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Baptists -- Georgia

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:

Carswell Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0014
Scope and Contents

The Carswell Family Collection scrapbook contains biographies, histories, and genealogies of the Carswell, Janes, and Hobbs families. There are maps, letters, and brief stories in the scrapbook.

Dates: 1765-1856

Charles Dutton Mallary Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0066
Scope and Contents

This fragile scrapbook contains numerous items in no particular order: printed minutes of an organization, articles by CDM clipped from the Christian Index and Southern Baptist Missionary Journal, handwritten manuscripts on various topics (including sermons or exegetical essays), an associational circular letter, financial records, much poetry, and at least two printed pamphlets.

Dates: 1861-1864

Columbus Roberts Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0109
Scope and Contents

The Columbus Roberts Papers include personal records (clippings/time line, correspondence, manuscript, photographs, recordings of interviews, scrapbook, and speeches) as well as materials related to the Georgia Milk Control Board, the Georgia Milk Producers Confederation, the Georgia Temperance League, and Mercer University.

Dates: 1933-1956

Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Records--Media Production Files

 Collection
Identifier: CB-CB-0002
Scope and Contents This collection contains office files for promotional materials distributed by the National Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Most files contain drafts, receipts, notes, and final copies of the brochure, bulletin insert, literature, pamphlet, or video under production. As of 2019, the current staff of the office did not know the significance of the numbering system included in the folder name. Press releases were filed separately and constitute a different collection. Any audio-visual...
Dates: 1994-2005

Edith West Brown Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0009
Scope and Contents

Included with Brown’s notes and writings are many photocopies of documents held at the archives of the Foreign [now International] Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, Richmond, Virginia.

Dates: 1901-1986; Majority of material found within 1901-1926

Francis Robert Otto Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0100
Scope and Contents The Otto Papers contains one binder entitled “The Case of Dr. Francis Robert Otto,” and a notation inside reading, “This copy by hand from Dr. Otto, September 25, 1990.” The binder is organized into sections, all of which deal with a controversial chapel sermon delivered by Dr. Otto (Dean of the Chapel) in 1967. Chapel attendance was at that time required at Mercer University. The binder contains a transcript of the sermon and related correspondence and news clippings. The collection...
Dates: 1967-2003; Majority of material found within 1967-1990

George C. Steed Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0117
Scope and Contents

This collection contains the sermons of George C. Steed during his time as a Baptist pastor.

Dates: 1938-1941

George Garnet Strange Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0088
Scope and Contents

The George Garnet Strange Collection contains the writings of George Strange, including undated addresses to church and school groups and church correspondence.

Dates: 1890-1956

Harold L. Sangster Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0188
Scope and Contents

The Harold L. Sangster Collection contains correspondence, personal research, bulletins, diplomas, and sermons from Rev. Sangster’s career. Most of his original files have been maintained. The Personal Series has been arranged alphabetically. The Sermons Series has been subdivided roughly by date preached, special event, topic, and miscellaneous. Miscellaneous sermons were often not filed or in any particular order.

Dates: 1950s-2010

Harry Vaughn Smith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0170
Scope and Contents

This collection contains eight folders of Harry V. Smith’s writings at Brewton-Parker College.

Dates: 1947-1950