Guide to the Reuben Herbert Mueller Papers
Prepared by Morris Davis, Jr., Manuscripts Processor, Myeongho Cha, 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
6/29/2000
Overview of Collection
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| Record Creator: |
Mueller, Reuben Herbert |
| Title: |
Reuben Herbert Mueller Papers |
| Date Span: |
1921 - 1976 | Click here to view the finding aid format suitable for requesting material at the Archives. |
| Abstract: |
Reuben Herbert Mueller (1897-1982), American Evangelical United Brethren Church minister, general church officer, and bishop, was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. After a long career as a pastor and administrator, he became a bishop in 1954, and served a term as president of the National Council of Churches from 1963 to 1966. |
| Extent: |
5.033 Cubic feet |
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Biographical Note
Reuben Herbert Mueller (1897-1982), American Evangelical United Brethren Church minister, general church officer, and bishop, was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He served in the U.S. Army in World War I. He married Magdalene Stauffacher on December 26, 1919. They had one daughter, Margaret Magdalene.
After studying at the Evangelical Theological Seminary and North Central College in Gainesville, Illinois, Mueller was licensed to preach in 1916 by the Evangelical Association.
He was given his first pastorate in 1921, ordained deacon in 1922, and elder in 1924. He served pastorates in Minnesota and Indiana before becoming a district superintendent in 1937.
In 1943, Mueller was chosen executive secretary of the Board of Christian Education of the Evangelical Church, and later of the Evangelical United Brethren Church,. In 1954, he was elected bishop. At the sixth General Assembly of the National Council of Churches in December 1963, Mueller was elected president, and served one three-year term. In the United Methodist Church (1968), he was assigned to the Indiana Area. He retired in 1972.
Scope Note
The material in this collection represents Mueller's work from his first years as a pastor in the Evangelical Association to his retirement from the Episcopacy of the United Methodist Church (1921- 1975). The earliest manuscripts include sermons and addresses (1921- 1975). The rest of the collection consists of correspondence (1941- 1973), photographs (1962-1976), addresses (1921-1975), articles, and clippings (1921-1975). The most sustained record of Mueller's work begins in the 1940's with Mueller's election as Executive Secretary of Christian Education. The collection continues with records from his episcopal leadership, his presidency of the N.C.C., and his involvement in the negotiations for the Uniting Conference in 1968.
Arrangement
Materials have been arranged in the following manner.
Series: Artifacts
Series: Clippings
Series: Correspondence
Series: General and Annual Conferences
Series: Manuscripts
Series: N.C.C. Documents
Series: Personal Documents
Series: Photographs
Series: Travel Records
Preferred Citation
When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, Reuben H. Mueller Papers, United Methodist Church Archives - GCAH, Madison, New Jersey. Do not make use of the item's call number as that is not a stable descriptor.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding this collection.
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Index Terms |
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Subject Names - Corporate |
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Evangelical Association |
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Evangelical United Brethren Church |
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National Council of Churches |
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Subject Topics |
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United Methodist Church (U.S.). Uniting Conference. |
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Subject Geographic |
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Indiana |
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Minnesota. |
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Genre |
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Addresses |
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Artifacts |
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Clippings |
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Correspondence. |
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Manuscripts |
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Photographs |
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Sermons |
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Occupations |
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Bishops. |
Series: Artifacts
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1553-3-3:
20 |
Gavel: Military Chaplaincy |
1957-1959 |
| 1553-3-3:
21 |
The New Testament; Revised Standard Version: leather binding with carved olive-wood cover. Presente by the N.C.C. to Mueller |
1966 |
Series: Clippings
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1553-3-4:
9 |
Newspapers |
undated |
| 1553-3-4:
10 |
Newspapers and Articles |
undated |
| 1553-3-4:
11 |
Oakland Avenue Evangelical Church |
1921-1951 |
| 1553-3-4:
12 |
Michigan Conference News |
1960-1968 |
| 1553-3-4:
13 |
Newspapers [1] |
1960-1969 |
| 1553-3-4:
14 |
Newspapers [2] |
1960-1969 |
| 1553-3-4:
15 |
Personal News Items |
1964 |
| 1553-3-4:
16 |
Articles |
1965-1969 |
| 1553-3-4:
17 |
Newspapers and Articles |
1960-1965 |
| 1553-3-5:
1 |
Upper Room |
1967 |
| 1553-3-5:
2 |
United Conference |
1968 |
| 1553-3-5:
3 |
News Report |
1971-1975 |
| 1553-3-5:
4 |
Indiana Academy |
1971-1972 |
Series: Correspondence
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1553-3-1:
1 |
Election as General Secretary of Christian Education |
1941 |
| 1553-3-1:
2 |
Election as General Secretary of Christian Education |
1941 |
| 1553-3-1:
3 |
Election as Bishop, Milwaukee |
1954 |
| 1553-3-1:
4 |
Letters to Bishop |
1962-1968 |
| 1553-3-1:
5 |
Letters to President of N.C.C. |
1963-1964 |
| 1553-3-1:
6 |
Anti Letters to R.H. Mueller |
1963-1965 |
| 1553-3-1:
7 |
Presidency of N.C.C. |
1963-1966 |
| 1553-3-1:
8 |
33 degree Mason |
1964 |
| 1553-3-1:
9 |
Personal |
1964-1972 |
| 1553-3-1:
10 |
Upper Room Citation, Harrisburg |
1967 |
| 1553-3-1:
11 |
Retirement from Indiana Area as Bishop |
1972 |
| 1553-3-1:
12 |
Retirement from Episcopal area |
1972 |
| 1553-3-1:
13 |
Indiana area Farewell |
1972 |
| 1553-3-1:
14 |
Indiana Academy |
1973 |
| 1553-3-1:
15 |
Former E.U.B. Bishops' Pension matters |
1973 |
Series: General and Annual Conferences
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1553-3-3:
10 |
E.U.B. Board of Bishops |
undated |
| 1553-3-3:
11 |
Church Union, General Papers |
undated |
| 1553-3-3:
12 |
The Evangelical Uniting Brethren Church |
1942-1968 |
| 1553-3-3:
13 |
Recommendations to the Annual Conference in North America of the E.U.B.C. |
1962-1966 |
| 1553-3-3:
14 |
Canada Annual Conference |
1967 |
| 1553-3-3:
15 |
Church Union Voting Record |
1967 |
| 1553-3-3:
16 |
Indiana South Conference |
1968 |
| 1553-3-3:
17 |
Conference Union Meeting, South Indiana |
1968 |
| 1553-3-3:
18 |
South Indiana Annual Conference |
1969 |
| 1553-3-3:
19 |
Daily Christian Advocate |
1972 |
Series: Manuscripts
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1553-3-2:
1 |
"The Evangelistic Meeting" |
undated |
| 1553-3-2:
2 |
"The Problem of Youth" |
undated |
| 1553-3-2:
3 |
Infant Baptism and Confirmation |
undated |
| 1553-3-2:
4 |
Addresses as President of N.C.C. |
undated |
| 1553-3-2:
5 |
Addresses |
undated-1967 |
| 1553-3-2:
6 |
Addresses: I.C.C. Higher Education |
undated |
| 1553-3-2:
7 |
Addresses and Articles |
undated-1968 |
| 1553-3-2:
8 |
German Poems |
undated |
| 1553-3-2:
9 |
Earliest Sermons, Minneapolis |
1921-1922 |
| 1553-3-2:
10 |
Evolution and Theology |
1923 |
| 1553-3-2:
11 |
E.T.S. - The Synagogue |
1924 |
| 1553-3-2:
12 |
Story telling - Leadership course, Oakwood |
1925 |
| 1553-3-2:
13 |
"Teaching Christian Truth through the Story" |
1926 |
| 1553-3-2:
14 |
Holy Week message, Evansville, Indiana |
1937 |
| 1553-3-2:
15 |
Conference On Theological Education |
1948 |
| 1553-3-2:
16 |
"European Impressions" |
1953 |
| 1553-3-2:
17 |
"Independence Day" |
1964 |
| 1553-3-2:
18 |
Sixth World Order Study Conference |
1965 |
| 1553-3-2:
19 |
Church Union |
1968 |
| 1553-3-2:
20 |
Addresses and Articles by outstanding leaders |
1971 |
| 1553-3-2:
21 |
"Salute a Soul" |
1972 |
| 1553-3-2:
22 |
Homecoming Day |
1973 |
| 1553-3-2:
23 |
Biographic Sketch |
1973 |
| 1553-3-2:
24 |
Addresses, Indiana Central University |
1975 |
Series: N.C.C. Documents
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1553-3-3:
1 |
Criticism of Mueller as N.C.C. President |
1962-1963 |
| 1553-3-3:
2 |
Speech materials |
1963-1964 |
| 1553-3-3:
3 |
N.E.C Speeches, Miami Beach |
1966 |
| 1553-3-3:
4 |
The Times Were Very Full |
1975 |
Series: Personal Documents
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1553-3-4:
1 |
Tokyo Union Theological Seminary, Doctor of Divinity |
1961 |
| 1553-3-4:
2 |
Doctor of Law, Indiana University |
1964 |
| 1553-3-4:
3 |
Biographical Materials |
1965-1966 |
| 1553-3-4:
4 |
Addresses, letters |
1968 |
| 1553-3-4:
5 |
West German Federal Republic Order of Merit |
1971 |
| 1553-3-4:
6 |
Episcopacy |
1971 |
| 1553-3-4:
7 |
Indiana Academy |
1971 |
| 1553-3-4:
8 |
Honors, W. Germany |
1972 |
Series: Photographs
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1553-3-5:
5 |
Miscellaneous [1] |
undated |
| 1553-3-5:
6 |
Miscellaneous [2] |
undated |
| 1553-3-5:
7 |
Visit: U.S. Army and Conferences |
undated |
| 1553-3-5:
8 |
Evangelische Gemeinschaft |
1962-1967 |
| 1553-3-5:
9 |
The Sixth General Assembly of National Council of Churches |
1963 |
| 1553-4-1:
1 |
Visit: U.S. Troops in Europe, Easter |
1964 |
| 1553-4-1:
2 |
General Assembly, Miami Beach |
1966 |
| 1553-4-1:
3 |
Upper Room, Citation |
1967 |
| 1553-4-1:
5 |
Council of Bishops, Philadelphia |
1976 |
Series: Travel Records
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1553-3-3:
5 |
Far East Trip |
1957-1958 |
| 1553-3-3:
6 |
Far East Trip Expense Accounts |
1957-1958 |
| 1553-3-3:
7 |
European Trip |
1958 |
| 1553-3-3:
8 |
Vietnam Papers |
1966 |
| 1553-3-3:
9 |
Eastern European Mission |
1963-1964 |
