Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- V. Alex Bills Collection
- Dates:
- 1906-1999
- Creators:
- Bills, Verlen Alex (1921-2002)
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 88 Boxes, 44 linear feet
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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V. Alex Bills Collection. Fuller Theological Seminary-David Allan Hubbard Library Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of 88 boxes of material. Contents date throughout the 20th century, but mostly span the 1970s-1980s. The principal focus of the collection is the Pentecostal and Charismatic movement in the United States. The archival collection includes periodicals, articles, topical research files, conference and ministry documents, audio and video recordings, bibliographies, address books and directories documenting the Pentecostal, Latter Rain, charismatic, and Third Wave movements in American church history.
- Biographical / historical:
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Verlen Alex Bills (1921-2002) was a historian and archivist of the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements in the United States. He was connected to Logos Magazine, the Parham family, Continental Charismatic Convention, and His People Together. The 4,000 volume book collection has been added to the David Allan Hubbard Library’s Special Collections. The entire collection was originally known as the Charles Parham Collection.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from the Bills family. Acquired by the library on March 25, 2006.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1906-1999
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Supervised use only. Scholarly use within parameters of copyright law.
- Preferred citation:
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V. Alex Bills Collection. Fuller Theological Seminary-David Allan Hubbard Library Archives
- Location of this collection:
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135 North Oakland Ave.Pasadena, CA 91182, US
- Contact:
- (626) 584-5311