number as that is not a stable descriptor.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Restrictions on Use
Detailed use restrictions relating to our collections can be requested from the office of the archivist at the General Commission
on Archives and History. Photocopying is handled by the staff and may be limited in certain instances. Before using any material
for publication from this collection a formal request for permission to publish is expected and required.
Related Materials
Drew Methodist Library Biographical Files
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Index Terms
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Subject Topics |
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Missions |
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Women |
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Subject Geographic |
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Ohio |
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Genre |
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Scrapbooks |
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Subject - Corporate Names |
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Church of the United Brethren in Christ (New constitution). Woman's Missionary Association |
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Evangelical United Brethren Church |
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
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1
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Woman's Missionary Association Programs Pg. 1-2 |
1896-1925 |
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2
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Woman's Missionary Association Programs and Reports Pg. 3-4 |
1916-1917 |
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3
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Woman's Missionary Association Programs and a suggested Policy for the Miami Branch Mission Association Pg. 5-6 |
1916-1917 |
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4
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Woman's Missionary Association Programs and a Letter Pg. 7-8 |
1918 |
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5
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Woman's Missionary Association Program and a Report Pg. 9-10 |
1921-1922 |
| 1607-3-1:
6
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Woman's Missionary Association Program, Letters and a Plan of Work Pg.11-12 |
1919 |
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7
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Woman's Missionary Association Program, Letter and a Report Pg.13-14 |
1919 |
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8
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Woman's Missionary Association Program and Letters Pg.15-16 |
1920 |
| 1607-3-1:
9
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Woman's Missionary Association Program, Letters and Reports Pg.17-18 |
1920-1921 |
| 1607-3-1:
10
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Woman's Missionary Association Programs, Letter and a Report Pg.19-20 |
1921 |
| 1607-3-1:
11
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Woman's Missionary Association Programs,a Report and a Plan of Work Pg.21-22 |
1920-1921 |
| 1607-3-1:
12
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Woman's Missionary Association Letters and a Report Pg.23-24 |
1921-1922 |
| 1607-3-1:
13
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Woman's Missionary Association Programs and Letters Pg.25-26 |
1922-1923 |
| 1607-3-1:
14
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Woman's Missionary Association Letter, Reports and a Plan of Work Pg.27-28 |
1922-1923 |
| 1607-3-1:
15
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Woman's Missionary Association Program, Letters, and a Handbook Quiz Pg.29-30 |
1923-1924 |
| 1607-3-1:
16
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Woman's Missionary Association Programs, Letter, and Reports Pg.31-32 |
1924-1925 |
| 1607-3-1:
17
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Woman's Missionary Association Programs,a Plan of Work, Letters, and Reports Pg.33-34 |
1924-1925 |
| 1607-3-1:
18
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Woman's Missionary Association Programs,a Plan of Work, Letters, and Report Pg.35-36 |
1924-1925 |
| 1607-3-1:
19
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Woman's Missionary Association Program and Letters Pg.37-38 |
1925 |
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20
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Woman's Missionary Association Program and Letters Pg.39-40 |
1925 |
| 1607-3-1:
21
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Woman's Missionary Association Program and Letter Pg.41-42 |
1926 |
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22
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Woman's Missionary Association Program, Letter and Reports Pg.43-44 |
1925-1927 |
| 1607-3-1:
23
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Woman's Missionary Association Programs and Miami Messenger Notes Pg.45-46 |
1925-1931 |
| 1607-3-1:
24
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Woman's Missionary Association Program and Letters Pg.47-48 |
1926-1927 |
| 1607-3-1:
25
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Woman's Missionary Association Program, a Report and a Reading Contest Pg.49/50 |
1926-1928 |
| 1607-3-1:
26
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Woman's Missionary Association Letters Pg.51-52 |
1927-1928 |
| 1607-3-1:
27
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Woman's Missionary Association Program, Plan of Work, Reading Contest, and a Report Pg.53-54 |
1927-1929 |
| 1607-3-1:
28
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Woman's Missionary Association Reports Pg.55-56 |
1917-1919 |
| 1607-3-1:
29
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Woman's Missionary Association Letters Pg.57-58 |
1928 |
| 1607-3-1:
30
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Woman's Missionary Association Programs, Letter, Reading Contest and a Report Pg.59-60 |
1929-1930 |
| 1607-3-1:
31
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Woman's Missionary Association Letters and a Report Pg.61-62 |
1928-1929 |
| 1607-3-1:
32
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Woman's Missionary Association Letters and Programs Pg.63-64 |
1929-1930 |
| 1607-3-1:
33
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Woman's Missionary Association Letters, Programs, Notes and a Report Pg.65-66 |
1929-1931 |
| 1607-3-1:
34
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Woman's Missionary Association Letters, Programs, and a Report Pg.67-68 |
1930-1932 |
| 1607-3-1:
35
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Woman's Missionary Association Letters, and Notes from Newspapers Pg.69-70 |
1931-1932 |
| 1607-3-1:
36
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Woman's Missionary Association Programs, Notes from Newspapers and Reports Pg.71-72 |
1931-1932 |
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37
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Woman's Missionary Association Programs, Notes from Newspapers, Reports and a Letter Pg.73-74 |
1932-1933 |
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38
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Woman's Missionary Association Programs, Letters, Notes from Newspapers, and Reports Pg.75-76 |
1933-1934 |
| 1607-3-1:
39
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Woman's Missionary Association Programs, Letters, and a Report Pg.77-78 |
1933-1935 |
| 1607-3-1:
40
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Woman's Missionary Association Programs, Letters, and Reports Pg.79-80 |
1934-1936 |
| 1607-3-1:
41
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Woman's Missionary Association Programs, Letters, Rebons, Newspapers Notes and Reports Pg.81-82 |
1935-1937 |
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42
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Woman's Missionary Association Programs, Letters, and Newspapers Notes Pg.83-84 |
1937-1938 |
| 1607-3-2:
1
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Woman's Missionary Association Report Pg. 85-86 |
1937-1939 |
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2
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Woman's Missionary Association Reports, Programs, Letters Newspaper Notes, and a Rebon Pg. 87-88 |
1939-1940 |
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3
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Woman's Missionary Association Reports, Letters Newspaper Notes, and a Program Pg. 89-90 |
1940-1941 |
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4
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Woman's Missionary Association Reports, Newspaper Notes and a Program Pg. 91-92 |
1940-1941 |
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5
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Woman's Missionary Association Report, Newspaper Notes, and Programs Pg. 93-94 |
1941-1942 |
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6
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Woman's Missionary Association Letter, Newspaper Notes, and Programs Pg. 95-96 |
1941-1942 |
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7
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Woman's Missionary Association Letters and Newspaper Notes Pg. 97-98 |
1941-1942 |
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8
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Woman's Missionary Association Letters, Newspaper Notes and a Ballot Note Pg. 99-100 |
1942-1943 |
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9
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Woman's Missionary Association Programs, Newspaper Notes and Reports Pg. 101-102 |
1942-1943 |
| 1607-3-2:
10
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Woman's Missionary Association Programs, Newspaper Notes, Letters and Reports Pg. 103-104 |
1944-1945 |
| 1607-3-2:
11
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Woman's Missionary Association Programs, Newspaper Notes, Letters, and Reports Pg. 105-106 |
1944-1945 |
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12
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Woman's Missionary Association Programs, Newspaper Notes, and Letters Pg. 107-108 |
1944-1946 |
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13
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Woman's Missionary Association Programs and Newspaper Notes Pg. 109-110 |
1945-1947 |
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14
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Woman's Missionary Association Program, Letter and Newspaper Notes Pg. 111-112 |
1945-1947 |
