Records of Walter F. Bennett & Co., 1950-1979.

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Records of Walter F. Bennett & Co., 1950-1979.

Newspaper clippings, posters, ad copy, films and videotapes developed for the BGEA by Walter F. Bennett & Co.

Records 22 boxes (12 cubic feet)197 films.46 videotapes.

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Graham, Billy, 1918-2018

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Barrows, Cliff

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Billy Graham Crusade (1959 : Melbourne, Qld.)

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Shea, George Beverly, 1909-2013

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Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

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Evangelistic organization, founded in 1950 to: operate Billy Graham's ministry in a business-like way; provide a non-profit entity to receive donations for crusades and related ministries; plan and coordinate evangelistic meetings throughout the world; and with its agents and subsidiaries produce radio and television programs, films DECISION magazine, and books and records. The BGEA was instrumental in: founding the magazine, CHRISTIANITY TODAY, and Wheaton College's Billy Graham Center; sponsor...

Walter F. Bennett & Co.

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Harper, Redd, 1903-1992

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Beavan, Jerry.

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