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Church history -- Georgia

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Albert Henry Newman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0087
Scope and Contents

The Albert Henry Newman Collection contains correspondence to and from Newman, a prominent Baptist Church Historian, from 1926 to 1933; correspondence between Spencer B. King, Jr. and Frederick Eby (1956) pertaining to a biographical sketch of Newman for the Encyclopedia of Southern Baptists; Newman’s lecture notes on church history; and the book A Manual of Church History by T. J. Morgan (1880).

Dates: 1880-1956; Majority of material found within 1926-1934

Calvary Baptist Church Records

 Collection
Identifier: GB-CH-277

Charles Orville Walker Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0130
Scope and Contents

The collection contains correspondence, memorabilia, notes, scrapbooks, photographs, publications, sermons, and other documents from Walker’s life and work. The majority are in good condition.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1950-2010; 1863-2010

James Picket Wesberry Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0137
Scope and Contents

Every effort has been made to retain the original order of the papers. Titles were taken from Wesberry’s original folders. Sermons were arranged according to the numbering system used by Wesberry, and titles of folders are approximations assigned by processor.

Dates: 1927-1987

Louis D. Newton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0086
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...
Dates: 1879-1986