Talk:Henry Louis Baugher

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Article contains long quotations from other sources - including obituary from Gettysburg Star and Sentinel and writings of HLB.

I don't think these add anything to the article and may possibly infringe someone else's copyright .....

Include references to the original sources where the quotation is pertinent to the text, but don't include quoted text. Certainly, I don't believe it is valid to include text quotations "just for the sake of it", as appears to be the case here.

Also references should be reformatted to comply with wikipedia style (<ref> tags) - in the current style, the article is difficult to follow and verifiability is not easy to establish

--Romney yw (talk) 01:23, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Research notes[edit]

I have removed the following text from the article:

Stout's research into Henry L. Baugher began at the Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections, which yielded him basic information from his alumni record, two biographies from biographical dictionaries, and a letter written by Baugher to fellow Dickinson alum Charles Francis Himes. Although the letter was not of particular note, it was a nice read. Stout next did what little research Stout could on the internet, because there is very little directly available regarding Dr. Baugher. The most important book sources are The Pennsylvania College Book, The History of Gettysburg College, and A Salutary Influence. All of these contain biographies of Dr. Baugher as well as significant information about his presidency. One of Stout's next steps was a bit of a longshot, but Stout began calling Baughers Stout found in the phonebook who currently live in or near Gettysburg. This led to several descendents of Dr. Baugher's, including Mrs. Doris Brough, whom Stout interviewed at her home. Although she did not have anything new to give Stout, she did validate much of what Stout had already discovered and it was an interesting experience. By far the best source is the Gettysburg College Archives and Special Collections, which has many of Baugher's original writings, original photographs, family records, and College records pertaining to his presidency. This is where Stout was able to find Baugher's benediction from the Gettysburg Address and many stories about him. What is more, the "White House" in which he lived is still standing and in use by the College. Also in Gettysburg is the Adams County Historical Society, housed at the Lutheran Seminary in Gettysburg. The Society has his will, his wife's will, and several other family documents, as well as the history of his parish in Gettysburg. Stout also did research, over the phone, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America's Region 8 Archives, which has the best record of Baugher's religious career. Stout also attempted to contact the Princeton Theological Seminary, however Stout had difficulty reaching their archivist. It is possible that the Dickinson Archives may have more information about his career within the general College records, however the staff had no other sources in their indexes.

It appears to be a description of the research carried out into the subject by an editor and is not appropriate for the article mainspace. Road Wizard (talk) 21:35, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]