(Waco) Branch Davidians : Mark Swett collection, 1921-2001 1978-1993.

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(Waco) Branch Davidians : Mark Swett collection, 1921-2001 1978-1993.

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The (Waco) Branch Davidians: Mark Swett Collection was purchased from Mr. Swett in February 2003. The collection begins with printed materials from 1921 during a time when the Seventh-Day Adventist Church was torn by internal divisions, and concludes in 2001 with a film adaptation of the infamous siege of Mount Carmel Center. The bulk of the materials describe the transition of power from Benjamin and Lois Roden to Vernon Howell, later David Koresh. These materials range from Swett's own personal correspondence with the survivors to books, magazines, newspaper clippings, and religious pamphlets. The focal point of this collection is the massive compilation of audio cassettes that includes sermons prior to 1993 as well as 911 calls and interviews conducted during the siege itself.

13.875 linear feet (7 regular boxes and 14 cassette boxes)

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Baylor University Libraries, Moody Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8122940

Baylor University Libraries, Moody Memorial Library

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Koresh, David, 1959-1993

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Branch Davidians

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Swett, Mark.

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The religious sect known as the Branch Davidians was the product of a reform movement within the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Problems began when a group of Adventists, led by Bulgarian immigrant Victor Houteff, began to challenge the traditional hierarchy of the denomination. Houteff claimed to have received personal revelations from God and published his controversial views in a book entitled The Shepherd's Rod (1932). Houteff and his followers believed that the spiritual gift of...

Mount Carmel Center (Waco, Tex.)

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