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Baptists -- Georgia

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:

Henry Holcombe Tucker Papers

 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

Henry J. Durham Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0036
Scope and Contents

The Henry J. Durham Collection contains personal papers, sermon notes, and study notes from Henry J. Durham’s career. They are order of Books of the Bible.

Dates: 1969-1982

Ivy Walker Duggan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0032
Scope and Contents The Ivy Walker Duggan Papers contains four volumes covering the time period of 1828-1869: two volumes of printed Baptist Association minutes, one volume of printed letters from Duggan at battle fronts (1861-1865), and one journal by George R. Barker (1869). Mercer received the collection in 1992 through Furman B. Lewis from the estate of Mrs. Walter B. Hill, the daughter of Ivy W. Duggan. The collection was cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access...
Dates: 1828-1881

Jacob Horace Smith, Jr. Papers

 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

Jimmy B. Lewis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0070
Scope and Contents

The Jimmy B. Lewis Collection contains papers from Rev. Lewis’ time with the National Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.

Dates: 1997-1998

Luther Rice Christie Papers

 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

Mallary Family Papers

 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

Melvin Thomas Smith Papers

 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

Mercer University--Archives Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: MU-MU-0003
Scope and Contents The Archives Department records contain office files—correspondence, forms, promotional materials, reports, and other papers—from Susan Broome, who was Head of Special Collections from 1995-2005; Arlette Copeland, who was Archives Assistant from 1999 to 2022; and Laura Botts, who was Assistant Dean for Archives and Digital Initiatives from 2006 to 2020. Series 1 contains forms completed by patrons doing research in the Archives, filed by fiscal year, which runs July-June. Series 2 contains...
Dates: 1990-2013

Mercer University--Manuscript Collection

 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