Includes 42 printed pamphlets and ephemera, approximately 1906 to approximately 1970, relating to the House of David and Mary’s City of David religious colonies in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Materials date from both before and after the 1929 split and provides an excellent representation of foundational religious writings by Benjamin Purnell. Materials also cover the community’s legal problems.

Many items were published without an author, imprint, or title page. Approximate dates have been determined using Henry M. Yaple’s book “A descriptive bibliography of imprints from the Israelite House of David and Mary's City of David, 1902-2010” (Newberry Library call number BX 6184.5 .Y36 2014).