PP. Personal Papers

Scope and Contents The Strozier Papers contain certificates of membership (Emory University fraternities, 1931); correspondence, mostly in the form of endorsements of Strozier for the position of Judge Advocate General (1918); a manuscript entitled “The War on the Home Front,” written by Strozier (1943); a news clipping of W. A. Strozier winning an Emory University alumni award; a photograph of Strozier (date unknown); and a scrapbook compiled by Strozier.The first few pages of the scrapbook are an...

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The Henry H. Tucker collection contains one account book. The financial transactions in the front of the book were recorded in 1884 and 1885. The back of the book contains clippings which have been glued to the pages. Most clippings are reviews of Tucker’s book, The Old Theology Restated.

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The George S. Carpenter Collection contains brief biographical papers, including a magazine sketch of his life, a letter from the President of Mercer University, and a proclamation for a day in his honor. The collection also contains some court materials that he actively worked on, as well as Superior Court Judges of Georgia items.

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The Douglas Steeples Collection includes Civil War documents gifted to the Mercer University History Department by Douglas Steeples and Chinese chopsticks given to Steeples from a Chinese diplomat and visiting scholar.

Scope and Contents This collection contains Eugene Stetson’s letters, articles, scrapbooks, and more throughout his career. Three years of the Proceedings of the American Bankers’ Association (1912, 1914, 1915) are also on the shelf with the collection along with a blue book slipcase engraved in gold letters, “E. W. Stetson.”Related materials include: John A. Sibley Papers, Circa 1920-1989 at Emory University Robert Winship Woodruff Papers, 1819-1996 (Bulk 1924-1986) at Emory University Emily and...

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This collection includes personal files from Smith, files from the churches he pastored, and miscellaneous files. The miscellaneous files include a variety of topics, including evangelism, marriage, and writings by different artists.

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The collection contains Taylor’s research about Southern Baptist Missionary Thomas J. Bowen and his family, as well as Taylor’s own personal papers and writings.

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The Tippett Papers are divided into six sections, which were removed from a notebook. All relate to Southern Baptist church organizations and activities. Materials are primarily related to Sunday School and Training Union in the late 1950s and early 1960s and include materials for teachers, lesson outlines, attendance contests, and information on enlargement campaigns.

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The Charles L. Whaley Collection contains five boxes of materials produced by or related to Charles Whaley and Lois Linnenkohl Whaley and their lives as missionaries to Japan. The collection also includes yearbooks from Seinan Gakuin University. Most of the items in the second accession are undated and were kept in their original order.

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The collection primarily consists of music programs collected by Collins during his lifetime. These programs include Collins’ performances and those that he attended at Tift College and other institutions (mainly churches). The programs are in chronological order. The collection also contains Collins’ college degrees, plaques, a scrapbook, and a framed item from Tift College.