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William Jones Carswell Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0017

Scope and Contents

The William Jones Carswell Collection contains three boxes of sermon notes, two of which are filed in letter-sized folders and one of which is filed in the original envelopes; one box of published books, slides, and photographs; and a final box of research notes on 4ʺ × 6ʺ cards.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1948-1994
  • Creation: 1813-1994

Creator

Rights Statement

To quote in print, or otherwise reproduce in whole or in part in any publication, including on the World Wide Web, any material from this collection, the researcher must obtain permission from (1) the owner of the physical property and (2) the holder of the copyright. Persons wishing to quote from this collection should consult the reference archivist to determine copyright holders for information in this collection. Reproduction of any item must contain the complete citation to the original.

Biographical / Historical

William Jones Carswell was a white man born in Waycross, Georgia, in 1902. He attended Mercer University (1921-25) and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (1928-32) and was ordained to the ministry in 1925. He married Mattie Mae Torrance in 1926, and the couple had one daughter, Eula Grace. Carswell pastored churches in Texas and Georgia before becoming pastor of Morningside Baptist Church in Savannah in 1938. In 1945, he became associational missionary of the Savannah Baptist Association, a position he served in until 1968. He served on the Georgia Baptist History Committee and the Southern Baptist Historical Commission and was a member of the Savannah chapter of Protestants and Other Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. He retired back to Waycross and died on February 16, 1994.

Extent

3.92 Linear Feet (3 full Hollinger boxes and 2 records center boxes) : Paper materials, publications, photographs, and slides. Items are in good to fair condition.

Language of Materials

English

Title
William Jones Carswell Papers
Author
Robert G. Gardner (2007), and Daniel Williams (2022)
Date
2007 and 2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Sponsor
Sermons are a gift of Cathryn Smith (ca. 1989); research materials are a gift of Carswell’s children (2007)

Repository Details

Part of the Mercer University Archives and Digital Initiatives Repository

Contact:
1501 Mercer University Dr.
Macon Georgia 31207 USA
4783012968