Norris, J. Frank (John Frank), 1877-1952

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Southern Baptist pastor, editor, and leader of the fundamentalist movement among Southern Baptists in the period 1910 to his death in 1952.

He was a graduate of Baylor University and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served as editor and owner of the Baptist Standard, the Baptist paper of Texas during 1908-1909. Norris served as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Ft. Worth, Texas from 1909 until his death in 1952. In 1935 he became pastor of the Temple Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan and remained in that position until 1950. In 1917, he began publishing the newspaper the Searchlight (later renamed the Fundamentalist).

From the description of Papers [microform], 1928-1952. (Hudson Valley Community College). WorldCat record id: 76702003

Southern Baptist pastor, editor, and leader of the fundamentalist movement among Southern Baptists in the period 1910 to his death in 1952.

He was a graduate of Baylor University and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served as editor and owner of the Baptist Standard, the Baptist paper of Texas during 1908-1909. Norris served as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Ft. Worth, Texas from 1909 until his death in 1952. In 1935 he became pastor of the Temple Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan and remained in that position until 1950. In 1917, he began publishing the newspaper the Searchlight (later renamed the Fundamentalist).

From the description of Papers, 1928-1952. (Hudson Valley Community College). WorldCat record id: 18114653

Archival Resources
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referencedIn Hobbs, Herschel Harold, 1907-. Oral memoirs of Herschel H. Hobbs [microform]. Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archives
referencedIn Barton, Levi Elder, 1870-1965. Autobiography of Levi Barton [microform] / by Levi E. Barton. Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archives
referencedIn Truett, George W. (George Washington), 1867-1944. Collection, 1882-1961. Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archives
referencedIn Newton, Louie D. (Louie Devotie), 1892-1986. Oral memoirs of Louie Devotie Newton, [microform] 1973-1981. Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archives
referencedIn Taulman, Joseph E., 1867-1946. Taulman, Joseph E., collection, persons, 1865-1946. University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Southern Baptist Convention. Historical Commission (1996 Apr. 22-24 : Nashville). Truett and Norris : two ways to be Baptist [sound recording]. Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archives
referencedIn Gerald L. K. Smith Papers, 1922-1976 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Newton, Louie D. (Louie Devotie), 1892-1986. Oral memoirs of Louie Devotie Newton, 1973-1981. Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archives
creatorOf Norris, J. Frank (John Frank), 1877-1952. Miscellaneous papers by and about J. Frank Norris, donated by Lee McGlone. SBTS Library, James P. Boyce Centennial Library
referencedIn Hobbs, Herschel Harold, 1907-1995. Oral memoirs of Herschel H. Hobbs [sound recording]. Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archives
creatorOf Norris, J. Frank (John Frank), 1877-1952. Papers, 1928-1952. Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archives
referencedIn Hobbs, Herschel Harold, 1907-. Oral memoirs of Herschel H. Hobbs, 1974. Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archives
referencedIn Joseph E. Taulman Collection 38947602, 39143903, 39143876, 39141360, 39143978, 39143879, 39143870, 2008-071., 1783-1994 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
creatorOf Norris, J. Frank (John Frank), 1877-1952. Papers [microform], 1928-1952. Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archives
referencedIn Alldredge, E. P. (Eugene Perry), 1875-1953. Papers, 1919-1948. Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archives
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associatedWith Alldredge, E. P. (Eugene Perry), 1875-1953. person
associatedWith Barton, Levi Elder, 1870-1965. person
associatedWith Brittain, W. E. person
associatedWith Copeland, A. Reilly. person
associatedWith Dodd, M. E. (Monroe Elmon), 1878-1952. person
associatedWith Federal Council of Churches. corporateBody
associatedWith Federal Council of Churches. corporateBody
associatedWith First Baptist Church (Fort Worth, Tex.) corporateBody
associatedWith Hobbs, Herschel Harold, 1907-1995. person
associatedWith Martin, T. T. (Thomas Theodore), 1862-1939. person
associatedWith Masters, Victor I. (Victor Irvine), 1867-1954. person
associatedWith McGlone, Lee Roy, 1950- person
associatedWith Newton, Louie D. (Louie Devotie), 1892-1986. person
associatedWith Scarborough, L. R. (Lee Rutland), 1870-1945. person
associatedWith Shields, T. T. (Thomas Todhunter), 1873-1955. person
associatedWith Smith, Gerald L. K. (Gerald Lyman Kenneth), 1898- person
associatedWith Smith, Gerald L. K. (Gerald Lyman Kenneth), 1898-1976. person
associatedWith Southern Baptist Convention. corporateBody
associatedWith Southern Baptist Convention. Historical Commission (1996 Apr. 22-24 : Nashville) corporateBody
associatedWith Stealey, C. P. person
associatedWith Taulman, Joseph E. person
associatedWith Taulman, Joseph E., 1867-1946. person
associatedWith Temple Baptist Church (Detroit, Mich.) corporateBody
associatedWith Truett, George W. (George Washington), 1867-1944. person
associatedWith Vick, G. Beauchamp, 1901-1975. person
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Evolution
Fundamentalism
Modernist-fundamentalist controversy
Prohibition
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Birth 1877-09-18

Death 1952-08-20

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