Holston Archives has a New Home

Conference Commission on Archives and History Has Good News to Share!

Since the late spring of 2016, our Conference Archives has been in search of a home. Well, that search is over. The collection is now housed at Tennessee Wesleyan University in a room in Sherman Hall.

At a meeting of the Commission on September 26th, we learned that an archivist, Daniel Ferkin, has been hired to catalog and oversee the collection. At that meeting we also learned that Mr. Ferkin is ready to start taking requests from persons that have questions about material that might be housed within the collection. In addition, he is also able to supply limited access to the collection.

Things are still in boxes and shelves have yet to be installed, but things are progressing.

You may contact him at:

Daniel Ferkin Tennessee Wesleyan University 204 E College Street Athens, TN 37303

Phone: (423) 746-5226Email: dferkin@tnwesleyan.edu

Daniel Ferkin (L) newly hired Holston Conference Archivist, shows the collection to the Rev. David St. Clair (center) and the Rev. Charles Maynard (right). In the foreground is Ms. Julie Adams, Director of Library and Information Services for Tennessee Wesleyan University.

Harold Hartman (Left) and the Rev. Roy Howard (center) examine the collection with Daniel Ferkin (right) looking on.

This picture depicts about one third of the total collection.