{"id":2674,"date":"2019-03-08T06:00:53","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/specialcollections\/?p=2674"},"modified":"2019-02-17T15:15:35","modified_gmt":"2019-02-17T21:15:35","slug":"foldered-finished-george-douglas-papers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/specialcollections\/2019\/03\/08\/foldered-finished-george-douglas-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"Foldered &amp; Finished: George Douglas Papers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The George Douglas Papers are ready for researchers. An\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.acu.edu\/findingaids\/309\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">updated finding aid<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.acu.edu\/george_douglas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">digitized selections<\/a>\u00a0from the collection are now available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.acu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DigitalCommons@ACU<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2675\" style=\"width: 362px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.acu.edu\/george_douglas\/3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2675\" class=\"wp-image-2675 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/specialcollections\/files\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-17-at-3.04.28-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/specialcollections\/files\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-17-at-3.04.28-PM.png 352w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/specialcollections\/files\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-17-at-3.04.28-PM-96x150.png 96w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/specialcollections\/files\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-17-at-3.04.28-PM-193x300.png 193w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/specialcollections\/files\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-17-at-3.04.28-PM-315x490.png 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photocopy of endorsement from congregation at Sylvana Church for George Douglas, 1883, box 1, George Douglas Papers, 1830-1939. Center for Restoration Studies MS #5. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>George Douglas served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2676\" style=\"width: 420px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.acu.edu\/george_douglas\/2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2676\" class=\"wp-image-2676 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/specialcollections\/files\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-17-at-3.04.58-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/specialcollections\/files\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-17-at-3.04.58-PM.png 410w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/specialcollections\/files\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-17-at-3.04.58-PM-115x150.png 115w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/specialcollections\/files\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-17-at-3.04.58-PM-229x300.png 229w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/specialcollections\/files\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-17-at-3.04.58-PM-375x490.png 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photocopy of sermon notes of L. Douglas, 1883, box 1, George Douglas Papers, 1830-1939. Center for Restoration Studies MS #5. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>These papers contain photocopies of documents belonging to George Douglas, including a Civil War journal describing the battle of Sabine Pass, Texas, a land grant certificate from the governor of Texas, and two photographs of Douglas. Also included are photocopies of the day book of Nathaniel Lynn Douglas beginning in 1830, loan and legal papers for the Douglas family, and correspondence between Douglas family members.<\/p>\n<p>Related resources from ACU Special Collections and Archives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.acu.edu\/findingaids\/718\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Washington Varner Papers<\/a>, (1867-1994)\n<ul>\n<li>George Washington Varner was also involved in the Civil War<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Campbell, Alexander, <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.acu.edu\/crs_books\/128\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Address on War&#8221;<\/a> (1970).\u00a0<em>Stone-Campbell Books<\/em>. 128.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The George Douglas Papers are ready for researchers. An\u00a0updated finding aid\u00a0and\u00a0digitized selections\u00a0from the collection are now available on\u00a0DigitalCommons@ACU. George Douglas served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. 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