PP. Personal Papers

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The John Dolliver Freeman Collection contains writings, notes, book chapters, and presentations. The collection spans the breadth of Mr. Freeman’s life.

Scope and Contents The James Ostelle Harrison Papers include typed manuscripts and published articles/columns by Harrison, graduate and professional research, course syllabi and related materials, and news clippings about him. The collection also includes papers created after his death concerning the shrunken head (or “tsantsa”) he brought to Mercer University and attempts to authenticate it prior to its return to Ecuador in 2019. Original folder names (including spelling) and organization have...

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

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The Ebb G. Kilpatrick, Sr., Collection consists of sermons, clippings, and photographs. The items have been well preserved.

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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.

Scope and Contents The Louie D. Newton Papers consists of the personal papers of Louie Devotie Newton with materials dated 1879-1986. There are 29 boxes in total. The papers include correspondence, clippings, printed material, photographs, ephemera, audio visial materials, and a scrapbook (1939) of clippings pertaining to the Baptist World Alliance. The materials document Newton's pastorate at Druid Hills Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.), his activities with the Southern Baptist Convention, and his broadcasts on...

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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.