Access Restrictions
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Title: Religious Leaders of America Collection
Date (inclusive): ca. 1970s-1980s
Collection number: ARC Mss 7
Creator:
Melton, J. Gordon
Collection Size:
11 linear feet
(9 cartons)
Repository:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Department of Special Collections
Santa Barbara, California 93106-9010
Abstract: Research files used by J. Gordon Melton while compiling his book
Religious Leaders of America: A Biographical Guide to Founders and Leaders of Religious Bodies, Churches, and Spiritual Groups
in North America
, first published in 1991.
Physical Location: SRLF.
Languages:
English.
Access Restrictions
Collection is stored off-site; advance notice required for retrieval.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Preferred Citation
Religious Leaders of America Collection. ARC Mss 7. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California,
Santa Barbara.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Gordon Melton, n.d.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection contains files used by J. Gordon Melton while compiling his book
Religious Leaders of America: A Biographical Guide to Founders and Leaders of Religious Bodies, Churches, and Spiritual Groups
in North America
, first published in 1991. The files, which are arranged alphabetically by the person's name, contain correspondence, photocopied
clippings, writings, and other materials by and about the religious leaders and their groups.
The book provides a comprehensive index of individuals, groups, and publications, as well as a Religious Affiliations Appendix
broken down by religious tradition or family.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Melton, J. Gordon -- Archives.
Religious biography -- United States -- Sources.