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The John Claypool Papers were found in the Cecil Sherman Collection and separated. Box 1 contains clippings, articles, speeches, correspondence, and other various papers by Claypool; Box 2 contains mainly sermons and papers from Claypool’s years at Crescent Hill Baptist Church.

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Letters of Joseph Perryman Carson to his family while serving in the Confederate Army in Virginia, 1864-1865, and other miscellaneous family letters.

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The J. Gorham Garrison Collection consists of one box of certificates, correspondence, speeches, pamphlets, and clippings throughout Mr. Garrison’s career.

Scope and Contents This collection contains Kerr Boyce Tupper’s diaries, personal sermon notes/readings, and ministerial records, 1872-1904; class notes at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1872-1875; lectures and addresses in 1882-1895. Also included in the collection are the church membership lists of First Baptist Church, Paducah, Kentucky, 1877-1880; Michigan Avenue Baptist Church, Chicago, Illinois, 1880-1881; and First Baptist Church, Marquette, Michigan, 1881. The collection also contains...

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The Lansing Burrows papers contain two letters (1901 and 1913), an extensive record book of ministerial activities (1866-1882), and a scrapbook of mostly-undated news clippings.

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These papers offer information on the general life at Mercer from 1986-1990, which includes the Godsey-GBC Conflict of 1987-1988 sparked by Mercer being named one of the “Top Ten Party Schools” by Playboy magazine. Clippings from various local and state newspapers outline the attacks on and defense of Mercer during those years. The collections also include some artifacts, such as shirts, buttons, and bumper stickers from the time.

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”...

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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.

Scope and Contents Papers related to Shorter College/University, located in Rome, Georgia.Note: This collection came to Special Collections in five large boxes and one small box in December 2010 and January 2011. Two large boxes had already been arranged by Dr. Ward, and her system has been preserved in this collection. The remaining boxes have, for the most part, been correlated into her system. These remaining boxes have been arranged by Robert Gardner—usually placed within earlier files and...

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The Malcolm Lester Collection contains materials from Dr. Lester’s time at Mercer University and Davidson College. The collection contains bulletins, catalogues, plaques, books, and pamphlets.