Foldered & Finished: Ora Mae Curry Papers

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Amanda Dietz

The Ora Mae Curry Papers are ready for researchers. An updated finding aid and digitized selections from the collection are now available on DigitalCommons@ACU.

Title page of scrapbook, box 1, Ora Mae Curry Papers, 1917-1921. Center for Restoration Studies MS #435. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

Ora Mae Curry graduated from Thorp Spring Christian College in 1920. She taught history at Central High School (San Angelo, Texas), and attended Johnson Street Church of Christ (San Angelo, Texas).

1917 Thorp Spring Christian College commencement program, Page 23 of scrapbook, box 1, Ora Mae Curry Papers, 1917-1921. Center for Restoration Studies MS #435. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

This collection includes one scrapbook from Ora Mae Curry’s time as a student at Thorp Spring Christian College (Thorp Spring, Texas).

Note from Don Morris to Ora Mae Curry dated 5 May 1920, page 39 of scrapbook, box 1, Ora Mae Curry Papers, 1917-1921. Center for Restoration Studies MS #435. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

Other resources from ACU Special Collections about Thorp Spring Christian College:

Tommy Davidson Papers, (1927-1981)
K. C. Moser Papers, (1922-2000)
Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Pribble, Jr. Papers, (1916-1917)
Jewell Watson Papers, (1911-1983)
Various images in the Sewell Photograph Collection

Preservation Week 2019

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Amanda Dietz

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

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Amanda Dietz

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:

Charlie Marler Papers, (1963-2013)
Clyde Neal Austin Papers, (1962-2007)
Stephen Shaffer Rochester (NY) Exodus Collection, (1966-2003)
Walter Ellis Burch, Jr. Papers, (1956-2006)