The Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History (OCMCH)
Promoting historic links between Oxford Brookes University and the Methodist Church through archives, artworks, publications and research.
Archives & Library
‘Archives & Research’
Launched in 2019, ‘Archives & Research’ provides thematic, introductory information about the Centre’s rich collections of archives, artworks, and printed works to support diverse areas of research.
No. 2, ‘Scouting at Westminster College’
No. 3, ‘Westminster College: Transition to Oxford’
Wesley Historical Society Library
The Wesley Historical Society Library is the second most significant collection of Methodist published works in Britain.
– Published material on British Methodism
– Serials of Methodist history and interest groups
– Historic circuit plans
– Archives, images, and manuscripts
The collection can be explored through the Oxford Brookes University online catalogue, which also covers libraries in Bath and Bristol;
OCMCH Archives
The OCMCH’s archival collections are a resource of global standing for research into Methodism and aspects of religion in Britain from 1700.
– Avec Consultancy
– Westminster and Bletchley Park / Land Spencer Churchill Colleges
– Records of Anglican-Methodist Union
– Papers of leading twentieth-century Methodists (Francis Bartels, Donald English, Bill Gowland, Colin Morris, W. R. ‘Reg’ Ward)
Catalogues and hand-lists
Anglican-Methodist Union Collection (DAMUC)
Bletchley Park and Lady Spencer Churchill College (BP/LSC)
Rev Dr Donald English papers (DEP)
Rev William ‘Bill’ Gowland papers (WGP)
Oxford Institute for Methodist Theological Studies
Professor R. W. ‘Reg’ Ward papers
