1970 General Commission on Archives and History of The United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 127, Madison, NJ 07940 2018-01-22
Darrell L. Reeck Collection 1970 0.36 cubic feet gcah.ms.gcah2074 The purpose of this finding aid is to help you understand the nature of this collection and to assist you in the retrieval of material from this collection. The following pages contain a brief biographical history of the person, or persons, who created or collected these papers, followed by a general description of the collection in the scope and content note. If more detailed information is warranted then series descriptions also appear. The container listing appears last and is the listing of material in each box, or container, of this collection. To request material you need to turn to the container listing section. It is essentially a listing of file folders, or artifact items, in the collection. Each folder, or item, has a call number associated with it. Each folder also lists the inclusive dates of the material in the folder. On the material request form list both the call number and the folder, or item, title. Use a different line for each folder, or item, requested. When your request sheet is complete, or full, bring it to the archivist and the material will be retrieved. Biographical Note Darrell L. Reeck (1939- ), American ethics scholar, university administrator and ordained United Methodist minister, was born in Tacoma, Washington, in 1939. In 1962, the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference, Methodist Church, accepted him as candidate for ordination. He was later ordained an elder by the same annual conference in 1965. After completing his doctoral studies in Religious Studies with a focus on Ethics from Boston University he joined the faculty at University of Puget Sound and would become an assistant dean during his tenure. Reeck also worked as a money manager for the United Methodist Development Fund as well as other financial institutions. He finished his career in United Methodist ministry and retired in 2006. Scope and Content Note This accession contains the typed transcripts of interviews and conversations concerning the history of social change in Kori and Bumpe Chiefdoms in Sierra Leone. There are 148 total interviews, but several individuals gave more than one interview. The manuscript is 902 pages in length. The data presented here was used in the preparation of a 1970 Ph.D. dissertation written at Boston University entitled, "A Sociohistorical Analysis of Modernization and Related Mission Influences in Two Chiefdoms in West Africa, 1875-1940. Arrangement Material has been arranged in the following manner. There is no series arrangement due to its small physical size. Related Material Access Restrictions There are no restrictions on this collection. Use Access 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. Page 1
Preferred Citation When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, Darrell L. Reeck Collection, 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. Index Terms Subject Terms Missions Geographic Terms Africa Sierra Leone Genre Terms Oral histories Added Names - Persons Akar, J. P. Bailor, A. Max Bangura, Tom Bangurah, Fama Joka Bannah, Ngevan Barley, Moses Barnard, S. B. Brewah, Alfred Campbell, Nancy Caulker, Alfred Caulker, Rentick Caulker, Sarah Zizer Caulker, William L. Challe, W. B. Charma, Kong Conteh, Melvin Elias, Thomas Fofana, Abdulai Fofana, Alhaji S. Fosana, Alimamy Gbappi, Momoh Smart Henderson, Jim Hough, Mary R. Jusu, Joseph Phillip Kamara, Alhaji Lansana Kanu, Morlai Kawo, Keya Kessebeh, Lendy Ahmadu Kessebeh, Naomi Kokoya, Pessima Kombe, J. T. Kondoba, James Koroma, Alimamy Bili Page 2
Koroma, Bassie Koroma, Ernest Koroma, Madam Nancy Kovei, Telleh Kujie, Gbotu Lahood, Simon Lavale, Abraham Leader, Bertha Leader, Charles Lebby, Francis Joe Mahoi, Canray Mansaray, A. G. Mansaray, Dauda Mbasei, R. M. Moseray, Lappia Myers, C. E. Ndanema, I. A. Ngegba, Francis Njawala, Lebbie Peters, Assad Pieh, Peter P. Pletsch, Donald Reffel, J. C. Renner, Syl. M. Rettew, C. V. Saboleh, A. J. Sam, Daniel Sama, Samuel Sandy, Flee Schutz, Edna Hooper Sillah, Kabah Mohammed Sillah,Susannah Silver, Mabel Sisay, F. S. Squire, Joseph Stephenson, David Thomas, S. H. Vandy, Daniel Hindolo Vandy, Surie Warratie, S. E. Yongawo, Ndanema Occupation Terms Minister Professor Table of Contents Page 3
Container List Call Number Folder Title Date(s) 1305-3-1:1 Manuscript, p. I-253 1970 1305-3-1:2 Manuscript, p. 254-510 1970 1305-3-1:3 Manuscript, p. 511-751 1970 1305-3-1:4 Manuscript, p. 752-879 1970 Page 4