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George S. Carpenter Collection
Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0184
Scope and Contents
The George S. Carpenter Collection contains brief biographical papers, including a magazine sketch of his life, a letter from the President of Mercer University, and a proclamation for a day in his honor. The collection also contains some court materials that he actively worked on, as well as Superior Court Judges of Georgia items.
Dates:
1918-1974
James Ostelle Harrison Collection
Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0047
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...
Dates:
1943-2019
John Eustace Denmark Collection
Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0031
Scope and Contents
The John Eustace Denmark papers include three file folders kept in original order. They contain correspondence with people related to Mercer and invitations to Mercer University events.
Dates:
1957-1990
Spencer B. King, Jr., Collection
Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0065
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the papers of Spencer Bidwell King, Jr. from ca. 1917-1973. The papers include a scrapbook of newspaper clippings of sermons Billy Sunday preached in Atlanta in 1917; a scrapbook of clippings, programs, and memorabilia relating to his father’s, Spencer B. King, Sr., ministry at the Blakely Baptist Church (Early County, Georgia) from the 1920’s-1940’s; articles, addresses, and writings by King relating to Georgia history, including extensive information regarding...
Dates:
1815-1975