Paul B. Kern papers, 1915-1949, bulk 1920-1927.

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Paul B. Kern papers, 1915-1949, bulk 1920-1927.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/560573860

The Paul B. Kern papers consist of eleven boxes of materials documenting the work of Paul Bentley Kern during and after his term as the third Dean of the Southern Methodist University School of Theology (today's Perkins School of Theology) 1920-1926. The collection includes business records, correspondence, and publications dating from 1920 to 1949, photographs taken between 1915 and 1940, and a set of photo portraits of Methodist bishops created by Elmer T. Clark in 1924.

11 boxes (5.5 linear feet)

Bridwell Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7716193

Bridwell Library

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Kern, Paul Bentley, 1882-1953

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Pastor and bishop for Methodist Episcopal Church, South (1844-1939) and later for the Methodist Church (1939-1968); author and college teacher; b. in Alexandria, Va.; d. Nashville, Tenn. From the description of Papers, 1829-1951 (bulk 1930-1951). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70952497 Paul Bentley Kern was born in Alexandria, Virginia on June 16, 1882 to the Rev. John A. Kern, an educator and ordained Methodist minister, and Margaret Eskridge Kern. Paul Kern st...

Perkins School of Theology

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The School of Theology at Southern Methodist University was one of the original schools established at the new university upon its opening in 1915. Although SMU was a small, newly-built institution on the distant edges of Dallas at the time, the theology school was expected to assume a prominent place within the Methodist Church. Church leaders intended the school to serve as the principal locale for the training of Methodist clergymen west of the Mississippi, with Emory University ...

Clark, Elmer Talmage, 1886-1966

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Methodist Church (U.S.)

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