Preservation Week 2019

We will participate in Preservation Week 2019 by hosting three preservation-themed webinars in the Special Collections and Archives reading room on the lower level of the ACU Brown Library from 1-2 pm on April 23, 25, and 26.

The one-hour webinars will focus on very practical strategies anyone can employ to preserve their family history.  At each webinar we will feature three different recipes from the archives, primarily drawing on the 1974 Women of ACC Cookbook. If you’re in Abilene please come join us, and if you can’t make it in person we’ll share links so you can watch the webinars online.  We will also share the recipes and some additional historical context about their authors.

For more information about Preservation Week webinars please check out the following blog posts to learn about the women who preserved the recipes we’ll be testing out:

  • Tuesday, April 23: Preserving your Family History
  • Thursday, April 25: Caring for Family keepsakes
  • Friday, April 26: Preserving Family Recipes

Keep an eye out on our Facebook and Twitter for preservation tips and more!

 

Foldered & Finished: Exodus/New Jersey Records

The Exodus/New Jersey Records are ready for researchers. An updated finding aid and digitized selections from the collection are now available on DigitalCommons@ACU.

Broadway Bulletin from 12 September 1971, box 1, Exodus/New Jersey Papers, 1964-1971. Center for Restoration Studies MS #10. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

Exodus/New Jersey was a missions program spearheaded by the Golf Course Road Church of Christ in Midland, TX. The church, along with others sent families and individuals to Somerset Co., New Jersey to establish a church plant. The program was a part of the larger Exodus Movement, which sought to establish Churches of Christ in the Northeast.

Advancing the Church through Effective Missions September 1965, box 1, Exodus/New Jersey Papers, 1964-1971. Center for Restoration Studies MS #10. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

International Mission is an organization founded by Garretson Road Church of Christ in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The organization sought to evangelize international travelers in New York City by inviting them into the homes of members of their congregation.

International Mission booklet, box 1, Exodus/New Jersey Papers, 1964-1971. Center for Restoration Studies MS #10. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

This collection contains materials concerning and produced by the Exodus/New Jersey missionary program. The collection also contains materials produced by International Mission, an organization sponsored by Garretson Road Church of Christ.

Other resources from ACU Special Collections related to the Exodus Movement:

Foldered & Finished: John W. Goodwin Papers

The John W. Goodwin Papers are ready for researchers. An updated finding aid and digitized selections from the collection are now available on DigitalCommons@ACU.

First page of “Encouragement” sermon notes, box 1, John Goodwin Papers, 1948-1979. Center for Restoration Studies MS #8. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives,, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX

John Goodwin began preaching in the Churches of Christ in 1948. Before he began preaching, he worked as sales manager for Holsum Baking Co., Corpus Christi, Texas.

First page of “For the People had a Mind to Work” sermon outline, box 1, John Goodwin Papers, 1948-1979. Center for Restoration Studies MS #8. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives,, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX

The collection contains the sermon notes and outlines of John W. Goodwin. The collection is housed in five boxes and one series.