Photographs, 1913-[ca. 1966].

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Photographs, 1913-[ca. 1966].

Topics include Charles A. Berry; family photos and obituary of Thelma Frost Jackson, the daughter of Thomas Buchanan Frost, one of the founders of Jarvis Christian College; family photographs, clippings, and biographical information of King Solomon Smith whose family was the first family to move into the community near Jarvis Christian College in 1913; Simon Edwards; James Nelson Ervin, first president of Jarvis Christian College; photographs of farm activities; J.F. Nimmons, Jr.; John Oliver Perpener Jr., fifth president of Jarvis Christian College; John Paul Jones, sixth president of Jarvis Christian College; Peter Clarence Washington; John Bunyan Eubanks; Cleo Walter Blackburn; E.W. Rand, biology instructor, dean of the college, professor of education, and dean of men, Jarvis Christian College. Also includes two scrapbooks, one of photographs by Allen F. ("Runt") Smith (1938-1942) and the other of clippings, correspondences, and cards by Terry Alexander (1937-1941).

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Jarvis Christian Institute (Hawkins, Tex.)

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Nimmons, Julius F.

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Rand, Earl W. (Earl Wadsworth)

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Jones, John P. (John Paul), 1915-

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King family

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Smith family

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Perpener, John Oliver, 1916-1985

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Fifth president of Jarvis Christian College. From the description of John Oliver Perpener papers, 1952-1985. (Jarvis Christian College). WorldCat record id: 70973008 ...

Edwards, Simon C., 19..-....

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Frost family

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Jackson family

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Blackburn, Cleo W. (Cleo Walter), 1909-1978

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Frost, Thomas Buchanan

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Ervin, James Nelson, 1873-1938

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Jarvis Christian College (Hawkins, Tex.)

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Founded as Jarvis Christian Institute in 1912 by the Christian Women's Board of Mission of the Christian Church (now Disciples of Christ).; college was patterned after Southern Institute, a Christian Church college in Edwards, Miss., and many of the early teachers were Southern Institute graduates; named in honor of Major James J. and Ida VanZandt Jarvis who donated 456 acres of land in 1910, the college was an elementary school and high school from 1912 to 1928, a junior college from 1928 to 19...

Eubanks, John Bunyan, 1913-1995

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Smith, King Solomon

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Washington, Peter Clarence, 1901-1988

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Berry, Charles A. (Charles Alden), 1923-

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Confederate soldier, from Front Royal (Warren County), Va. From the description of Papers, 1842-1867. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19212605 Member of the 61st NY Inf, Co H. From the description of Letter, 1864 Sept 13. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 32914661 ...

Smith, Allen F.

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Jackson, Thelma Frost

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Alexander, Terry W.

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