Book: "A History of the Church of the Brethren" by M. M. Eshelman (Los Angeles: Church of the Brethren, 1917), 185 pp. A hardcover book, without dustjacket, with a black cover and gold front cover lettering consisting of the title. The work is a history of the Covina-based church, charting branches in other southern California and Arizona locales. There are many short biographical sketches, some accompanied by black and white photographs. An owner's signature, that of Mrs. Minnie Eby Hoover is on the last leaf (an Eby family lived in Puente and corresponded with the Temples, see Eby in research files.) In fair condition with general page creases, minor discoloration throughout, small losses on the first front leaf and title page, and light spine wear. In pencil on the last leaf, "Garruen--Mrs. Minnie Eby Hoover."
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