Dora P. Myers in India, January 8, 1953

The Dora Pearl Myers Collection offers insights into the work and thought of a significant missionary-teacher in the Church of God beginning in 1939, including how she evolved after her missionary calling into a serious student of the Bible and a consecrated teacher and leader.

Materials in the Collection were made available to the Dixon Pentecostal Research Center in 1988 by the administrator of Ms. Myers’ estate, Mr. Al Taylor, following her death in June of that year. In addition, photocopies of documents that remain in the possession of Mr. Taylor have been placed with other study materials in the Collection by DPRC staff, as have copies of published articles and items by Miss Myers and by others about her work.

The Collection’s principal focus is on the India years (1950-1964), but materials from both before and after that period in her life are housed here as well.

Contained in the Collection are such categories of material as diaries and journals (1921-1988), manuscripts, correspondence (1910; 1957—1988), notes and notebooks, articles (1951-1988), books, bibles, serials, pamphlets, certificates and transcripts, photographs, audiotapes and 32 mm slides, address and telephone books (1950s-1980s), yearbooks, family records and the like.

Accession of the Collection included organizing the holdings into categories. Original order in the Notes has been preserved except for her Sermon Notes that have been placed in alphabetical order.

The Collection begins with the diaries and journals, manuscripts and correspondence, closing with family records and miscellanea as well as various artifacts and items about persons or places that do not lend themselves to further subdivision, but which were nevertheless important to Miss Myers.

Photographs are housed in the general photographic collection in protective storage. Also housed with similar collections are books, audiotapes and 35 mm slides. Pamphlets are located in the pamphlet collection.