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PP. Personal Papers

 Record Group
Identifier: PP

Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:

Harry Stone Strozier Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0123
Scope and Contents The Strozier Papers contain certificates of membership (Emory University fraternities, 1931); correspondence, mostly in the form of endorsements of Strozier for the position of Judge Advocate General (1918); a manuscript entitled “The War on the Home Front,” written by Strozier (1943); a news clipping of W. A. Strozier winning an Emory University alumni award; a photograph of Strozier (date unknown); and a scrapbook compiled by Strozier.The first few pages of the scrapbook are an...
Dates: 1917-1945

Harry V. Smith Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0170
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1947-1950

Henry H. Tucker Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0126
Scope and Contents

The Henry H. Tucker collection contains one account book. The financial transactions in the front of the book were recorded in 1884 and 1885. The back of the book contains clippings which have been glued to the pages. Most clippings are reviews of Tucker’s book, The Old Theology Restated.

Dates: 1884-1885

Jacob Horace Smith Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0114
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1872-1875

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: 1946-2018

May F. McMillan Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0089
Scope and Contents

The May F. McMillan Papers document the creation of the Masters of Liberal Arts Program.

Dates: 1970s-1980s

Melvin Thomas Smith Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0124
Scope and Contents

This collection includes personal files from Smith, files from the churches he pastored, and miscellaneous files. The miscellaneous files include a variety of topics, including evangelism, marriage, and writings by different artists.

Dates: 1930-1990

Orville W. Taylor Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0125
Scope and Contents

The collection contains Taylor’s research about Southern Baptist Missionary Thomas J. Bowen and his family, as well as Taylor’s own personal papers and writings.

Dates: 1853-1990s

Pinckney D. Pollock Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0098
Scope and Contents

With this collection comes two boxes of Pinckney Pollock’s work. In box 1, one can find correspondence, and within box 2 one can find memorial addresses, newspaper clippings, and Trustees’ Minutes excerpts.

Dates: 1897-1903

Ray Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0094
Scope and Contents

Box 1 contains correspondence, land records, financial records, tax records, and other mixed documents. Box 2 contains oversized materials such as maps, a notebook, financial records, wills, and keys.

Dates: 1807-1989