New Have, WV

Scope and Contents This collection contains the manuscripts of Rev. Paul Henkel. It includes a German Bible that is believed to have been used by Henkel while serving near Broad Run/New Haven, West Virginia; transcription copies of Rev. Anthony Jacob Henkle’s activity in Germany; diary and journal entries detailing travel; daybooks; poems, prayers, and hymns; and Henkel’s handwritten autobiography. The majority of the materials are in German, some translated, and few in English. The records are arranged in...