Guide to the Bennett William Palmer Papers
Prepared by Romina Cahiwat, Student Assistant, and L. Dale Patterson, Archivist
United Methodist Archives and History Center
General
Commission on Archives and History, Madison, New Jersey
10/18/2004
(Published for the Drew University Methodist Library)
Overview of Records
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| Record Creator: |
Palmer, Bennett William |
| Title: |
Bennett William Palmer Papers |
| Dates: |
1927-
1970 |
| Abstract: |
Bennett William Palmer, a Methodist minister and author. These papers contain more than forty unpublished manuscripts, mostly dealing with the supernatural and mysticism. |
| Extent: |
9.0 cubic feet |
| Resource ID:
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drew.ms.2413 |
Biographical Note
Bennett William Palmer, a Methodist minister, was born January 7, 1904, in Bonita, Texas. His mother was Mary Leigh Sewell Palmer. His older brother was Orville Sewell Palmer, and his younger sister was Mary Leigh Palmer. His father was the Rev. William Jackson Palmer.
Palmer did his undergraduate work at Florida Southern College and Emory University. He did graduate studies at Princeton School of Theology, Harvard University Divinity School, the University of Chicago Divinity School and Iliff Theological Seminary; but never completed a degree from any He served the Florida Methodist Conference for 33 years, beginning in 1927.
He retired in 1960 due to ill health. Palmer became interested in religious experiences of Christians during post-graduate studies. He had one published work: World Democracy (out of print). Palmer also published the Dew Drop magazine on a quarterly basis. He died July 13, 1982 in Haines City, Florida.
Scope Note
The papers contain more than forty unpublished manuscripts, many of which address the supernatural in connection with nature and animals, as well as other mystical experiences (e.g. "Mystical Light on Atonement", "Sea Stories and the Supernatural", and "Visions of Methodist Bishops". These unpublished manuscripts (referred to collectively by Palmer as the "Dew Drop" books) were about Christian and non-Christian religious experiences. There is also an issue of the Dew Drop magazine and some written material by Orville Sewell Palmer, Bennett's older brother.
Arrangement
Materials have been arranged in the following manner.
Series: Dew Drop Quarterly
Series: Manuscripts
Series: Orville Sewell Palmer
Preferred Citation
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Subject Terms |
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Subject Geographic |
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Florida. |
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Genre |
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Manuscripts. |
Series: Dew Drop Quarterly
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 2138-2-7:
3 |
Dew Drop Quarterly |
Undated |
Series: Manuscripts
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 2136-7-1:
1 |
Obituary |
1982 |
| 2136-7-1:
2 |
The Apostles of Jesus and Other Biblical Characters Seen in Visions - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-1:
3 |
The Apostles of Jesus and Other Biblical Characters Seen in Visions - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-1:
4 |
The Beatific Vision and the Life of Heaven on Earth - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-1:
5 |
The Beatific Vision and the Life of Heaven on Earth - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-1:
6 |
Children in Stories of the Supernatural - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-1:
7 |
Children in Stories of the Supernatural - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-2:
1 |
Children in Stories of the Supernatural - Folder 3 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-2:
2 |
Christ Worship for Non-Christians - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-2:
3 |
Christ Worship for Non-Christians - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-2:
4 |
The Christian Negro and the Supernatural - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-2:
5 |
The Christian Negro and the Supernatural - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-2:
6 |
The Christian Negro and the Supernatural - Folder 3 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-3:
1 |
Church Sacraments and their connections with the Heavenly World - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-3:
2 |
Church Sacraments and their connections with the Heavenly World - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-3:
3 |
Church Sacraments and their connections with the Heavenly World - Folder 3 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-3:
4 |
The Crown of Thorns and Crowns of Glory in Christian Vision Stories - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-3:
5 |
The Crown of Thorns and Crowns of Glory in Christian Vision Stories - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-3:
6 |
Dogs, Cats and Horses in Stories of the Supernatural - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-3:
7 |
Dogs, Cats and Horses in Stories of the Supernatural - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-3:
8 |
Dogs, Cats and Horses in Stories of the Supernatural - Folder 3 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-4:
1 |
Estreleta, Great Christian Mystic - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-4:
2 |
Estreleta, Great Christian Mystic - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-4:
3 |
Estreleta, Great Christian Mystic - Folder 3 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-4:
4 |
Flowers and Music in Stories of the Supernatural - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-4:
5 |
Flowers and Music in Stories of the Supernatural - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-5:
1 |
Halos and Transfiguration in Christian Vision Stories - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-5:
2 |
Halos and Transfiguration in Christian Vision Stories - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-5:
3 |
Help from God for the Alcoholic, the Drug Addict and the Tobacco Slave - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-5:
4 |
Help from God for the Alcoholic, the Drug Addict and the Tobacco Slave - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-5:
5 |
The Holy Bible in Modern Stories of the Supernatural - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-6:
1 |
The Holy Bible in Modern Stories of the Supernatural - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-6:
2 |
Holy Holy Holy! - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-6:
3 |
Holy Holy Holy! - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-6:
4 |
Jesus In Visions - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-6:
5 |
Jesus In Visions - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-6:
6 |
Jesus Seen in Healing Visions - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-7:
1 |
Jesus Seen In Healing Visions - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-7:
2 |
Manifestations of the Holy Ghost - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-7:
3 |
Manifestations of the Holy Ghost - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-7:
4 |
Men and Women Who Have Seen God Recently - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2136-7-7:
5 |
Men and Women Who Have Seen God Recently - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-1:
1 |
Methodist Visions of Jesus - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-1:
2 |
Methodist Visions of Jesus - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-1:
3 |
Methodist Visions of Jesus - Folder 3 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-1:
4 |
Mystical Light on Atonement - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-1:
5 |
Mystical Light on Atonement - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-1:
6 |
Mystical Light on Atonement - Folder 3 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-2:
1 |
Mystical Light on Prayer - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-2:
2 |
Mystical Light on Prayer - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-2:
3 |
New Light on After Death of Those Non-Christian Religions - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-2:
4 |
New Light on After Death of Those Non-Christian Religions - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-2:
5 |
A New Picture of Jesus - First Draft - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-3:
1 |
A New Picture of Jesus - First Draft - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-3:
2 |
A New Picture of Jesus - First Draft - Folder 3 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-3:
3 |
A New Picture of Jesus - First Draft - Folder 4 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-3:
4 |
A New Picture of Jesus - Second Draft - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-3:
5 |
A New Picture of Jesus - Second Draft - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-3:
6 |
A New Picture of Jesus - Second Draft - Folder 3 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-3:
7 |
New Testament Characters - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-3:
8 |
New Testament Characters - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-4:
1 |
Old Testament Characters - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-4:
2 |
Old Testament Characters - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-4:
3 |
Phantom Houses and Heavenly Mansions and the People in Them - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-4:
4 |
Phantom Houses and Heavenly Mansions and the People in Them - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-4:
5 |
The Protestant Trend Toward Prayers For the Dead - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-4:
6 |
The Protestant Trend Toward Prayers For the Dead - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-5:
1 |
The Protestant Trend Toward Prayers For the Dead - Folder 3 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-5:
2 |
The Protestant Trend Toward Prayers For the Dead - Folder 4 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-5:
3 |
Protestant Visions of the Virgin Mary - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-5:
4 |
Protestant Visions of the Virgin Mary - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-5:
5 |
Protestant Visions of the Virgin Mary - Folder 3 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-5:
6 |
Railroads or Trains in Stories of the Supernatural - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-6:
1 |
Railroads or Trains in Stories of the Supernatural - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-6:
2 |
Sea Stories of the Supernatural - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-6:
3 |
Sea Stories of the Supernatural - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-6:
4 |
Sea Stories of the Supernatural - Folder 3 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-6:
5 |
Skeletons, Roses and God in Stories of the Supernatural - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-6:
6 |
Skeletons, Roses and God in Stories of the Supernatural - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-6:
7 |
Stories of the Mysterious and the Supernatural in Connection with Dogs, Cats, Horses and Other Animals - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-7:
1 |
Stories of the Mysterious and the Supernatural in Connection with Dogs, Cats, Horses and Other Animals - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-7:
2 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with Animal Life - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-7:
3 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with Animal Life - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-7:
4 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with Animal Life - Folder 3 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-7:
5 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with Automobiles - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2137-2-7:
6 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with Automobiles - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-1:
1 |
More Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with Automobiles - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-1:
2 |
More Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with Automobiles - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-1:
3 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with the Baptism of Children - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-1:
4 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with the Baptism of Children - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-1:
5 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with the Baptism of Children - Folder 3 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-1:
6 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with the Baptism of Children - Folder 4 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-2:
1 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with Christian Baptism - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-2:
2 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with Christian Baptism - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-2:
3 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with Christmas - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-2:
4 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with Christmas - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-2:
5 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with Christmas - Folder 3 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-2:
6 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with the Lord's Supper - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-3:
1 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with the Lord's Supper - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-3:
2 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with the Lord's Supper - Folder 3 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-3:
3 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with Mirrors, Candles and Lillies - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-3:
4 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with Mirrors, Candles and Lillies - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-3:
5 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with Money, Jewels and Buried or Hidden Treasure - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-3:
6 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with Money, Jewels and Buried or Hidden Treasure - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-4:
1 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with Pictures of Jesus - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-4:
2 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with Pictures of Jesus - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-4:
3 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with Pictures of Jesus - Folder 3 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-4:
4 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with Trees - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-4:
5 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with Trees - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-4:
6 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with Trees - Folder 3 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-4:
7 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with War and the Search for World Peace - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-5:
1 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with War and the Search for World Peace - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-5:
2 |
Stories of the Supernatural in Connection with War and the Search for World Peace - Folder 3 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-5:
3 |
The Supernatural in Connection with Early Missionary Work - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-5:
4 |
The Supernatural in Connection with Early Missionary Work - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-5:
5 |
The Supernatural in the History of Christian Missions - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-5:
6 |
The Supernatural in the History of Christian Missions - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-6:
1 |
Visions and Other Religious Experiences of Methodist Bishops - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-6:
2 |
Visions and Other Religious Experiences of Methodist Bishops - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-6:
3 |
Visions and Other Religious Experiences of Methodist Bishops - Folder 3 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-6:
4 |
Visions and Other Religious Experiences of Methodist Bishops - Folder 4 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-6:
5 |
Methodist Bishops and Stories of the Supernatural - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-6:
6 |
Methodist Bishops and Stories of the Supernatural - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-6:
7 |
Methodist Bishops and Stories of the Supernatural - Folder 3 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-7:
1 |
Methodist Bishops and Stories of the Supernatural - Folder 4 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-7:
2 |
What to Do If After Death You Find You Have Missed the Way |
Undated |
Series: Orville Sewell Palmer
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 2138-2-7:
4 |
Churches in the Florida Boom - Undergraduate Thesis |
1931 |
| 2138-2-7:
5 |
Authority and Experience - Folder 1 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-7:
6 |
Authority and Experience - Folder 2 |
Undated |
| 2138-2-7:
7 |
A Sermon On the Cross |
Undated |
