PP. Personal Papers

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The Walter L. Moore Collection consists of 7 boxes of articles, sermons, manuscripts, and correspondence, all in good condition.

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The William Robert Pinkston Collection consists mostly of memorabilia from his graduation year, 1926. Two items are assumed to be at the University Center, a 1926 pennant and a 1950 uniform jersey.

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This collection contains materials related to the dedication of the Jack Tarver Library on Mercer University’s Macon campus, newspaper clippings either about or by Jack Tarver, photographs, a brief biography of Jack Tarver, and a small amount of correspondence sent to or by the Tarver family.

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

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The Ferrol Sams collections contains eleven boxes of handwritten and typed book manuscripts, both edited and unedited; it also contains the author’s correspondence and other personal papers.

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This collection contains two framed photo montages in fair condition and an unbound scrapbook in poor condition.

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The J.D. Blair collection contains correspondences, newspaper clippings, programs, legal agreements, scouting reports, statistics, and subpoenas.

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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 Charles Christopher CoCroft papers consist of six folders of papers dating from 1928-1932. The first folder contains primarily correspondence between Chris and his father, Christopher Columbus CoCroft. Other folders include school notes on Mary Shelley and papers on Beethoven, Shakespeare, and various forms of drama. Also included in the papers are small documents such as a Washington Library (Macon, Georgia) card, various receipts, a photograph, fraternity cards, and a...

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The Allen Beza Comish Collection contains Comish’s personal papers, which includes budgets, meeting notes, and reservations from his time at Mercer University.