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Acknowledging Our Past: Race, Landscape And History, Alea Harris, Kaycia Best, Dieran Mcgowan, Destiny Shippy, Vera Oberg, Bryson Coleman, Luke Meagher, Rhiannon Leebrick Ph.D., Phillip Stone

Student Scholarship

This book is the product of nearly a year's worth of student research on Wofford College's history, undertaken as part of a grant by the Council of Independent Colleges in the Humanities Research for the Public Good initiative. The research was supervised and directed by Dr. Rhiannon Leebrick.

"Guiding Research Questions:

How did Wofford College and its early stakeholders support and participate in slavery?

How is the legacy of slavery present in the landscape of our campus (buildings, statues, names, etc.)?

How can we better understand Wofford as an institution during the time of Reconstruction through the Jim Crow era? …

Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Sc 1393), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1393. Journal kept by Jane Cowan from 1900 to 1903, with additional entries from 1919-1921 by other members, detailing the daily activities of the Center Family. Includes materials relating to the disbandment of the South Union Society.

Graduate Housing Fundraising Brochure, Holy Spirit Research Center Oru Library

ORU Archival Collection

A fundraising brochure for graduate housing apartments located across the street from Oral Roberts University. 28 pages, full color. circ 1980.

Oru Chapel Transcript, Tv Ministry And Station, 12-6-1972, Oral Roberts

Chapel AV & Transcripts

Oral Roberts shares about plans for the primetime television ministry and the building of the TV studio. He also discusses possible guests including Flip Wilson and Johnny Cash.

Oru Chapel Transcript, Tv Ministry And Leroy Blackstock, 10-13-1972, Oral Roberts

Chapel AV & Transcripts

Oral Roberts shares about the Television ministry and an update on Govenor George Wallace, who ORU students prayed for previously. Attorney Leroy Blackstock shares.

"Plans For Oru," Oru Chapel Transcript - 3-17-1971, Oral Roberts

Chapel AV & Transcripts

Oral Roberts shares plans for buildings on campus at ORU such as the chapel, prayer tower and facilities for hosting OREM meetings.. Bob Eskridge shares plans for buildings and educational advancements such as text book publication. Frank Wallance shares about the design as well.