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Southern Baptist Convention. Program Planning Process. Papers, 1947-1966.

Title: Papers, 1947-1966.

The Southern Baptist Convention Program Planning Process Papers (1947-1966) contains 4.5 linear feet of materials in nine document boxes. Materials in the collection include correspondence, commentary, evaluations, minutes, and notes, and are arranged alphabetically. Prominent Baptist figures in the correspondence include William Wayne Dehoney, William Douglas Hudgins, Alma Hunt, Mrs. R. L. Mathis, James W. Merritt, Courts Redford, Porter Routh, and George Schroeder. Researchers should note that the collection represents a portion of the ninety-five programs included in the manual, and many programs are related to theological education and missions. A copy of the manual can be found in the Archives Pamphlet Collection, PAM 4169.

ArchivalResource: 4.5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/261123277 View

McClellan, Albert,. Collection, 1940-1991.

Title: Collection, 1940-1991.

The Albert McClellan Collection consists of correspondence, minutes, clippings, articles, and writings. The material chronicles McClellan's long service as a staff member in the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee. The collection focuses on McClellan's activities as a member of the Peace Committee and the Executive Committee during a time of strife in Southern Baptist life. Also included is extensive correspondence with two colleagues, Jack W. Manning and Sam W. Scantlan. Manning, also from Oklahoma, served as a Baptist pastor, chaplain, and seminary professor. Scantlan served as a Baptist minister, denominational worker in Oklahoma, writer, and poet.

ArchivalResource: 16 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/757336580 View

Baptist Jubilee Advance. Collection, 1955-1965.

Title: Collection, 1955-1965.

The Baptist Jubilee Advance Collection (1955-1965) contains seven linear feet of materials in fourteen document boxes. The Collection deals with the Southern Baptist Convention role in the organization and planning of the Baptist Jubilee Advance from 1959-1964 that culminated in the Baptist Jubilee Celebration held May 1964 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In 1965, files from the offices of W. C. Fields, Albert McClellan, Porter Routh, C. C. Warren, and Davis C. Woolley, were transferred to the Historical Commission to form the collection with some other items added later. Materials are arranged by committee alphabetically and then chronologically, and include addresses, articles, clippings, correspondence, manuscripts, minutes, pamphlets, programs, and reports

ArchivalResource: 7 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/261123284 View

Hobbs, Herschel Harold, 1907-. Oral memoirs of Herschel H. Hobbs [microform].

Title: Oral memoirs of Herschel H. Hobbs [microform]. 1974.

Transcript of oral history interviews conducted by A. Ronald Tonks with Herschel H. Hobbs in 1974 at the First Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Hobbs discusses his early life in Alabama, his college and seminary days, and his early pastorates. He also talks about his denominational activities, including his service on the Executive Committee, Foreign Mission Board, and his tenure as President of the Southern Baptist Convention, 1961-1963. Significant events mentioned in the interview include the development of the Baptist Faith and Message Statement, the Elliott Controversy, the Broadman Commentary controversy and race relations. He also provides his comments on his seminary professors and contemporary Southern Baptist leaders.

ArchivalResource: 345 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/166425917 View

Baptist Student Union Study. Collection, 1969-1971.

Title: Collection, 1969-1971.

The Baptist Student Union Study sought to understand the role of college students in Southern Baptist life by addressing administrative concerns about how best to coordinate Baptist student work between the state and national level. Coordinated through a committee that included J. Lamar Jackson as chair, and members: George C. Bagley, Charles W. Barnes, Harold C. Bennett, Albert McClellan, and Porter Routh, the study produced twelve papers and five surveys.

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/261123264 View

White, Kenneth Owen, 1902-1985. Collection, 1954-1965.

Title: Collection, 1954-1965.

The Kenneth Owen White Collection includes materials related to the tenure of Dr. White as president of both the Southern Baptist Convention and the General Baptist Convention of Texas. Collection addresses theological and civil rights issues such as the Genesis controversy and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Materials also discuss the participation of Dr. White in the Japanese Baptist New Life Movement. Correspondence forms the bulk of the collection, and is arranged alphabetically with separate folders for prominent Baptist and national leaders. Additional correspondence can be found within subject files.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/244248035 View

Hobbs, Herschel Harold, 1907-1995. Oral memoirs of Herschel H. Hobbs [sound recording].

Title: Oral memoirs of Herschel H. Hobbs [sound recording]. 1974.

Oral history interviews conducted by A. Ronald Tonks with Herschel H. Hobbs in 1974 at the First Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Hobbs discusses his early life in Alabama, his college and seminary days, and his early pastorates. He also talks about his denominational activities, including his service on the Executive Committee, Foreign Mission Board, and his tenure as President of the Southern Baptist Convention, 1961-1963. Significant events mentioned in the interview include the development of the Baptist Faith and Message Statement, the Elliott Controversy, the Broadman Commentary controversy and race relations. He also provides his comments on his seminary professors and contemporary Southern Baptist leaders.

ArchivalResource: 14 audio reels : 3 3/4 ips., analog ; 5 in. reel.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/429074910 View

Resumes of the significant events in the Southern Baptist Convention Collection, 1812-1972.

Title: Resumes of the significant events in the Southern Baptist Convention Collection, 1812-1972. 1962-1972.

In these resumes, events in the entity's past are arranged chronologically by year covering the events surrounding these entities' formation into the late 1950s and early 1960s. Many also contain notes marking specific aspects of an organization, so that one could trace that particular activity through the organization's history. Most information in these resumes is taken from the Southern Baptist Convention annuals.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/663108559 View

Storer, James Wilson, 1884-1970. Collection, 1910-1969.

Title: Collection, 1910-1969.

The collection documents the tenure of Dr. Storer as President of the Southern Baptist Convention with some additional materials related to his work as Executive Secretary of the Southern Baptist Foundation. Majority of the collection is correspondence between Dr. Storer and other Baptist leaders including Baker J. Cauthen, W. A. Criswell, Norman W. Cox, James T. Draper, Herschel H. Hobbs, Kearnie Keegan, Albert McClellan, Louie D. Newton, Courts Redford, Porter Routh, and James L. Sullivan. There are also four photograph albums and two scrapbooks that document the Southern Baptist Convention meetings in 1953, 1954, and 1955. The scrapbooks also include clippings and correspondence congratulating Dr. Storer on his election as President. Another photograph album contains images of a 1954 European trip that Dr. Storer conducted as part of his presidential duties.

ArchivalResource: 2.5 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/261123270 View

Dehoney, William Wayne, 1918-2007. Collection, 1933-2005.

Title: Collection, 1933-2005.

The Dehoney Collection contains materials from Dr. Dehoney's tenure as president of the Southern Baptist Convention and as pastor of churches in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama. The collection dates from 1933 until 2005, with the majority of the collection covering 1950-1985. The collection includes official papers, which are primarily of sermon notes, bound bulletins, correspondence, and clippings. Sermons are arranged alphabetically, and many sermon files contain a dictaphone recording and some sermons are on cassette tapes.

ArchivalResource: 102 boxes (60 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/190589724 View