<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">There is a memory gap in Archive Collection history between when Marshall saw the copy of JWM’s dissertation at Betty Pesek’s Memorial and when it was scanned by Mark in April and links created by Wendell. There are likely others who have bits and pieces of the history. And there are 150 file cabinets in the basement Archives room that may have more information.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Although I ‘found’ the transcript in a gray box tucked away on top of the file cabinets after many cabinets had been moved and many files filed this past year, I don’t have a history to go with the finding. I am simply pleased that it will soon be accessible to those interested on the Archives Website.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Peace, Karen</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On May 13, 2019, at 8:51 PM, W. J. via Dialogue <<a href="mailto:dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net" class="">dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class=""><div class="ydp335d0edfyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div class=""></div>
<div class="">I actually saw and touched (!) the typescript copy Marge had in the Archives at the time of Betty Pesek's memorial service, so I can vouch for the fact that there were zero burn marks on it. And no hint of smoke.</div><div class="">As far as I could tell, that copy was not fake either. Maybe we could dust it for Joe's fingerprints. Or, far more likely, Lyn's. </div><div class="">And there was no indication that what we have now was just a preliminary draft.</div><div class="">As some of us know, there WAS a fire in the Carriage House at the original location of the Evanston Institute of Ecumenical Studies. And some stuff in storage got burned. Apparently not this copy.</div><div class="">But maybe the story about being lost in a fire dates back to Joe's Austin days. Or before that in Dallas or Rochester. I wouldn't put it past him to wink and say, in effect, 'That's dead history.'</div><div class="">Or possibly Joe and Lyn decided NOT to submit this revised/final draft after his dissertation committee rejected his earlier version. </div><div class="">That's SO like him to say, 'I'm not gonna jump through that hoop again!' and risk another rejection. He WAS stubborn that way. And very proud of his research and writing and masterful teaching.</div><div class="">So I would say, 'Good on ya, Joe. Got more important fish to fry!'</div><div class="">I'm curious about what inspired the Archives team to 'resurrect' it in digital form.</div><div class="">Comments?</div><div class="">Marshall</div><div class=""><br class=""></div>
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On Monday, May 13, 2019, 8:51:56 PM EDT, Mari Crocker via Dialogue <<a href="mailto:dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net" class="">dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:
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<div class=""><div id="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" class=""><div class="">Do we have any insight re: HRN’s rejection of JWM’s dissertation? Were there any notes from his dissertation committee? One prevailing story over many early years was that the text had been accidentally burned. Could you share how you accessed this copy?<div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505"><br clear="none" class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505"></div><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505">Many thanks, </div><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505"><br clear="none" class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505"></div><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505">Dr. Marilyn R. Crocker<br clear="none" class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505"><div class=""><br clear="none" class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505"><blockquote class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" type="cite"><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505yqt2915327177" id="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505yqt70623"><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505">On May 2, 2019, at 9:10 PM, Wendell Refior via Dialogue <<a shape="rect" class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" href="mailto:dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:</div><br clear="none" class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505"><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" dir="ltr"><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505gmail-iv ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505gmail-gt ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505gmail-gE" style="padding:20px 0px 0px;font-size:12.8px;font-family:Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;">Colleagues -</span></div><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505gmail-" style="font-family:Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:inherit;"><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505gmail-gt ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505gmail-ii ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505gmail-adO" id="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505gmail-:2tb" style="font-size:12.8px;direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;"><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505gmail-aXjCH ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505gmail-a3s" id="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505gmail-:2uy" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: small; line-height: 1.5; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" dir="ltr"><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" dir="ltr"><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" dir="ltr"><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" dir="ltr"><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" dir="ltr"><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" dir="ltr"><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" dir="ltr"><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505">We now have a digital copy of JWM's Dissertation on Wesley.</div>A Study of John Wesley, turned in and rejected by Niebuhr and never rewritten or approved.</div><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505">Wendell Refior</div><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505">for the ICA Global Archives</div><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" dir="ltr"><br clear="none" class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505"></div><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" dir="ltr">Chapter 1: The Human Constitution</div><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" dir="ltr"><a shape="rect" class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" href="https://wedgeblade.net/files/archives_assets/21219.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wedgeblade.net/files/archives_assets/21219.pdf</a> <br clear="none" class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505"></div><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" dir="ltr">Chapter 2: The Life of Love</div><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" dir="ltr"><a shape="rect" class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" href="https://wedgeblade.net/files/archives_assets/21220.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wedgeblade.net/files/archives_assets/21220.pdf</a><br clear="none" class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505"></div><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" dir="ltr">Chapter 3: The Knowledge of Faith</div><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" dir="ltr"><a shape="rect" class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" href="https://wedgeblade.net/files/archives_assets/21221.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wedgeblade.net/files/archives_assets/21221.pdf</a><br clear="none" class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505"></div><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" dir="ltr">Conclusion: Concluding Remarks<br clear="all" class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505"><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505"><a shape="rect" class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" href="https://wedgeblade.net/files/archives_assets/21222.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wedgeblade.net/files/archives_assets/21222.pdf</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="none" class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505"><br clear="none" class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505"></div>-- <br clear="none" class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505"><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" dir="ltr"><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505"><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" dir="ltr"><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505"><div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" dir="ltr">Thanks until later. "To believe what is true for you in your private heart is true for <everyone> -- that is genius." - Emerson in "Self-Reliance"<div class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505"><font class="ydp80a9f056yiv4213636505" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Wendell</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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