Foldered & Finished: Christian Scholars Conference Records

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Amanda Dietz

The Christian Scholars Conference Records are ready for researchers. An updated finding aid and digitized selections from the collection are now available on DigitalCommons@ACU.

Christian Scholars Conference 1982 program, box 1, Christian Scholars Conference Records, 1981-2009. Center for Restoration Studies MS #4. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

The Christian Scholars Conference was created in 1981 by Dr.
Thomas Henry Olbricht of Pepperdine University. The conference is annually hosted by
universities associated with the Churches of Christ. The Conference’s mission is to create
and nurture an intellectual and Christian community that joins individuals and institutions
to stimulate networks of scholarly dialogue and collaboration.

Christian Scholars Conference 1994 program, box 1, Christian Scholars Conference Records, 1981-2009. Center for Restoration Studies MS #4. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

This record group contains papers including correspondence,
brochures, scholarly papers, and programs produced by the Christian Scholars Conference from 1981-2009. These records are housed in seven boxes.

Related resources from ACU Special Collections and Archives:

Holloway, Gary; Helsabeck, Dennis; and Foster, Doug, “Promoting Christian Unity – What Scholars Have Done Together” (2011). Lectureship and Summit Audio Collection. 147.
Thomas H. Olbricht Papers, (1934-1982)
Abilene Christian University and McCaleb, Gary, “On Campus Video, Featuring Thomas H. Olbricht” (1991). McCaleb & Company. 412.

Foldered & Finished: Ross Dean Blasingame Papers, (1958-1969)

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Amanda Dietz

The Ross Dean Blasingame Papers are ready for researchers. An updated finding aid and digitized selections from the collection are now available on DigitalCommons@ACU.

Bulletin for Reynolds at First Street Church of Christ 12 January 1969, Goldthwaite Bulletin, 1968-1969, Ross Dean Blasingame Papers, 1958-1969. Center for Restoration Studies MS #2. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

Ross Dean Blasingame served as preacher at the churches represented in these papers at the time the bulletins were published.

The Actuate 24 August 1958, folder The Actuate, 1958 – Bulletins from Lingleville, Texas Church of Christ, Ross Dean Blasingame Papers, 1958-1969. Center for Restoration Studies MS #2. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

This collection includes bulletins from Churches of Christ in Texas and New Mexico from 1958 to 1969. Bulletins are bound by congregation and then by date. The collection is housed in one box and one series.

Related resources from ACU Special Collections and Archives:

Blasingame, Ross, “Deaf work in the church” (1986). Lectureship and Summit Audio Collection. 4709.
Interested in other church bulletins? Many of our manuscript collections have church bulletins- below are a few examples. Check out the finding aids on DigitalCommons@ACU for even more:
- Riverside Drive Church of Christ (Nashville, TN) Records, (1953-2014)
  - Three boxes of bulletins covering 65 years
- Broadway Church of Christ Papers, (1891-1991)
- West Islip Church of Christ (Long Island, NY) Records, (1962-2002)
- University Avenue Church of Christ (Austin, TX) Records, (1875-2005)

Foldered & Finished: The Ervin Family Papers, (1875-2015)

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Amanda Dietz

Graduate assistant Troy Wade processed the collection we’re highlighting today and prepared the finding aid. Troy is from Robert Lee, Texas, and went to Angelo State University where he received a B.A. in English. He currently working towards an M.A. in Old Testament and has worked as a graduate assistant in ACU Special Collections since August 2018.

The Ervin Family Papers, (1875-2015), are now processed and ready for researchers. A finding aid and several digitized selections from the papers are available on DigitalCommons@ACU.

Photograph of Camp Meeting at Brand, Texas, folder [Brad, Texas, Methodist Camp meeting Photographs], circa 1920, Ervin Family Papers, 1875-2015. Center for Restoration Studies MS #266. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

These papers contain several folders of photographs from the early 20th century of the Ervin family, some correspondence (including World War II correspondence), gravestone photographs, genealogical information, and a 1904 marriage certificate.

Photograph of Evangelist E. S. Fitzgerald, folder Evangelist E. S. Fitzgerald, undated, Ervin Family Papers, 1875-2015. Center for Restoration Studies MS #266. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

This collection represents the Ervin family, whose ancestry traces back to Scotland. This collection especially concerns the family of Jonas Lafayette and Mary Hamilton Ervin, Ruth and Abbie Ervin, and the history of Ervin Ranch.

Troy Wade and our other graduate assistants and student archives employees make it possible for us to provide increased access to our holdings. We have more student produced finding aids coming in the next few weeks. Stay tuned!