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Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0081
Scope and Contents
The Merritt Papers contain clippings that Merritt collected from The Christian Index during the years 1915, 1917, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, and 1924. The 1915 and 1917 clippings are related to B.Y.P.U. events and news. The 1920-24 clippings are mainly “Our Georgia Baptist Sunday Schools” pages from the time that Merritt was a field director for the Sunday School Department. The collection contains a few entire special issues of The Christian Index as noted below. The collection was donated...
Dates:
1915-1924
Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0015
Scope and Contents
The Cockfield Papers contain materials compiled by Cockfield during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, while teaching at Mercer University. The collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, items related to the business of the history department, minutes of meetings of the Board of Student Publications, and items related to the Faculty Welfare Committee and College of Liberal Arts. Jamie H. Cockfield gave the papers to the Archives in August 1996.In 2015 three additional...
Dates:
1967-1998
Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0080
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of papers of Jesse Mercer from 1813-1841. The papers contain mostly correspondence to and from Mercer discussing the business of the Georgia Baptist Association, Baptist education, the establishment of the Hickory Log School in the Cherokee Nation for the education of Indians, Columbian College, and Mercer Institute at Penfield (Georgia). Correspondents include David Benedict, Lucius Bolles, Thomas Curtis, Wilson Lumpkin, Basil Manly, Littleton Meeks, Henry J. Ripley,...
Dates:
1813-1911
Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0070
Scope and Contents
The Jimmy B. Lewis Collection contains papers from Rev. Lewis’ time with the National Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.
Dates:
1997-1998
Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0007
Scope and Contents
The J.D. Blair collection contains correspondences, newspaper clippings, programs, legal agreements, scouting reports, statistics, and subpoenas.
Dates:
1928-1937
Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0033
Scope and Contents
The John Dolliver Freeman Collection contains writings, notes, book chapters, and presentations. The collection spans the breadth of Mr. Freeman’s life.
Dates:
1889-1942
Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0031
Scope and Contents
The John Eustace Denmark papers include three file folders kept in original order. They contain correspondence with people related to Mercer and invitations to Mercer University events.
Dates:
1957-1990
Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0038
Scope and Contents
The John Green Harrison Collection is comprised of notes from Harrison’s time as a student and faculty member. Series 1 consists of his notes from his time at the University of Berlin. Series 2 consists of boxes 3-9. Boxes 3-9 contain notebooks from while Mr. Harrison was at Mercer. Most of the notebooks are in poor condition. The covers are about to fall off, and the writing is illegible due to smudging.
Dates:
1905-1906
Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0052
Scope and Contents
The John H. Hudson Collection contains items from John H. Hudson’s career at Mercer and as an attorney. The papers are in weathered condition.
Dates:
1912-1956
Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0042
Scope and Contents
The John R. Gunn Collection consists of mainly photocopies of Rev. Gunn’s life. This includes articles about and by him, book reviews, correspondence, sermons, and photographs. The majority of Rev. Gunn’s original works are located in the John R. Gunn Collection in The Burke Library Archives at Columbia University Union Theological Seminary in New York City, New York.
Dates:
1920s-1972
