Papers, 1940-1984.

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Papers, 1940-1984.

Very diverse collection includes correspondence, legal and financial documents, business records, copies of patents and scientific journal articles from North American and Europe, technical notes, recording equipment and blueprints, pamphlets, scrapbooks, church records, tape recorded sermons and speeches by Orr and others.

180 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7448843

Auburn University.

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Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994

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Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, Nixon previously served as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961, having risen to national prominence as a representative and senator from California. After five years in the White House that saw the conclusion to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, détente with the Soviet Union and China, and the establishment of the Environm...

MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964

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General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (26 January 1880 – 5 April 1964) was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Philippines campaign, which made him and his father Arthur MacArthur Jr. the first father and son to be awarded the medal. He was one of only five to rise to the ...

National Council of Churches

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Moore, Arthur J. (Arthur James), 1888-1974

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Bishop Arthur J. Moore (1888-1974), Methodist bishop and author of Georgia. From the description of Arthur J. Moore papers, 1910-1973 (bulk 1959-1960). (Arthur J Moore Methodist Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 38475799 Arthur James Moore, Methodist bishop and author, was born 26 December 1888 in Argyle, Georgia, and died 30 June 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia. Moore served the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and then the United Methodist Chur...

Jones, E. Stanley (Eli Stanley), 1884-1973

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E. Stanley Jones was born in 1884. He was on the faculty of Asbury College when he was called to missions through the Methodist Church. He served in India, and his influence touched both the lower and upper castes through India, Burma, Ceylon, and Singapore. He also was the author of 24 books. He died in 1973. From the description of Correspondence. 1942-1948. (Asbury Theological Seminary). WorldCat record id: 15262071 E. (Eli) Stanley Jones (1884-1973) was an American Metho...

Redhead, John A.

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Chappell, Clovis Gillham, 1882-1972

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Peale, Norman Vincent, 1898-1993

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Peale was licensed and ordained in 1922 by the Methodist Church. He held a pastorate at Marble Collegiate Church in New York City from 1932-1984. He wrote many books, perhaps his most popular being the 1952 "Power of Positive Thinking." Peale's ideology of positive thinking won him worldwide acclaim. From the description of Papers, 1936-1975. (Joint Archive of Holland, History Research Center). WorldCat record id: 30451926 Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993) wa...

Frost, David, 1939-2013

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United Methodist Church (U.S.). Alabama-West Florida Conference

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Nightingale, Earl

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Jackson Tubing and Conduit Corporation.

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Hargis, Billy James, 1925-

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Billy James Hargis was born on August 3, 1925, in Texarkana, Texas. He graduated from Texarkana High School, and briefly attended Ozark Bible College in Bentonville, Arkansas, before dropping out to become a preacher. Ordained as a minister by the Disciples of Christ while still a teenager, he later received a degree in theology from Burton College and Seminary in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He served as pastor to churches in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, and Granby, Missouri, before becoming pastor of Fi...

Camras, Marvin.

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Harris, Pierce, 1895-1971

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Pierce Harris was born September 21, 1895 in Georgia. He attended both Reinhardt College and Emory University and served as a Methodist minister at congregations throughout North Georgia and in Jacksonville, Florida. He is perhaps best remembered in his capacity as minister of First Methodist Church in Atlanta (now known as Atlanta First United Methodist Church). He served there from 1940 to 1964, when he retired from the ministry. Harris was called to First Methodist Ch...

Hill, Napoleon, 1883-1970

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McFarland, Ken, 1944-

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Ampex Corporation

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Founded in 1944 in San Carlos, California, by Alexander M. Poniatoff, an electrical engineer born in Russia. Ampex is a technology leader in high-performance digital information recording and storage products utilized in a variety of fields, including scientific, government, finance, telecommunications, manufacturing, data processing, oil and gas exploration, engineering, aerospace, film and video. Primarily known for their mass storage systems, instrumentation/data recorders, helical scan tape ...

First United Methodist Church (Opelika, Ala.)

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De Seversky, Alexander P. (Alexander Procofieff), 1894-1974

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Aeronautical engineer. From the description of Alexander P. De Seversky papers, 1939-1941. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 153602064 ...

Kimbrough, Edward, 1918-

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Orrtronic Company.

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Falwell, Jerry

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Orr, John Herbert, 1911-1984.

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Orr, a native of Lee County, Ala., was a significant figure in the sound recording industry. He worked at radio station WAPI while in high school during the 1920s, and founded WJHO in Opelika, Ala., in 1940. Orr served in the U.S. Army Psychological Warfare Division during World War II and was responsible for capturing German magnetic recording equipment and personnel. Began producing magnetic tape under name of ORRadio Industries after war, then merged with Ampex Corp. ...

ORRadio Industries.

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