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Robert Paine papers, 1828-1882

1 cubic feet (2 boxes)

Contains the correspondence of Robert Paine, a nineteenth-century bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

Repository: Pitts Theology Library

George Foster Pierce papers, 1872-1875

1 microfilm reel (MF) and 1 oversized papers box (OP)

Microfilm copy of the papers of George Foster Pierce, Methodist bishop and president of Emory College, which include a diary and a pocket record book.

Repository: Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library

Clare Purcell papers, 1902-1967

12 cubic feet (19 boxes)

Consists of biographical papers, correspondence, meeting minutes, notes and drafts of sermons, pamphlets, clippings, photographs, and artifacts that document Bishop Purcell’s extensive involvement in the Methodist Church and its predecessor organization, the Methodist Episcopal Church South.

Repository: Pitts Theology Library

Roberto M. Ruan, Reflections and reactions on the American bishops' pastoral letter about nuclear war, 1984

0.02 cubic ft. (1 folder)

Contains one typewritten manuscript of Roberto Montano Ruan’s commentary about the National Conference of Catholic Bishops' pastoral letter on war and peace entitled "The Challenge of Peace: God's Promise and Our Response," 1983

Repository: Pitts Theology Library

Roy H. Short papers, 1925-1984

8 cubic ft. (23 boxes and 2 volumes)

Consists of correspondence, writings, biographical material about Methodist bishops, photographs, and other memorabilia from Short's work and travels.

Repository: Pitts Theology Library

George Gilman Smith papers, 1835-1956

4.75 linear feet (10 boxes), 1 oversized papers folder (OP), and 1 microfilm reel (MF)

Papers of Methodist minister, writer, and historian George Gilman Smith, Jr., including include correspondence, writings, diaries, notebooks, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous materials.

Repository: Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library

John Owen Smith papers, 1921-1996

22.1 cubic ft. (23 boxes)

Contains correspondence, subject files, sermons, and notebooks from the career of John Owen Smith.

Repository: Pitts Theology Library

Joshua Soule papers, 1816-1883

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Papers of Joshua Soule, Methodist bishop and editor, from 1816 to 1886. Contains a passport, certificates, articles and correspondence. Correspondence and articles contain information regarding church business, the split of the Methodist Church, mission work, and slavery.

Repository: Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library

Taylorsville Methodist Church (Taylorsville, Ga.), Church register, 1906-1969

0.2 cubic ft. (1 folder)

Contains one volume detailing the succession of bishops, presiding elders, and preachers in charge from 1906-1933 and the record of membership from 1906-1969 of the Taylorsville Methodist Church.

Repository: Pitts Theology Library

Thomas, Bishop of Cambysopolis, Pastoral letters, 1845-1848

0.01 cubic ft. (1 folder)

Contains two letters exhorting the members of the Central District of England to donate generously to the Church.

Repository: Pitts Theology Library

Council of Bishops minutes, 1976-1977

15 folders

Contains two typed transcripts of minutes from meetings of the Council of Bishops in 1976 and 1977.

Repository: Pitts Theology Library

Nicholas Patrick Wiseman collection, 1848-1910, undated

1.3 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

Contains correspondence, published letters including pastoral letters, handwritten documents and manuscripts, and a scrapbook compiled by Wiseman.

Repository: Pitts Theology Library