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Bessie Tift College (Forsyth, Ga.)

 Organization

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Abbie Benton Bonsteel Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MU-PP-0008
Scope and Contents

The Abbie Benton Bonsteel collection contains her correspondence, writings, photographs, scrapbooks, and printed books.

Dates: 1896-1951

Dellena Jelks Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0056
Scope and Contents

The Dellena Jelks Collection contains her correspondence, diaries, photographs, and Bibles.

Dates: 1921-1994

Lois B. Lantz Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0186
Scope and Contents The collection primarily consists of music and theatre programs collected by Lantz during her lifetime. These programs include Lantz’s performances and those that she attended at Indiana University, Tift College, and Mercer University. The programs were originally grouped by organization and date, and this order has been retained where possible. Some programs include handwritten notes on the front and/or back of the item. The collection also contains Lantz’s college degrees, “Lois Lantz Day”...
Dates: 1946-1998

Pearl Amelia Bigler Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0183
Scope and Contents This collection contains materials from the life of Pearl Amelia Bigler. It includes diaries that span from her teens to her death in 1969, correspondence in both English and Portuguese, reports from Brazil regarding her missionary work, Bibles, Tift College yearbooks, passports, a short autobiography, scrapbooks, photographs, slides, and photo film. The scrapbooks range in topic and include photographs, newspaper clippings, postcards, Christmas cards, wedding and birth...
Dates: 1916-1970

Riley B. Plymale Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0096
Scope and Contents While named the Riley B. Plymale Collection, the collection appears to be more focused on Foreman M. Hawes. Hawes and Plymale were long-time friends. Both were graduates of Mercer University and faculty colleagues at Locust Grove Institute. Included in the collection are files of correspondence and materials related to Locust Grove Institute, Mercer University, and Bessie Tift College, as well as Sigma Alpha Epsilon (Georgia Psi Chapter) and the Masonic Club. Hawes became...
Dates: 1886-1928; Majority of material found within 1919-1928

Roy Lee Collins, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0187
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1950-2010 ; Majority of material found within 1950-1982

Stella Stewart Center Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0171
Scope and Contents

The collection includes Dr. Stella Stewart Center’s correspondence, lecture notes, research, notebooks, publications, and photographs.

Dates: 1904-1969

Thomas E. Langley Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0069
Scope and Contents The Langley collection contains one item, the journal of Thomas E. Langley, written from January 1, 1859-December 29, 1860 in Fort Valley, Georgia. The journal contains accounts of routine, daily life, including Langley’s travels in middle Georgia to preach or visit family. Accounts are general, with few details, although he does mention names of churches, Baptist preachers he meets, etc. Three family members donated Langley’s 282-page journal to the Georgia Baptist History Depository in...
Dates: 1859-1860

Walter B. Shurden Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0153
Scope and Contents

The Walter B. Shurden Papers contains 10 boxes of materials. They consist of biographical sketches, copies of speeches and articles written by Shurden, papers related to Baptist organizations with which Shurden was involved, letters of recommendation, and correspondence. Original folder names and organization have been retained where possible.

Dates: 1961-2011

William J. Morcock Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0082
Scope and Content Note

The William J. Morcock Collection consists of sermons and daily business dealings of the Morcock family. Twelve folders contain sermons and essays written by Morcock, spanning the period 1849-1874. Three folders contain receipts for purchases made by the family between 1851 and 1895. A journal/account book covering 1870-1879, a small collection of correspondence from 1855 to 1863, and some miscellaneous writings of or about other members of the family complete the collection.

Dates: 1849-1895

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Subject
Baptist Universities and Colleges -- Alumni and alumnae -- Georgia 3
Baptists -- Georgia -- Clergy 3
Lecture notes 3
Baptist Universities and Colleges -- Georgia 2
Music education 2
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Women teachers -- Georgia 2
Women's colleges -- Georgia 2
American literature -- Women authors 1
Authors, American -- Southern States 1
Baptist Churches -- Clergy -- South Carolina 1
Baptist Universities and Colleges -- North America 1
Baptist Women -- Brazil 1
Baptist World Alliance 1
Baptist women 1
Baptist women -- Georgia 1
Baptist women -- United States 1
Baptists -- Brazil 1
Baptists -- Florida -- Clergy 1
Baptists -- Georgia 1
Baptists -- Missions 1
Baptists -- Missions -- Brazil 1
Berry Schools 1
Carson-Newman College 1
Christmas cards 1
Church controversies -- Southern Baptist Convention 1
Church controversies -- Southern Baptist Convention -- History -- 20th century 1
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship -- History 1
Duke University 1
Education -- Literacy 1
Education -- Methods 1
Education, Higher--Religious aspects--Christianity 1
Education, Secondary -- Outlines, syllabi, etc. 1
Educational sociology 1
Female friendship 1
Georgia Baptist Convention Conflict, 1987-1988 1
Georgia Baptist Convention. Woman's Missionary Union 1
Glee clubs 1
Harry Vaughn Smith Lecture Series (Mercer University) 1
Love-letters -- United States 1
Mercer University 1
Mercer University -- Faculty 1
Mercer University -- Songs and music 1
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (U.S.) 1
Missionaries 1
Missionaries--Brazil 1
Missionaries--Brazil--Correspondence 1
Missions – Brazil 1
Missions – Brazil – Rio Grande do Sul (State) 1
Notebooks – Scrapbooks 1
Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) 1
Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) – Church History 1
Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) – Emigration and Immigration 1
Progressive education -- United States 1
Sermons 1
Southern Baptist Alliance 1
Southern Baptist Alliance – History 1
Southern Baptist Convention 1
Southern Baptist Convention – History – 20th Century 1
Southern Baptist Convention. Foreign Mission Board 1
Southern Baptist Convention. Historical Commission 1
Southern Baptist Convention. International Mission Board 1
Southern Baptist Convention. Sunday School Board 1
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 1
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary – Faculty 1
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary – History 1
Tattnall Square Baptist Church (Macon, Ga.) 1
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
Women -- Societies and clubs -- Georgia 1
Women Missionaries 1
Women Missionaries -- Brazil -- History 1
Women in church work -- Georgia 1
Women in church work -- United States 1
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