Blakemore, William Barnett. Papers 1930-2006

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Blakemore, William Barnett. Papers 1930-2006

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Reverend Dr. William Barnett Blakemore (1912-1975) was a minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), a professor in the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, a Dean of the University's Disciples Divinity House, an Associate Dean of the Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, and a leader in the ecumenical movement of the mid-twentieth century. The collection contains biographical material and documents pertaining to Blakemore's education; appointment books, notebooks, and journals; a scrapbook and other collected ephemera; correspondence; administrative material such as memoranda, agendas, and minutes; syllabi and other course materials; drafts of published and unpublished essays and articles, sermons and lectures, and books; photographs, audiotapes, and film. The papers primarily document Blakemore's ministry and deanships at the University of Chicago, his numerous ecumenical activities, and his writing and public speaking.

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