Finding Aid Round Up

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Amanda Dietz

We’ve been busy writing finding aids for recent acquisitions and revising finding aids for sets of papers already in our holdings. You can browse all of our collections on DigitalCommons. See something below that piques your interest or could be useful for your research? Get in touch and let us know what you’re thinking about; we’d love to help!

Sidney Vaughn Papers, 1978-1995, MS#441 [Revised Finding Aid]
Sidney Vaughn attended the Kerrville Bible Training Work and is an active artist. These papers document his involvement with the Namikango Mission in Malawi. These papers include 35mm slides from the Namikango Mission in Malawi.

Barton Warren Stone Papers, 1833, MS#449 [Revised Finding Aid]
These papers include one handwritten sermon by Barton Warren Stone.

Steve Holt, Sr. Papers, 1973-2018, MS#462 [Revised Finding Aid]
This collection includes Steve Holt, Sr.’s files and materials for marriage and family counseling, and files concerning drama ministry and urban ministry.

Steve Holt, Sr. Papers, 1973-2018. Center for Restoration Studies MS #462. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

Gary Joe Sorrells Papers, 1965-2017, MS#473 [Revised Finding Aid]
Gary Sorrells currently serves as Director Emeritus and as a member of the Board of Trustees for Great Cities Missions. These papers include correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and audio/visual materials documenting the life and work of Gary Joe Sorrells.

Gary Joe Sorrells Papers, 1965-2017. Center for Restoration Studies MS #473. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

Churches of Christ Audio Collection, 1955-2007, MS#497 [New Finding Aid]
This accession combines three previous accessions into a single collection. R 2007.843; R 2009.191; and R 2010.098 (each containing one cu ft box) combined into a single collection. None of the accessions had any contextual information accompanying the recordings, nor provenance, nor unifying collector or entity responsible for them. It is likely that they comprise accumulated single item donations. Further, it is also likely that since they did not fit neatly into the recording activity of Jack Burford, that they did not properly belong with that collection. Box 1 (2007.843) contains 7 inch audio reels and one 5 inch reel; some are labeled and some are blank or unmarked. Names include: Randy Becton, Bill Banowski, Juan Monroy, Stanley Shipp, John Allen Chalk, Glenn Owens, Ken Mick and Bob Scott. Box 2 (2009.191) contains sermon and lecture tapes, many from Lubbock Christian University events, some pertaining to youth ministry. Box 3 (2010.098) contains unmarked cassette tapes, nine 5 inch audio reels, five reels in tin cases titled “Tales from the Great Book.”

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Finding Aid Round Up

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Amanda Dietz

Carr Family Bible, MS#422 [Revised Finding Aid]
This collection includes one Bible from the Carr family. The cover and beginning pages of the Bible are missing and it begins in Genesis 18.

Burl Edward “B. E.” Davis Papers, 1936-1989, MS#450 [Revised Finding Aid]
Burl Edward “B. E.” Davis was a professor of Communication at Abilene Christian University from 1969. Burl Edward Davis married Frances Dawn Bartlett Davis on February 22, 1952. The couple had four children, Kathy, Kay, Phyllis, and Mike. Burl Edward Davis passed away on May 21, 1998. This collection includes term papers, research reports, journal articles, surveys, correspondence, pamphlets, and presentations.

Paul William “Bill” Hosse Papers, 1949-2015, MS#463 [Revised Finding Aid]
This collection includes Paul William “Bill” Hosse’s sermons, sermon charts, teaching materials, information related to his short-term mission trips in Russia and Eastern Europe, personal and academic papers, and cassettes.

Dale Victor Knowles II Papers, 1984-2008, MS#476 [Revised Finding Aid]
Dale Victor Knowles II is a preacher, editor, writer and publisher who was involved as a planner and promoter of the annual Restoration Forum meetings. These materials reflect his activity in that capacity; he created and collected these materials. These papers include materials relating to the Restoration Forum, held annually from 1984-2007. There is additional material reflecting on the history and impact of the Forums, which was assembled in 2007 or 2008. The materials were rehoused from boxes into acid-free folders, retaining the creator’s original order. Folders contain photographs, programs, ephemera, cassette or video recordings, CDs and clippings. Boxes 1-2 contain folders for each Forum. Boxes 3-4 contain video cassettes of Forum presentations.

Restoration Forum and Restoration Forum III — March and July 1985, Dale Victor Knowles II Papers, 1984-2008. Center for Restoration Studies MS #476. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

A. M. and John McCormick Papers, 1934-1973, MS#498 [New Finding Aid]
This collection likely pertains to the Non-Sunday School Churches of Christ. One file folder consisting of a letter from W. Carl Ketcherside to John [McCormick?] dated 12 August 1973; three photographs (two possibly of A. M. McCormick; one of Wesley Jones, Dewey Shaw and Arlin Miller); a broadside written by A. M. McCormick; and several bulletins from the Main Street Church of Christ, Lockney, Texas, ca. 1934.

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Finding Aid Round Up

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Amanda Dietz

John Henry Austin Varner Papers, 1939-1985, MS#447 [Revised Finding Aid]
John Henry Austin Varner was born on March 7, 1913 in Texas. In 1939 he graduated from Abilene Christian College. He married Inaleen Williams and the couple had two sons. Varner preached in Churches of Christ for thirty years. He died April 19, 1988 in San Marcos, Texas. These papers include type-written radio sermons, Bible class lesson notes, newspaper clippings, and church bulletins.

Ghana Bible College Collection, 1967-2013, MS#460 [Revised Finding Aid]
Ghana Bible College was founded in 1962 and was begun by missionaries from Cedars Church of Christ, Delaware. Fred Aarae, who donated these materials, is an Abilene Christian University alumnus and Director of Village of Hope in Ghana. This collection includes copies of newsletters and correspondence from missionaries and ministers in Ghana.

The Gospel for Ghana newsletter, Ghana Bible College Collection, 1967-2013. Center for Restoration Studies MS #460. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

Eddie Leon Sharp, Sr. Papers, 1949-1997, MS#470 [Revised Finding Aid]
Eddie Leon Sharp Sr., also known as Leon Sharp, was a Church of Christ minister for about 45 years primarily in Texas but also in New Mexico and Oklahoma. He was born in 1928 and died in 2017. He was married to his wife, Billie, in 1950 until her death in 2016. They had three sons, Eddie, Mark, and Bryan. His son, Eddie also became a Church of Christ minister. Leon preached at Churches of Christ across Texas, including in Bronte, Sheffield, Meadow, El Passo, Denison, and Canton, along with other churches in neighboring states. This is a collection of framed photographs and diplomas, sermon notes, and church bulletins. The collection is arranged chronologically within series. Boxes 1 and 2 are arranged from 1955-1995. Box 3 and 4 are arranged by content and date.

Lloyd Theodore “Ted” Poe Papers, 2005-2018, MS#483 [Revised Finding Aid]
Ted Poe was born in Temple, TX on September 10, 1948. Poe obtained his B.A. from Abilene Christian University in 1970 and his J.D. from the University of Houston in 1973. Poe served in the United States Air Force Reserves from 1970-1976. Poe served as district attorney for Harris County, Houston, TX from 1973-1981 and as district judge in Harris county from 1981-2003. Poe was elected to the United States House of Representatives for the 109th Congress in 2005 and served as Texas Representative (Republican) from January 3, 2005-January 3, 2019. This collection contains floor speeches by Congressman Ted Poe delivered to the United States House of Representatives during the years 2005-2018.

“Recognizing Over 200 Years of Sovereignty of the Principality of Liechtenstein,” Lloyd Theodore ‘Ted’ Poe Papers, 2005-2018. Center for Restoration Studies MS #483. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

Flaleah Byrd Cotter Papers, 1953-2002, MS#513 [New Finding Aid]
These papers include six folders of personal papers, a cassette tape, and an antique pitch pipe.

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