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Speech: No Future Without Forgiveness (Version 2), Desmond Tutu Jan 2003

Speech: No Future Without Forgiveness (Version 2), Desmond Tutu

Archbishop Desmond Tutu Collection Textual

A sermon given by Archbishop Tutu at St. John’s Cathedral of Jacksonville. (8 typewritten pages)


Brief Notes, Desmond Tutu Jan 2003

Brief Notes, Desmond Tutu

Archbishop Desmond Tutu Collection Textual

Handwritten notes on Plaza Hotel stationary. Stationary is printed with " Emeritus Desmond Tutu IN RESIDENCE".


Speech: No Future Without Forgiveness, Desmond Tutu Jan 2003

Speech: No Future Without Forgiveness, Desmond Tutu

Archbishop Desmond Tutu Collection Textual

A sermon given by Archbishop Tutu at St. John’s Cathedral of Jacksonville.


Mission Boys, Civilized Men, And Marriage: Educated African Men In The Missions Of Southern Rhodesia, 1920–1945, Carol Summers Jan 1999

Mission Boys, Civilized Men, And Marriage: Educated African Men In The Missions Of Southern Rhodesia, 1920–1945, Carol Summers

History Faculty Publications

This paper examines what marriage may have meant to African men within the Christian elite of Southern Rhodesia. Using mission and government sources, it argues that domestic, Christian marriage was important to elite African men as a way of allowing them to achieve adulthood while remaining in good standing with mission sponsors who generally objected to or feared indigenous ideas of patriarchal male adulthood. Tracing life histories of two American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions ministers, one who succeeded in remaining within the mission system and one who left, blacklisted, it explores how domestic, Christian marriage defused many of …


Oral History Interview: Lowell E. Long, Lowell E. Long Nov 1998

Oral History Interview: Lowell E. Long, Lowell E. Long

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Lowell E. Long’s interview focuses on the region of Appalachia: its location, environments, people, and identity. Mr. Long was born in April 1941 in War, McDowell County, WV. His family moved to East Liverpool, OH, after World War II, and relocated to Huntington, WV, in January 1945. In the audio clip provided, Mr. Long discusses what it means to be Appalachian and focuses on family bonds and sense of belonging in the region. During his interview, he describes his family’s use of folk medicine. Mr. Long provides descriptions of the segregated neighborhoods and schools of Huntington, WV, during his childhood. …


Madiba 80th Birthday Bash July 18, 1998, Desmond Tutu Jul 1998

Madiba 80th Birthday Bash July 18, 1998, Desmond Tutu

Archbishop Desmond Tutu Collection Textual

Speech written by Archbishop Tutu for Nelson Mandela's 80th birthday.


Samuel, Patrick And Cato: A History Of The Dallas Fire Of 1860 And Its Tragic Aftermath, William R. Farmer (1921-2000) Jan 1995

Samuel, Patrick And Cato: A History Of The Dallas Fire Of 1860 And Its Tragic Aftermath, William R. Farmer (1921-2000)

Perkins Faculty Research and Special Events

In this unpublished work, William R. Farmer (1921-2000), former associate professor of New Testament at Perkins School of Theology, recounts the story of the Dallas Fire of 1860 and the events that followed: the hanging of three innocent African American men and the whipping of many local slaves. Farmer’s work explores the causes of these acts of racial terrorism by presenting and discussing numerous primary resources. Accompanying the book manuscript is a related work: “A Reader for the Study of the Dallas Fire of 1860.” Both documents were created in the late 1990s.


0491: Carrie Eldridge Combined Collection, 1678-2014, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1989

0491: Carrie Eldridge Combined Collection, 1678-2014, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Carrie Eldridge is a genealogical researcher in Chesapeake, Ohio. This collection contains photocopies of many county record books of the Appalachian areas of West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky, ranging from the American Revolution until the early twentieth century. It also contains her personal research files on topics related to slavery and the Underground Railroad in Ohio and West Virginia as well as local history topics such as church and family histories.


The Soul Of Black Worship, Wyatt Tee Walker Jan 1984

The Soul Of Black Worship, Wyatt Tee Walker

Rare Bookshelf

No abstract provided.


Samuel Morris (Prince Kaboo):, T. C. Reade Jan 1979

Samuel Morris (Prince Kaboo):, T. C. Reade

Samuel Morris Collection

A biography of Samuel Morris, written by Thaddeus C. Reade of Taylor University.


Oral History Interview: Josephine R. Gorby, Josephine R. Gorby Jul 1974

Oral History Interview: Josephine R. Gorby, Josephine R. Gorby

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Josephine Gorby was born on February 24, 1908. She began her teaching career in a one-room school in Wimmer, McDowell County, WV. In 1931 she began teaching in Lawrence County, OH. Mrs. Gorby’s interview focuses on growing up on a farm near Proctorville, OH, her experiences as an educator, her family’s experience during World War I, and the 1937 flood of the Ohio River and its tributaries. In the audio clip provided, Mrs. Gorby discusses the impact of the 1937 flood on the school house in Athalia, OH. During her interview, she also focuses on the construction and use of …


Overseas Church And Missionary Directory, Contact Jan 1971

Overseas Church And Missionary Directory, Contact

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.


Photograph Of Bible School Children, Unknown Aug 1966

Photograph Of Bible School Children, Unknown

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Photograph has caption written on the back in black pen: "Bible School Children, Church of Christ, Ala Omah W/S; Etche County Council, Ahoadah [illegible]; 8/12/66." and has a purple stamp presumably from the company who produced the print. There are multiple rows of children sitting and standing in front of a building. Several children are holding books. Date of creation is estimated.


Photograph Of Nigerian Christian Bible Correspondence School, Unknown Jan 1966

Photograph Of Nigerian Christian Bible Correspondence School, Unknown

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Photograph has following caption written on back in black pen: "NCBCS with chart". The Nigerian Christian Bible Correspondence School chart is being held up by a man. A young boy is also in the photograph on the far right. Date of creation is estimated.


Photograph Of Rees Odeil Bryant Teaching At The Bible Training College, Unknown Jan 1966

Photograph Of Rees Odeil Bryant Teaching At The Bible Training College, Unknown

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Photograph of Rees Odeil Bryant teaching at the Bible Training College in Nigeria. He is wearing a white shirt and a bowtie. The back of the photograph has the following caption written in black pen: "35. Rees Bryant teaching at the ON BTC."


Photograph Of Rees Odeil Bryant And Bible Training College Students, Unknown Jan 1966

Photograph Of Rees Odeil Bryant And Bible Training College Students, Unknown

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Photograph has following caption written in verso: "Rees Bryant and ON BTC students working in a field." The field is presumably near the Bible Training College in Nigeria. The date of creation is estimated.


Photograph Of Nancy Petty, Henry Farrar, And Iris Hayes, Unknown Jan 1965

Photograph Of Nancy Petty, Henry Farrar, And Iris Hayes, Unknown

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Photograph of (from left to right) Nancy Petty, Henry Farrar, and Iris Hayes presumably in Nigeria, possibly working through the African Christian Hospitals Foundation. The date of creation is estimated.


Photograph Of Rees Odeil Bryant And Graduate Of Bible Training College, Unknown Jan 1965

Photograph Of Rees Odeil Bryant And Graduate Of Bible Training College, Unknown

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Back of photograph has caption written in blue pen: "Rees Bryant with a 3rd year student on the day of his graduation from the BTC [Bible Training College]." The graduate is on the left of the photograph and Rees Bryant is on the right of the photograph. Both men are in profile facing each other. Date of creation is estimated.


Photograph Of Rees Odeil Bryant Preaching, Unknown Jan 1965

Photograph Of Rees Odeil Bryant Preaching, Unknown

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Photograph of Rees Odeil Bryant preaching in Nigeria. Bryant is standing behind a wooden podium with a Bible open and is wearing a white shirt and a bowtie. The date of creation is estimated.


Photograph Of The Bryant Family, Unknown Jan 1965

Photograph Of The Bryant Family, Unknown

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Photograph of Patti Mattox Bryant and Rees Odeil Bryant with their children. The children are, from left to right, William, Rebecca, Sara Jo, and David. The photograph appears to have been taken in Nigeria and the date of creation is estimated.


A General History Of The Terre Haute Typographical Union, Raymond Jack Raley Jul 1962

A General History Of The Terre Haute Typographical Union, Raymond Jack Raley

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Letter From Patti Mattox Bryant To F. W. And Mildred Mattox, Patti Mattox Bryant Dec 1960

Letter From Patti Mattox Bryant To F. W. And Mildred Mattox, Patti Mattox Bryant

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Letter from Patti Mattox Bryant to her parents F. W. and Mildred Mattox dated 18 December 1960. Patti thanks her parents for the Christmas package they sent to the Bryant family in Nigeria.


Letter From Patti Mattox Bryant To F. W. And Mildred Mattox, Patti Mattox Bryant Aug 1960

Letter From Patti Mattox Bryant To F. W. And Mildred Mattox, Patti Mattox Bryant

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Letter from Patti Mattox Bryant to her parents, F. W. and Mildred Mattox, dated 11 August 1960. Patti writes to her parents about her memories of her recently deceased grandfather.


Letter From Patti Mattox Bryant To F. W. And Mildred Mattox, Patti Mattox Bryant Apr 1960

Letter From Patti Mattox Bryant To F. W. And Mildred Mattox, Patti Mattox Bryant

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Letter from Patti Mattox Bryant to her parents, F. W. and Mildred Mattox, dated 7 April 1960. Patti writes about her family's travel to Nigeria and their first few days of settling in to their new life.


They Will Be Lost! A Mission Survey Report On Liberia, West Africa, Dewayne Davenport, Elvis H. Huffard Jan 1960

They Will Be Lost! A Mission Survey Report On Liberia, West Africa, Dewayne Davenport, Elvis H. Huffard

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.


Newsletter No. 4, Rees Odeil Bryant Jun 1958

Newsletter No. 4, Rees Odeil Bryant

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Newsletter No. 4 dated 1 May 1958 written by Patti Mattox Bryant from Nigeria. In the newsletter she describes their adjustments to Nigeria and their ongoing ministry.


Newsletter No. 3, Patti Mattox Bryant, Rees Odeil Bryant May 1958

Newsletter No. 3, Patti Mattox Bryant, Rees Odeil Bryant

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Newsletter No. 3 from Rees and Patti Bryant dated 1 May 1958. In the newsletter the Bryants write about the ministry opportunities they had during the month of April.


Newsletter No. I, Rees Odeil Bryant Mar 1958

Newsletter No. I, Rees Odeil Bryant

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Newsletter No. I written by Rees Odeil Bryant dated 1 March 1958. Bryant updates his readers on the final preparations for their travels to Nigeria.


Report On Nigeria, Boyd Reese, Eldred Echols Jan 1950

Report On Nigeria, Boyd Reese, Eldred Echols

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.


The Harvest Field, Howard L. Schug, Don H. Morris Jan 1942

The Harvest Field, Howard L. Schug, Don H. Morris

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.