Foldered & Finished: George Carter Collection, (1952-1967)

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The George Carter Collection, (1952-1967), is ready for researchers. An updated finding aid and digitized selections from the collection are now available on DigitalCommons@ACU.

The Ways of Man, box 1, folder 7, George Carter Papers,
1952-1967. Center for Restoration Studies MS #3. Abilene Christian University Special
Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

The George Carter Collection contains sermons by various preachers and of the Saskatoon Star, a bulletin for the Saskatoon Church of Christ in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Jesus is the Water of Life, box 2, folder 10, George Carter Papers, 1952-1967. Center for Restoration Studies MS #3. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The collection is arranged numerically and alphabetically. It ranges from 1952 to 1967.

A selection of other manuscripts with connections to Canada:

Foldered & Finished: James Frank Black Papers, (1940-1946)

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The James Frank Black Papers, (1940-1946), are ready for researchers. An updated finding aid for these papers is now available and the entirety of the collection has been recently digitized and is on DigitalCommons@ACU and primed for research.

Page 54 of 1941 diary, box 1, folder 2, James Frank Black Papers, 1940-1946. Center for Restoration Studies MS #1. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

This collection consists of photocopies of a diary from January 1940 through December 1946. The collection is housed in one box and in one series.

Page 1 of 1943 diary, box 1, folder 4, James Frank Black Papers, 1940-1946. Center for Restoration Studies MS #1. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

James Frank Black was a minister associated with the Church of Christ in Sheffield, Texas and with the Pecos River Encampment. He was born about 1894 and his date of death is unknown.

Related holdings in ACU Special Collections and Archives:

On the Shelf: 2018 Year in Review

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Back in June, I began keeping tabs on our new (and new-to-us) additions to the Center for Restoration Studies and general rare books collections.  Since then our collections have grown by 1060 items.  If you’d like to see the titles and authors added, click through these lists.

Christian Advocate, 1858-1888

Here are the breakdowns of items added by month:

June: 104

July: 80

August: 143

September: 216

October: 183

November: 220

December: 114

In order to prepare these for our colleagues in Technical Services, archives staff and student workers compare what we have at hand against what we have in the catalog and on the shelf.  Usually, this means a student worker (Mac and Amanda also do this some, too) verifies whether we have the item already cataloged.  If not, we add it to the workflow to be cataloged.  If we already have a copy (or copies) we (usually Mac) compare the condition of what we have against the condition of the one on the shelf.  He also looks for variant editions, printings, bindings, or other features that merit inclusion.  If the new book is in better condition that the shelved copy, we will replace the worn copy.  If it is in comparable condition, we may put it in the queue for scanning or digitization, offer it for the circulating collection, or trade to another library.  We slip each book with instructions for cataloging, indicating where the book should be cataloged (into the CRS collection or another sub-collection within rare books), who the donor is, and whether cataloging should make special note of any edition or printing or provenance.  Once we get a full cart, we send them upstairs to Tech Services.  When they are finished, we shelve them.

Not only do these 1060 new (or new-to-us) titles represent the fine work of our students and colleagues, they represent dozens of donors who wanted to see the collection grow in scope, utility, breadth, and depth.  We do not yet know how students and researchers will utilize these materials, and we look forward to what 2019 will bring to the shelves.