Baptists -- Southern States

Scope and Contents The collection is divided into two series: sermons and personal papers. There are several dates and locations listed on most of the sermons in this collection. The sermons are organized by the earliest year written on the sermon notes. The personal papers series includes mainly correspondence, as well as some schoolwork and newspaper clippings. The majority of the correspondence is related to Stokes’ resignations at First Baptist Church of Knoxville (1949) and First Baptist Church of Macon...

Scope and Contents The Louie D. Newton Papers consists of the personal papers of Louie Devotie Newton with materials dated 1879-1986. There are 29 boxes in total. The papers include correspondence, clippings, printed material, photographs, ephemera, audio visial materials, and a scrapbook (1939) of clippings pertaining to the Baptist World Alliance. The materials document Newton's pastorate at Druid Hills Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.), his activities with the Southern Baptist Convention, and his broadcasts on...

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...