Souvenirs (Keepsakes) -- Southern States

This collection contains documents and artifacts from Hazel Grady’s work and life. The series span from biographical information to information on her education, her ministry, and her life outside the church.

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.

This collection contains an album of friendship belonging to Willena Sherwood, in which friends wrote notes or poetry to Sherwood from 1863-1869. The collection also contains photocopies of records pertaining to Sherwood and her family, supplied by the Washington Memorial Library.