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Overview

Biographical Note

Scope and Content

Arrangement

Preferred Citation

Restrictions on Access

Restrictions on Use

Related Material

Subject Terms

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Guide to the Paul Arthur Washburn Collection

Prepared by Nickolay Petrov, Student Assistant and Mark C. Shenise, Associate Archivist

United Methodist Archives and History Center
General Commission on Archives and History of The United Methodist Church

01/20/2011


Overview of Collection

Record Creator: Washburn, Paul Arthur
Title: Paul Arthur Washburn Collection
Title: Washburn Collection
Date Span: 1958-1986 Click here to view the finding aid format suitable for requesting material at the Archives.
Abstract: Paul Arthur Washburn (1911-1989) was an American bishop and former Evangelical United Brethren church (EUB) minister, and executive secretary of the Commission on Church Union of the EUB Church. This collection consists of correspondence, sermons, bible studies, episcopal messages, addresses, administrative files, articles, minutes, publications, liturgies, manuscripts, and photographs. These materials reflect mainly the professional life of Bishop Washburn.
Extent: 6.6 cubic feet
Resource ID: gcah.ms.576



Biographical Note

Paul Arthur Washburn (1911-1989) was an American bishop and former Evangelical United Brethren Church (EUB) minister, and executive secretary of the Commission on Church Union of the EUB Church. He was born in Aurora, Illinois, on March 31, 1911, the son of Eliot Arthur and Lena (Burhnsen) Washburn. He was a graduate of North Central College and of Evangelical Seminary. Ordained by the Illinois Conference of The Evangelical Church, he served as pastor of congregations in Eppards Point Township, Rockford, and Naperville, Illinois. He has served on the following General Boards and Agencies of the former EUB Church: The General Program Council, Council of Administration, Council of Executive Officers, and the Commission on Church Union, of which he was the executive secretary. Bishop Washburn was a delegate to every General Conference of his Church from 1946 to 1962. He was a member of his Church's Commission on Federation and Church Union beginning in 1958, and a representative of the denomination to the Consultation on Church Union. He was a trustee of North Central College and of Evangelical Theological Seminary. He also served as Guest Lecturer in Religion and Pastoral Theology at Rockford College, Rockford, Illinois; North Central College; and Evangelical Theological Seminary. In 1959, and again in 1960, he served as Lecturer in Homiletics at the Rural Leadership School of Michigan State University. He was married to Kathryn Fischer and was the father of two daughters and two sons. At the Uniting Conferenc of the Methodist and EUB Churches held in Dallas, Texas, in 1968, Dr. Washburn was elected a bishop on the first ballot in an election held at the last session of the General Conference of the EUB Church on Monday, April 22, 1968. He was solemnly set apart that same day for the duties of the episcopacy by the bishops of the EUB Church, with Bishop Roy H. Short of the former Methodist Church participating at the invitation of the EUB bishops. Bishop Washburn was assigned to the North Central Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church and at the Jurisdictional Conference held at Peoria, Illinois, was assigned to the Minneapolis Area.


Scope Note

Records in the Paul Washburn papers primarily reflect his professional life. Documents illustrate his pastoral philosophy even when administering denominational work on both a national and international scale. This is evident in the kinds of records such as sermons, Bible studies, episcopal messages and ecumenical discussions. Global interests are manifested with his work at the General Board of Global Ministries, General Board of Christian Unity which reflect contemporary views for the period reflected in related documents. As co-chair of the important United Methodist - Roman Catholic Dialogue, which came from his work with Christian Unity, is rooted in his Evangelical United Brethren Church roots of ecumenical understanding and cooperation. Perhaps his greatest contribution to the church came as Executive Secretary for the group responsible to administratively pull off the merger between the Methodist and Evangelical United Brethren churches which is amply documented in the collection..


Arrangement

Materials have been arranged in the following manner.

Church Union
Episcopal Ministries
General Correspondence
Sermons

Preferred Citation

When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, Paul Arthur Washburn Papers, 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

Survey of the Bishops

Minnesota Episcopal Area Records

Bishops Oral History Project

Wayne Kenton Clymer Papers

Records of the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns

Records of the General Commission on Religion and Race of the United Methodist Church

Records of the Mission Education and Cultivation Program Department of the General Board of Global Ministries

Records of the Council of Bishops

Administrative files of United Methodist Communications

Records of the Structure Study Commission

Records of the World Division of the General Board of Global Ministries

Administrative records of the Division of World Peace of the General Board of Church and Society

Seattle Episcopal Area Records

Records of the General Commission on the Status and Role of Women

Index Terms

Subject Topics
Bishops
Episcopacy
Church polity and Christian union
Methodism
Subject Geographic
Europe
Germany
Illinois
Korea
Switzerland
Texas
United States
Vietnam
Genre
Addresses
Correspondence
Minutes
Photographs
Sermons
Manuscripts
Publications
Subject - Corporate Names
Evangelical Church
Evangelical United Brethren Church
United Methodist Church (U.S.)


Container List


Series: Church Union
Call Number Folder Title Date(s)
1584-3-3: 1 Addresses on Church Union - Bishops Paul Milhouse, Roy Short and Maynard Sparks 1965-1967
1584-3-3: 2 Addresses on Church Union - Dr. Charles Parlin 1966-1967
1584-3-3: 3 Addresses on Church Union - Dr. Paul Washburn 1964-1970
1584-3-3: 4 Book of Discipline - Editorial Committee 1968
1584-3-3: 5 Central Europe Correspondence 1977-1981
1584-3-3: 6 The Constitution for The United Methodist Church 1967
1584-3-3: 7 Commission on Church Unity 1962-1968
1584-3-4: 1 Commission on E.U.B. Unity - Pacific Northwest Conference 1966-1967
1584-3-4: 2 Commission on Unity 1966-1967
1584-3-4: 3 Church Union - Addresses 1958-1962
1584-3-4: 4 Formation through Union of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary 1970-1973
1584-3-4: 5 Merger of Publishing Houses - 1968 1968
1584-3-4: 6 Methodist - Evangelical United Brethren Union - Enabling Legalisation 1966-1968
1584-3-4: 7 Our Churches Face Union 1965
1584-3-4: 8 Our Common Heritage 1962
1584-3-4: 9 Papers on History of Methodist Evangelical United Brethren Union 1962
1584-3-4: 10 The Plan of Union - Report to General Coference 1966
1584-3-5: 1 Programs - The Order of Worship 1968
1584-3-5: 2 Publication - "Interpretations" 1965
1584-3-5: 3 Published Articles on Church Union 1965-1968
1584-3-5: 4 Reactionary Correspondence 1970-1981
1584-3-5: 5 Record of Proceedings of The Commission on Church Union of The Evangelical United Brethren Church 1962-1966
1584-3-5: 6 Relation to Consolation on Church Union 1969-1971
1584-3-6: 1 "An Unfinished Church" - First Draft 1982
1584-3-6: 2 "An Unfinished Church" - Foreword by Bishop Roy Short and Outline of Chapters and Bibliography 1982
1584-3-6: 3 "An Unfinished Church" - Resources for Chapter One 1982
1584-3-6: 4 "An Unfinished Church" - Resources for Chapter Two 1982
1584-3-6: 5 "An Unfinished Church" - Resources for Chapter Three 1982
1584-3-6: 6 "An Unfinished Church" - Resources for Chapter Four 1982
1584-3-6: 7 "An Unfinished Church" - Resources for Chapter Five 1982
1584-3-6: 8 "An Unfinished Church" - Resources for Chapter Six 1982
1584-3-7: 1 "An Unfinished Church" - Resources for Chapter Seven 1982
1584-3-7: 2 "An Unfinished Church" - Appendix to Chapter Seven 1982
1584-3-7: 3 "An Unfinished Church" - Resources for Chapter Eight 1982
1584-3-7: 4 "An Unfinished Church" - Resources for Chapter Nine 1982
1584-3-7: 5 "An Unfinished Church" - Resources for Chapter Ten 1982
1584-3-7: 6 "An Unfinished Church" - Resources for Chapter Eleven 1982
1584-3-8: 1 "An Unfinished Church" - Resources for Chapter Twelve 1982
1584-3-8: 2 "An Unfinished Church" - Apendix to Chapter Twelve 1982
1584-3-8: 3 Union 1968 - Miscellaneous papers 1982
1584-3-8: 4 The United Methodist Church - Letter of Transmittal and Report 1968
1584-3-8: 5 The United Methodist Church - The Plan of Union 1966
1584-3-8: 6 Where is the Promised Land? 1968

Series: Episcopal Ministries
Call Number Folder Title Date(s)
1584-2-1: 15 Addresses on Christian Unity 1965-1967
1584-2-1: 16 Addresses, Messages and Ordination Sermons to Minnesota Conference 1968-1972
1584-2-1: 17 Addresses Christian Unity 1968-1972
1584-2-2: 1 Episcopal Addresses - Northern Illinois 1973-1977
1584-2-2: 2 Episcopal Addresses - Northern Illinois 1978-1980
1584-2-2: 3 Addresses - Bishops Dinners for Laos Northern Illinois 1975
1584-2-2: 4 Addresses 1976
1584-2-2: 5 Addresses 1977
1584-2-2: 6 Articles for Conference Paper 1977-1979
1584-2-2: 7 Bible Studies - The Joseph Saga 1958-1960
1584-2-2: 8 Bible Course - Effective Preaching Today 1963
1584-2-2: 9 Bible Studies 1968-1969
1584-2-2: 10 Bible Studies - Crisis of Faith 1969
1584-2-2: 11 Bible Studies 1970-1971
1584-2-3: 1 Bible Study - Romans / Minnesota School of Missions 1972
1584-2-3: 2 Bible Studies 1973
1584-2-3: 3 Report to Evanston's First Church 1974
1584-2-3: 4 Bible Studies 1974
1584-2-3: 5 Bible Studies - Holy Spirit 1975
1584-2-3: 6 Addresses 1975
1584-2-3: 7 Bibel Studies 1975
1584-2-3: 8 Bibel Studies 1976
1584-2-3: 9 Bibel Studies and Addresses 1978-1979
1584-2-3: 10 Addresses and Tributes 1980
1584-2-3: 11 Bible Studies and Addresses 1981
1584-2-3: 12 Addresses 1982
1584-2-3: 13 Addresses 1983
1584-2-4: 1 Covenant Services - Northern Illinois 1972
1584-2-4: 2 North Viet Nam Trip Pictures 1974
1584-2-4: 3 North Viet Nam Trip Documents 1974
1584-2-4: 4 Holy Covenant Event and Letters 1974
1584-2-4: 5 First Church, Evanston - Process for ministring to a church 1967
1584-2-4: 6 Presidency - Board of Global Ministries 1972-1973
1584-2-4: 7 Presidency - Board of Global Ministries - Oranizational Meeting 1972
1584-2-4: 8 Presidency - Board of Global Ministries - Correspondence 1972-1973
1584-2-5: 1 Presidency - Board of Global Ministries - Major Addresses to the Board 1972-1976
1584-2-5: 2 Presidency - Board of Global Ministries - Consultations with Pastors 1974
1584-2-5: 3 Presidency - Board of Global Ministries - Correspondence 1974-1976
1584-2-5: 4 Ecumenical Affairs - Presidency 1968-1972
1584-2-5: 5 Presidency of Commision on Ecumenical Affairs 1968-1970
1584-2-5: 6 Presidency of Commision on Ecumenical Affairs 1970-1972
1584-2-5: 7 Co-Chairmanship of United Methodist - Roman Catholic Dialog 1968-1972
1584-2-6: 2 National Council of Churches Committee to Nominate a General Secretary 1973
1584-2-6: 3 Papers on Autonomy for Churches in Costa Rica and Panama 1973
1584-2-6: 4 Power in the Church 1978
1584-2-6: 5 General and Jurisdictional Liturgies 1980
1584-2-6: 6 The Washburn Lecturers 1981
1584-2-6: 7 The Washburn Lecturers 1982
1584-2-6: 8 The Washburn Lecturers 1983
1584-2-6: 9 Oral History Interview 1981
1584-2-7: 1 Selected General Correspondence 1972
1584-2-7: 2 Selected General Correspondence 1973
1584-2-7: 3 Selected General Correspondence - Global Ministries 1973
1584-2-7: 4 Selected General Correspondence 1974
1584-2-8: 1 Selected General Correspondence - Global Ministries 1974
1584-2-8: 2 Selected General Correspondence - Global Ministries and Evangelical Mission Council 1974
1584-2-8: 3 Selected General Correspondence 1974
1584-2-8: 4 Selected Correspondence 1975
1584-3-1: 1 Selected General Correspondence 1975
1584-3-1: 2 Selected General Correspondence 1976
1584-3-1: 3 Selected General Correspondence 1977
1584-3-1: 4 Selected General Correspondence 1978
1584-3-2: 1 Selected General Corespondence 1979
1584-3-2: 2 Selected General Corespondence 1979
1584-3-2: 3 Selected General Corespondence 1980
1584-3-2: 4 Selected General Corespondence 1981
1584-3-2: 5 Selected General Corespondence 1982
1584-3-2: 6 Selected General Corespondence 1983
1584-3-2: 7 Selected General Corespondence 1984

Series: General Correspondence

Series: Sermons
Call Number Folder Title Date(s)
1583-2-3: 1 At Christmastime 1970
1583-2-3: 2 Age of Commitment 1972
1583-2-3: 3 Altar, Font and Door 1978
1583-2-3: 4 An Open Door 1978
1583-2-3: 5 Advent Circumstances 1980
1583-2-3: 6 The Beckoning Christ 1969
1583-2-3: 7 Balance 1972
1583-2-3: 8 Balanced Discipleship 1975
1583-2-3: 9 Being with Christ 1976
1583-2-3: 10 Beyond Grace 1978
1583-2-3: 11 Buoyancy in Ministry 1980
1583-2-3: 12 The Bases of Hope Expressed 1980
1583-2-3: 13 The Church as Reconciler 1969
1583-2-3: 14 Called to Meaningful Action 1969
1583-2-3: 15 Christ Died For Us 1970
1583-2-3: 16 Christ Is Our Victory 1971
1583-2-3: 17 Cheers and Jeers 1972
1583-2-3: 18 Carpe Diem 1976
1583-2-3: 19 The Church Alive 1977
1583-2-3: 20 Called to be Christ's Church 1977
1583-2-3: 21 The Charismatic Church 1978
1583-2-3: 22 The Consecrate A Nurture House 1979
1583-2-3: 23 Called to Life 1980
1583-2-3: 24 Christ's Passion - Our Compassion 1981
1583-2-3: 25 Changed Persons 1981
1583:2:3: 26 Christ in the Days of Our Lives 1983
1583-2-3: 27 Christ's Living Presence 1983
1583-2-3: 28 The Door of the Church 1969
1583-2-3: 29 Dialogue in a Wrecked Jail 1971
1583-2-3: 30 The Day of the Lord 1978
1583-2-3: 31 A Dwelling for the Living Word 1978
1583-2-3: 32 The Evangel's Power 1978
1583-2-3: 33 Ends for Epiphany 1980
1583-2-3: 34 Experiences of Reaching Out in Mission 1983
1583-2-3: 35 Free in Christ 1976
1583-2-3: 36 Following Christ 1976
1583-2-3: 37 The Gifts of Christ Alive 1977
1583-2-3: 38 Free in Christ 1979
1583-2-3: 39 The Folwing Evangel 1979
1583-2-3: 40 From Question to Quest 1980
1583-2-3: 41 The Future of the Church 1982
1583-2-3: 42 The Feast, a Gift 1982
1583-2-3: 43 Freedom in Christ 1983
1583-2-3: 44 God's Grace and our Faith 1969
1583-2-3: 45 Good News for Now 1969
1583-2-3: 46 God's Church Tomorrow 1970
1583-2-3: 47 God's People - To and Fro 1972
1583-2-3: 48 God's Love in Action Through Us 1972
1583-2-3: 49 Good News for Everyone, Everywhere 1975
1583-2-4: 1 The Gifts of His Appearing 1977
1583-2-4: 2 Gifts that come with faith in God 1978
1583-2-4: 3 God's Grace Has Called Us to Be 1978
1583-2-4: 4 The Gift of Grace 1979
1583-2-4: 5 Grace Abounding 1979
1583-2-4: 6 God's Covenant is a Flowing Stream 1980
1583-2-4: 7 God Relates. Do We? 1980
1583-2-4: 8 God is our Father 1983
1583-2-4: 9 His Ministry of Reconciliation and Ours 1969
1583-2-4: 10 He is Risen Indeed 1969
1583-2-4: 11 He stands in th Midst 1971
1583-2-4: 12 He is Exalted 1973
1583-2-4: 13 Hungers of Humanity 1975
1583-2-4: 14 Holy Communion 1981
1583-2-4: 15 In the Name of Christ - Walk 1969
1583-2-4: 16 Is Faith Expendable? 1969
1583-2-4: 17 In Praise of Simple Obidience 1969
1583-2-4: 18 In God we live 1977
1583-2-4: 19 I Love You - J.C. 1978
1583-2-4: 20 It is nothing to you, all ye who pass by? 1981
1583-2-4: 21 Joy to the World 1968
1583-2-4: 22 Jesus on a Colt 1979
1583-2-4: 23 Jesus, are you the Saviour? 1979
1583-2-4: 24 Job's Question and Ours 1980
1583-2-4: 25 The Kingdom Seekers 1976
1583-2-4: 26 Keeping a Lenten Vigil 1983
1583-2-4: 27 Living in the Now 1972
1583-2-4: 28 The Lord's Supper 1973
1583-2-4: 29 Let Disciples Speak 1974
1583-2-4: 30 Love in Action 1977
1583-2-4: 31 Let the Peoples Praise Thee, O God 1978
1583-2-4: 32 Light for the World 1978
1583-2-4: 33 The Liberator and the Liberated 1980
1583-2-4: 34 Living in Love 1980
1583-2-4: 35 Mosaic of the Gospel 1975
1583-2-4: 36 Majesty in Ministry 1977
1583-2-4: 37 Memorial Sermon 1977
1583-2-4: 38 The Ministry of the Lord 1978
1583-2-4: 39 Mission Priorities 1979
1583-2-4: 40 Memorial message 1979
1583-2-4: 41 Meetings of Moment 1980
1583-2-4: 42 No Reformation Without Pilgrimage 1969
1583-2-4: 43 The Name 1977
1583-2-4: 44 Our God is a Consuming Fire 1969
1583-2-4: 45 Ordination Sermon 1969
1583-2-4: 46 Orders From Our Risen Lord 1969
1583-2-4: 47 Our World for New Times 1969
1583-2-4: 48 Our Scattering 1977
1583-2-4: 49 Our Common Ministry 1977
1583-2-4: 50 Our Pilgrimage 1977
1583-2-4: 51 One Hundred Forty-Five Years Under Grace 1978
1583-2-4: 52 One Dwelling Place 1978
1583-2-4: 53 The Open Door 1979
1583-2-4: 54 Our Underlying Unity 1979
1583-2-4: 55 One in Christ Jesus 1981
1583-2-5: 1 One Man's Celebration of Christmas 1982
1583-2-5: 2 Pilgrimage in Mission 1974
1583-2-5: 3 People of the One Story 1975
1583-2-5: 4 Preach 1976
1583-2-5: 5 The Place of the Holy 1977
1583-2-5: 6 The People of the love of God 1977
1583-2-5: 7 Parish Limits? 1979
1583-2-5: 8 Peace to those God loves 1979
1583-2-5: 9 Persons in the Stable 1979
1583-2-5: 10 The Rising Church 1970
1583-2-5: 11 Rejoice in the Lord 1975
1583-2-5: 12 Reconciliation 1976
1583-2-5: 13 Rekindle the Gift of God 1976
1583-2-5: 14 The Risen Christ 1979
1583-2-5: 15 Resurrection 1980
1583-2-5: 16 The Rock was Christ 1983
1583-2-5: 17 Seek first the Kingdom of God 1970
1583-2-5: 18 Signs of Hope for a Changing Church 1970
1583-2-5: 19 Strange Gratitude 1970
1583-2-5: 20 The Sting of Death 1974
1583-2-5: 21 Season for Repentance 1975
1583-2-5: 22 Servants at the Edges 1975
1583-2-5: 23 The State of the Conference 1975
1583-2-5: 24 Season for Repentance 1980
1583-2-5: 25 The Sun Shines Over Calvary 1980
1583-2-5: 26 Sincerely Yours 1980
1583-2-5: 27 Sarah Laughed 1980
1583-2-5: 28 Toward Pentecost 1969
1583-2-5: 29 The Testing of Our Compassion 1972
1583-2-5: 30 Transformed? 1975
1583-2-5: 31 Theological Foundation of the Call to Work for Peace 1976
1583-2-5: 32 Thank God for Everything 1977
1583-2-5: 33 Toward a Joyous Church 1979
1583-2-5: 34 The Transfiguration 1980
1583-2-5: 35 The Tent of the Presence 1980
1583-2-5: 36 Thank God for Everything 1980
1583-2-5: 37 The Tenacity of the Love of God 1981
1583-2-5: 38 Three Mighty Acts of God 1982
1583-2-5: 39 United in the Lord and in Obediance to the Lord 1979
1583-2-5: 40 Visions of Christ in Mission 1979
1583-2-5: 41 We Belong to the Lord 1970
1583-2-5: 42 Woman behond thy Son; Son behond thy Mother 1970
1583-2-5: 43 Who Needs Holy Space 1970
1583-2-5: 44 Who Joins the New Man? 1970
1583-2-5: 45 What We Preach is not Ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord 1970
1583-2-5: 46 What is Salvation Today? 1971
1583-2-5: 47 Why Global 1972
1583-2-5: 48 The Wesleyan Way 1972
1583-2-5: 49 Wesley Chapel Consecration Sermon 1976
1583-2-5: 50 The Whole Gospel for Whole Person for a Whole World 1976
1584-2-1: 1 We Want a Principle Within 1976
1584-2-1: 2 What Happened Because of the Mager Born 1976
1584-2-1: 3 We recieve the Word 1977
1584-2-1: 4 What of Ourselves? 1977
1584-2-1: 5 We Have Been Given Hope 1977
1584-2-1: 6 Wilt Thou Be Made Whole? 1978
1584-2-1: 7 The Ways 1978
1584-2-1: 8 What Child Is This? 1978
1584-2-1: 9 We Live for the Lord 1979
1584-2-1: 10 Why a Church? 1980
1584-2-1: 11 Witnesses to the Evangel 1980
1584-2-1: 12 Why Stones Shout? 1980
1584-2-1: 13 What Makes Christmas? 1980
1584-2-1: 14 What Place is This? 1981
1583-2-3: 26 Choose Life 1983