PP. Personal Papers

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The Mary R. Wilder papers consist of four general topics: her correspondence, her writings, newspaper articles about her, and a file with materials on her family and personal accomplishments. The collection also includes a number of oversized artifacts. The archives received these items in multiple accessions and arranged them accordingly; therefore, one may find similar items across multiple accessions.

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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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The collection contains mostly correspondence from the 1943-48 Summer Workshops at Mercer, including letters, budget and expense statements, handwritten notes, lists of attendees, receipts, and workshop summaries and descriptions of purpose.

Scope and Contents The collection is divided into two series: sermons and personal papers. There are several dates and locations listed on most of the sermons in this collection. The sermons are organized by the earliest year written on the sermon notes. The personal papers series includes mainly correspondence, as well as some schoolwork and newspaper clippings. The majority of the correspondence is related to Stokes’ resignations at First Baptist Church of Knoxville (1949) and First Baptist Church of Macon...

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The Griffin B. Bell Collection contains correspondence, speeches, publications, legal documents, official papers, photographs, audio-visual materials, plaques, and posters.

Scope and Contents The collection contains a book that was given to William Singleton from Thomas Stocks. Singleton wrote that the book was given to him at Penfield in 1863, and a good third of the volume includes mathematical problems from 1864. Lists of Mercer matriculates from the administration of Pres. H. H. Tucker, dating from the Spring 1867 term through the Fall 1870 term, follow the mathematical problems. The next section of the volume is mainly blank pages with a few loose items interfiled followed...

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This collection contains eight folders of Harry V. Smith’s writings at Brewton-Parker College.

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The Albert T. Spalding Collection includes a book, journals, account books, personal writings, and papers from Spalding’s time as a Baptist pastor and Mercer University trustee.

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The Smith collection contains papers (photocopied) from the years 1872-1875. It includes Smith’s diary (1873-1875), newspaper articles (1873, 1875), correspondence (1874), a commencement address made by Smith at Mercer University (1872), and sermons. The originals are located at First Baptist Church in Rome, Georgia.

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This collection contains the sermons of George C. Steed during his time as a Baptist pastor.