PP. Personal Papers

This collection contains sermons and published messages written by Dr. Christie as well as clippings and poems probably used in sermon preparation. Sermons are designated by scripture reference where this was obvious or by title when it was not. Untitled poems are listed by first line.

Most of the letters in this collection relate to a member of “The Greatest Generation” and “The Girl He Left Behind”—but later married. This collection contains many letters between Mr. Ayers to his wife, Daphne, as well as from family members and friends. There are also copies of Mr. Ayers’ Veterans Administration Financial Records, photographs, mixed materials, notebooks, eyeglasses, lists, booklets, and cards.

The collection contains Willis B. Glover’s personal data sheet, various correspondence, articles and publications, history lecture notes at the University of Virginia and Mercer University, and miscellaneous notes. The collection also contains articles and clippings from various authors.

The James H. Harris Collection contains personal papers, photographs, a beer stein, a mug, paperweights, and a medallion

The Victor C. Heck collection consists of three general topics: research and writing, book reviews by Heck, and tobacco litigation for which Heck testified.

This collection contains mostly Art Department meeting minutes, items concerning on-campus gallery exhibits, and course information including syllabi. Also included are Samuel Hutto’s curriculum vitae, and items pertaining to professional development, and his work. More miscellaneous items include reports, committee meeting minutes, and administrative items such as information on the old email system, Pines, and the first computerized student record system, SIS.

The Allen Troy and Renva Smith Acree Collection contains the personal papers of Rev. A. Troy and Renva S. Acree. There are family papers, sermon notes, paperwork, newsletters, bulletins, and other papers.

The A. O. Bacon Papers contains one letter (1864) and three diaries (1853, 1861, and 1868). The collection may have been received through Dr. Spencer King.

Every effort has been made to retain the original order of the papers. Titles were taken from Wesberry’s original folders. Sermons were arranged according to the numbering system used by Wesberry, and titles of folders are approximations assigned by processor.

This collection contains correspondence and papers from the life of Coleman Clarke. There are also some correspondence, pamphlets, and photographs from his parents, W. Harvey and Lucile Daniel Clarke and their time as missionaries in Japan. The publications in this collection were collected by Clarke and cover topics related to his missionary work in Japan.