Papers, 1912-1953.

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Papers, 1912-1953.

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The bulk of the Samuel Franklin Lowe Papers (4.5 of 8.0 linear ft.) consists of the outlines of more than 1300 sermons preached by Lowe during his tenure as pastor of Inman Park Baptist Church in Atlanta (1931-1944). The collection also contains 1.2 linear feet of material related to his work in broadcasting, including correspondence, minutes of the Radio Committee, notes and writings by Lowe, and articles and pamphlets by other authors. The remainder of the collection is comprised of biographical materials complied by Lowe's children, a small amount of correspondence materials related to Lowe's service on the Home Mission Board (1935-1937), and a file of clippings, articles, and tracts on subjects of interest to Lowe, especially race relations and the temperance/prohibition movement. In addition, there are eight audio cassette tapes containing oral history information.

20 boxes (8 linear ft.) 8 sound cassette tapes.

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Southern Baptist Convention. Radio and Television Commission

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The Radio and Television Commission, founded in 1938, was an agency of the Southern Baptist Convention responsible for sharing the Christian faith through radio and television. The Commission was merged with the North American Mission Board in 1997. From the description of Minutes [microform] 1939-1976. (Hudson Valley Community College). WorldCat record id: 48043194 ...

Lowe, Samuel E. (Samuel Edward), 1890-1952

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Southern Baptist pastor from 1918 to 1944. Chair of the Radio Committee of the SBC, 1938-44. Director of the Radio Commission of the SBC, 1944-52. Graduate of Locust Grove Institute, Georgia (1911); Mercer University, Georgia (1914); and, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kentucky (1918). From the description of Papers, 1912-1953. (Hudson Valley Community College). WorldCat record id: 39450393 ...

Southern Baptist Convention. Home Mission Board

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The Home Mission Board began work in Cuba in 1886. Work in the country expanded for about a decade, but by the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898, nearly all mission activity had been demoralized. At the close of the war, the Board entered an agreement with the American Baptist Home Mission Society under which the eastern half of Cuba was transferred to the Society and the SBC's Home Mission Board retained the western half. Southern Baptist work in Western Cuba flourished through the 1950s....