On the Shelf: New items added to Center for Restoration Studies collections, August 2020

In August our colleagues in Technical Services and Cataloging added 185 items to the Center for Restoration Studies, University Archives, and Rare Books collections.  Among them are books, periodical issues (both bound volumes and many, many boxes of unbound issues), and a few A/V items in various formats, plus a few hymnals.  A few of the additions this months to ‘unbound periodicals’ are publications by a single congregation, yet these bulletins were intended for wider distribution than the local congregation and contained teaching content rather than strictly news information.  I neglected to mention in earlier monthly installments that these unbound, single issue periodicals have been a special focus of cooperation between Special Collections and Technical Services for quite some time now.  A couple of years ago we began in earnest to get these issues sorted, collated, and cataloged so that researchers can know we have them, and so we can know where the gaps are in order to build out a fine, complete collection.  Shan Martinez, Director of Technical Services, has cataloged over 700 boxes of materials already, and is moving ahead rapidly with the remainder.  Her work builds on the sorting and collating work of student workers Avery Reinoehl, Brianna Mullins, and Chava Green.  Many items added in during the summer of 2020 (and now continuing into the fall) are not only new to us, the work performed on them reflects original cataloging, which is a tremendous contribution to knowledge about information resources from and about the Stone-Campbell Movement.

Abilene Christian College. Prickly Pear, Yearbook of Abilene Christian College, 1952, yearbook, 1952; Abilene, Texas. University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.

Our goal is to build a comprehensive research-level collection of print materials by, for, and about the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement.  But beyond assembly and preservation, a collection should be discoverable by those who need the information.  Collecting and preserving is only part of our task; those objects must be described and made available.  Thanks to the close and careful work of our colleagues upstairs, who describe our holdings, these materials are now discoverable. By discoverable I mean a patron can utilize our online catalog (such as by searching by author, or title, or subject) to find these materials.

185 new items…cataloged, shelved, and ready for research: 

Catalog Author Catalog Title
Abilene Christian University. Undergraduate catalog
Ainslie, Peter, The message of the Disciples for the union of the church, including their origin and history
Allen, Jimmy, What is hell like
Bales, James D., The Book of Mormon?
Baxter, Batsell Barrett, Teaching the twos : a manual for teachers of two-year olds
Bennett, Fannie M., A project in pre-service training for church school teachers
Boles, H. Leo (Henry Leo), A commentary on Acts of the apostles
Boone, Pat, Hymns we love
Boone, Pat. I believe
Brewer, Don D., A century of caring, 1904-2004 : a pictorial history of Colorado Christian Home
Brigman, Henry Anthology :   stories on various themes for my family and friends
Brigman, Henry Little stories about running and life
Brigman, Henry Look first at Jesus
Campbell, Alexander, The Christian system : in reference to the union of Christians, and a restoration of primitive Christianity, as plead in the current reformation
Carlson, Ronald B., Common sense, nonsense, or church sense : hilarious, hard-hitting stories full of God’s truth
Castleman, John L., Stay on your feet : a life journey from 1935 to the present
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). General Assembly. Business docket and program : General Assembly
Church of Christ (Indianapolis, Ind.) The way
Cox, Loretta C., Singing praises unto the Lord : a history of the Lebanon Church of Christ, Lebanon, Virginia
Cranford, L. E., A journey for God into Russia : a trip made to investigate the religious conditions in the countries of Poland and Russia
De France, Clint, One loaf and one cup : a scriptural and historical survey
Dicus, A. W. (Aaron W.) A brief commentary on Paul’s letter to the church at Rome
Ford, Tennessee Ernie, A friend we have
Frio County Centennial Corporation. Historic Frio County, 1871-1971
Garrison, Winfred Ernest, Affirmative religion
Gottschall, Andrew W. Across a century, being the history of the First Christian church, Baltimore, Md.
Halley, Henry H. (Henry Hampton), Pocket Bible handbook : an abbreviated Bible commentary
Halley, Henry H. (Henry Hampton), Bible handbook : an abbreviated Bible commentary
Harding College. A Cappella Chorus. Harding’s hundred hymns
Hebbard, Don W., Certification in family life ministry
Henderson, Beverly, The aloha Christmas
Holt, Brandon, Preaching under the influence : a minister’s struggle
Hopper, Esther, My Congo
Jones, Edgar De Witt, Lincoln and the preachers
King, Homer L. Hymns of love : a superior collection of sacred psalms and spiritual songs suitable for all services of the church
McDonald, Abby, Shift : changing our focus to see the presence of God
McDonald, Ann Lanier, East Main Church of Christ : Shawnee, OK 1939-1992
McInteer, Jim Bill, Breves historias biblicas para niños
McNutt, F. D. Guidelines to power
Milliken, Callie Faye, A guide to selected archive/manuscript/special collections holdings in Abilene Christian University library, David Lipscomb College library, Freed-Hardeman College library, Great Lakes Christian College library, Harding University library, York College library
Moore, William Thomas, The living pulpit of the Christian Church; a series of discourses, doctrinal and practical, from representative men among the Disiples of Christ, with a brief biographical sketch and steel portrait of each contributor
Oklahoma Christian College (Oklahoma City, Okla.) Oklahoma Christian College catalog
Pepperdine University (Malibu, Calif.) A celebration of excellence : report on the “wave of excellence” campaign years
Philippine Federation of Christian Churches. Fifty years of Protestantism in the Philippines
Rochester College (Rochester Hills, Mich.) Rochester College course catalog
Root, Clayton C. 52 revival sermon outlines
Shaw, Robert Weber. Biography of Guy Israel Hoover
Sommer, Daniel, Questions, answers and remarks concerning the text and teaching of the New Testament : dedicated to all that are disposed to study the entire Bible with care in order to understand it
Stacy, John (John William), Sermons from songs
Stanton, Elvin. Faith and works : the business, politics, and philanthropy of Alabama’s Jimmy Faulkner
The Insiders (Musical group), The Insiders sing precious memories
The Melody Boys (Musical group), Harmony times four
The Melody Boys (Musical group), Our Hymnbook favorites
The Melody Boys (Musical group), Closer to thee
The Melody Boys (Musical group), The old rugged cross
The Melody Boys (Musical group), The Melody Boys Quartet   Sing Sacred Selections
Trent, Carroll C. God’s way for man
United States. War Department Exploration of the Red river of Louisiana, in the year 1852
Waddey, John H. (John Howard), More lessons to fortify your faith in the day of a changing church
Waddey, John H. (John Howard), First-century lessons for contemporary Christians
Waddey, John H. (John Howard), Worship that pleases Jehovah our God
Waldron, Bob, “Sir, we would see Jesus” : a study of the life of Christ
Watkins, Harold R. Continuity, conservation, cutting edge
Werner, Fred. The Pat Boone family
Williams, Billy Nelson, Organization management and implementation of the policies and criteria for the order of ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Wilson, Debbie W, Little faith, big God : grace to grow when your faith feels small
Our favorite recipes*
Faculty directory
Coos Bay Church of Christ
Living messages : delivered at the Louisville Bible Conference, September 6-10, 1948
Directory :   Division of higher education
Directorio del Ministerio de las Inglesias Cristianas e Inglesias de Cristo de habla hispana = Directory of the Ministry of the Spanish speaking Christian Churches and Churches of Christ.
The epistle of Paul to the Galatians
Christ, we do all adore thee :   songs of praise
The word in song
Songs of the Bel Canto Singers
Pat Boone sings golden hymns
The Star Spangled Banner
Journal of faith and the academy
The Christian appeal
The Ensign
The Scroll
Reason & revelation
The Sentinel of truth
One kingdom newsletter
Christian history
The Tipton Home messenger
Harding
Boles Orphan Home magazine
The tower
The Ensign
Leaven : a publication for ministry in the Churches of Christ
Healing hands international news
The Christian evangelist
Mkristo saada kwa wakristo wa leo
The Christian evangelist
New/Life
Leaven : Christian missions and education changing the world
Leaven
Christian Bible teacher
Contending for the faith
The eureka sunlight glees : for use in singing schools, literary schools, conventions and musical societies ; containing an excellent and varied collection of sacred and secular songs
Into our hands : songs for the church
Songs of the church : a collection of over seven hundred hymns and spiritual songs, both old and new, suitable for all services of the church and special occasions
Practical music reader and rudiments of music
Great songs of the church, number two : a treasury of six hundred sacred songs suitable for all services of the church

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