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Manly Family. Papers, 1829-1868.

Title: Papers, 1829-1868.

The Manly Family Papers (which are primarily handwritten family correspondence) include .5 linear ft. of material contained in one document box. The collection is arranged in a rough chronological order by the date of the correspondence included in the collection. These letters range from October of 1829 to February of 1868. There are approximately 332 items in the collection. In addition to family news, the collection includes information on the founding of the Baptist Sunday School Board in Greenville, South Carolina, discusses the publication of Baptist Sunday school materials and efforts to promote Sunday schools in local churches, the opinions of various pro-secessionists about the Union Army and religious life during the American Civil War, and opinions about the work and conditions of various state conventions such as Georgia and Alabama. Other items in the collection include a bill of sale for a slave, a certificate of marriage, and receipts for the University and sermon notes. See MF 3900 for additional Manly Family papers in other repositories.

ArchivalResource: 332 items (.5 lin. ft.).

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Manly Family. Correspondence, [microform] 1829-1892.

Title: Correspondence, [microform] 1829-1892.

Papers include personal family correspondence.

ArchivalResource: 2 microfilm reels (5158 p.)

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Manly, Basil, 1798-1868. Basil Manly papers, 1849-1869 [manuscript].

Title: Basil Manly papers, 1849-1869 [manuscript].

Letters to and from Manly, chiefly concerning the University of Alabama and Baptist church affairs. Also included are letters from Manly's son, Richard Fuller Manly, with Hilliard's Legion, C.S.A., in Alabama and Mississippi; and letters to another son, Charles H. Manly, concerning Basil Manly's death.

ArchivalResource: 21 items.

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Manly, Basil, 1825-1892. Basil Manly papers, 1842-1893 [manuscript].

Title: Basil Manly papers, 1842-1893 [manuscript].

Chiefly correspondence, 1842-1885, of Basil Manly, Jr., and his brother Charles Manly (1837-1924), also a Baptist minister. Personal correspondence, 1850-1881, consists of letters to Charles Manly from his family, especially Basil Manly, Jr., and letters written by Basil Manly, Jr., to his parents and siblings. The letters detail family matters; church politics and activities; religious views; Basil Manly, Jr.'s teaching career in South Carolina, Kentucky, and Virginia; and national politics, including secession, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. Items of interest include a description of the February 1865 evacuation of Columbia, S.C., during Sherman's occupation; an 1870 letter describing black members of the South Carolina legislature; and letters of condolence at the death of Basil Manly, Sr. (1798-1868), a Baptist minister and educator and president of the University of Alabama. There are also many letters, 1842-1885, to Basil Manly, Jr., from fellow ministers and educators, discussing church business, personalities, and politics; conflicts with Baptists in the North and other denominations; theological questions and controversies, especially the issue of pedobaptism; the publishing of Southern religious literature; and Basil Manly, Jr.'s career as an administrator and professor at various Baptist colleges and seminaries. There are also several letters describing missionary activities in Shanghai, China, and among Turkish Armenians in the 1880s. There are also 22 letterbooks, 1852-1893, of Basil Manly, Jr., while he was president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky., and at other institutions.

ArchivalResource: About 175 items.

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