At its annual meeting on November 7, 2008, the Board of Trustees of Disciples of Christ Historical Society honored Mrs. Jeanne Cobb for twenty years of service as the Archivist of Bethany College.

Mrs. Cobb served as Archivist and organizer of the Campbell collection for the West Virginia college from 1988-2008, and retired over the summer. Bethany College is an undergraduate institution affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

Dr. Duane Cummins, former president of Bethany and staff historian for the Historical Society said that Mrs. Cobb “loved an archive more than any archivist or librarian I have ever known.” She believed, Cummins continued, that “the creation of an archive was the most lasting legacy a person could bequeath.”

And Dr. Douglas Foster, noted historian of Abilene Christian University, added that “Jeanne is a remarkable individual who has done tremendous service for the Stone-Campbell heritage.”

Mrs. Cobb was joined for the event by her son, Rev. David Cobb, minister of First Christian Church (DOC), Lynchburg, VA.

 

November 11, 2008