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Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0037
Scope and Contents
The J. Gorham Garrison Collection consists of one box of certificates, correspondence, speeches, pamphlets, and clippings throughout Mr. Garrison’s career.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1950-1967; 1930-1967
Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0128
Scope and Contents
This collection contains Kerr Boyce Tupper’s diaries, personal sermon notes/readings, and ministerial records, 1872-1904; class notes at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1872-1875; lectures and addresses in 1882-1895. Also included in the collection are the church membership lists of First Baptist Church, Paducah, Kentucky, 1877-1880; Michigan Avenue Baptist Church, Chicago, Illinois, 1880-1881; and First Baptist Church, Marquette, Michigan, 1881. The collection also contains...
Dates:
1872-1904
Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0020
Scope and Contents
The Lansing Burrows papers contain two letters (1901 and 1913), an extensive record book of ministerial activities (1866-1882), and a scrapbook of mostly-undated news clippings.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1866-1913
Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0099
Scope and Contents
These papers offer information on the general life at Mercer from 1986-1990, which includes the Godsey-GBC Conflict of 1987-1988 sparked by Mercer being named one of the “Top Ten Party Schools” by Playboy magazine. Clippings from various local and state newspapers outline the attacks on and defense of Mercer during those years. The collections also include some artifacts, such as shirts, buttons, and bumper stickers from the time.
Dates:
1986-1990
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:
1946-1998
Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0018
Scope and Contents
This collection contains sermons and published messages written by Dr. Christie as well as clippings and poems probably used in sermon preparation. Sermons are designated by scripture reference where this was obvious or by title when it was not. Untitled poems are listed by first line.
Dates:
1902-1939
Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0169
Scope and Contents
Papers related to Shorter College/University, located in Rome, Georgia.Note: This collection came to Special Collections in five large boxes and one small box in December 2010 and January 2011. Two large boxes had already been arranged by Dr. Ward, and her system has been preserved in this collection. The remaining boxes have, for the most part, been correlated into her system. These remaining boxes have been arranged by Robert Gardner—usually placed within earlier files and...
Dates:
1983-2010
Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0073
Scope and Contents
The Malcolm Lester Collection contains materials from Dr. Lester’s time at Mercer University and Davidson College. The collection contains bulletins, catalogues, plaques, books, and pamphlets.
Dates:
1901-1999; Majority of material found within 1936-1976
Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0181
Scope and Contents
The Mallary Scrapbook Collection consists of about 25 unbound pages of clippings related to the Mallary family, five photographs of paintings by Jeanie Dagg (Mrs. Rollin Daniel) Mallary, one Christmas card containing on the cover a photograph of a painting by Mrs. Mallary, and one photograph of Charles Dutton Mallary.
Dates:
1903-1918
Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0072
Scope and Contents
The Manuscript Collection contains correspondence, essays, journals, notes, receipts, and other documents from multiple creators, arranged in alphabetical order. Some of the letters have transcriptions; a few are photocopies.
Dates:
1718-2008; Majority of material found within 1801-1947
