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City of Abilene Mayors: 1883-2004

Description: Text containing portraits of the mayors of Abilene, Texas and the years in which they served, from the city's incorporation in 1883 through 2004.
Date: 2004~
Creator: Dunlap, Danette
Partner: Abilene Public Library

Oral History Interview with Carl Swanigan, May 8, 2003

Description: Interview with Carl Swanigan from Alabama and great-grandson of George Ricks a pastor from Tuscumbia, Alabama. The interview includes Swanigan discussing his family history and relation to religion, with a focus on his great-grandfather.
Date: May 8, 2003
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Swanigan, Carl
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

Oral History Interview with Floyd Rose, October 26, 1998

Description: Interview with Floyd Rose, a preacher and civil rights leader from Valdosta, Georgia. The interview includes Rose's personal experiences as a preacher outside of the church, former president of the NAACP, and civil rights leader. The interview also includes Rose discussing his views on discrimination, police brutality, and the internal politics of the church. He also discusses his relationship to his immediate family and the deaths of his wife and father.
Date: October 26, 1998
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Rose, Floyd
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

Oral History Interview with Floyd Rose, August 13, 1998

Description: Interview with Floyd Rose, a preacher from Valdosta, Georgia. The interview includes Rose's personal experiences with the church, his life up from childhood, and his family's background with a focus on his parents.
Date: August 13, 1998
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Rose, Floyd
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

Oral History Interview with Samuel and Mattie Garner, May 12, 1993

Description: Interview with Samuel and Mattie Garner, members of the Church of Christ from Tennessee. The interview includes the Garners' experiences with, the Pleasant Union congregation, the Church of Christ, and their time in Detroit, Michigan. The interview also includes their views on a controversy involving the Church of Christ and O. L. Trone.
Date: May 12, 1993
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon; Garner, Samuel & Garner, Mattie
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

Oral History Interview with Mrs. Walter Balloon, April 12, 1983

Description: Interview with Mrs. Walter Balloon, from Silver Point, Tennessee and daughter of a preacher. The interview includes discussion from Mrs. Balloon on prominent figures in and around the church, with a focus on her father (Thomas Henry Busby) and G. P. Bowser. The interview also incudes Mrs. Balloon recounting her childhood.
Date: April 12, 1983
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Balloon, Mrs. Walter
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

Oral History Interview with John Kolb, June 17, 1979

Description: Interview with John Kolb, a preacher from Crenshaw County, Alabama. The interview incudes Kolb discussing his life, family history, and how he got involved with the church. The interview also includes anecdotes from Kolb about his childhood, late wife, prominent figures in the church.
Date: June 17, 1979
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Kolb, John
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

Oral History Interview with John R. Flowers, April 26, 1978

Description: Interview with John R. Flowers, a preacher from Wilson County, Tennessee. The interview includes anecdotes from Flowers regarding his life from childhood, family, and his relation to the church.
Date: April 26, 1978
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Flowers, John R.
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

Oral History Interview with Sam Holt, March 9, 1977

Description: Interview with Sam Holt, a church member from Holtsville, Tennessee. The interview includes Holt discussing church history, his background within it, his life from childhood, and race relations in the community he was raised in. The interview also includes Holt's recounting of the history of interracial children during and after slavery and his family's connection to it.
Date: March 9, 1977
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Holt, Sam
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

Oral History Interview with O. L. Trone, Sr., March 14, 1975

Description: Interview with O. L. Trone, Sr., Church of Christ church member from Birmingham, Alabama. The interview includes Trone's views on his family's and his personal experiences with the church. The interview also includes discussion about the broader history of his family and the church through the context of time period and race.
Date: March 14, 1975
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Trone, O. L., Sr.
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

Oral History Interview with G. E. Stewart, 1975

Description: Interview with G. E. Stewart, a preacher from Shreveport. The interview includes Stewart discussing his family history, his experiences growing up and around he church, and his views on prominent figures in the church.
Date: 1975
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Stewart, G. E.
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

Oral History Interview with Robert Woods, March 8, 1969

Description: Interview with Robert Woods, a preacher from Gallatin, Tennessee. The interview includes the broader history of the Christian Church he grew up in, prominent figures, the school he went to, as well as his personal experiences as a black person during that time. The interview also includes Wood's recounting his first preaching tour as a teen.
Date: March 8, 1969
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Woods, Robert
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

Oral History Interview with R. N. Hogan, 196X

Description: Interview with R. N. Hogan, a preacher from Monroe County, Arkansas. The interview includes Hogan's experiences growing up and around the Church of Christ, his family history, and his past and current with the church. The interview also includes the broader history the church with context to time period and race relations.
Date: 1968/1969
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Hogan, R. N.
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

Oral History Interview with A. C. Holt, September 25, 1972

Description: Interview with A. C. Holt, preacher from Belfast, Tennessee. The interview includes Holt's experience growing up in and around the church, his education, family history, surrounding church history, and his time as a preacher and teacher. The interview also includes Holt's comments on other prominent figures in the church.
Date: September 25, 1972
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Holt, A. C.
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

Oral History Interview with John. S. Winston, March 20, 1973

Description: Interview with John S. Winston, a preacher from Arkansas. The interview includes Winston's experience growing up in and around the church, his education, family history, surrounding church history, and his time as a preacher. The interview also includes his comments on and interactions with other prominent figures in the church.
Date: March 30, 1973
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Winston, John S.
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

Oral History Interview with Marion F. Holt, May 23, 1973

Description: Interview with Marion F. Holt, a preacher from Louisville, Tennessee. The interview includes Holt's experience in and around the church and a discussing about prominent figures in the church.
Date: May 23, 1973
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Holt, Marion F.
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

Oral History Interview with Mrs. D. J. Bynam, October 29, 1973

Description: Interview with Mrs. D. J. Bynam, widow to a former preacher of the Church of Christ from Lyles, Mississippi. The interview includes Bynam's experience growing up in and around the church, discussion about her family, prominent figures in the church, and the opinions around race during that time.
Date: October 29, 1973
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Bynam, Mrs. D. J.
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

The Tongue

Description: A handwritten outline for a sermon based on James 3:1-10 speaking of the positive and negative uses of the tongue. This was preached at a night service in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: June 6, 1898
Creator: Baten, A. E.
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

The Deadly Exchange

Description: A typewritten manuscript for a sermon using the text Matthew 16:26. The listener is encouraged to consider what they are following in life, and are they distracted from Christianity by the "sparkle" of Satan in disguise. Preached in Cisco, Texas.
Date: December 29, 1918
Creator: Baten, A. E.
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

War & Mission Sermon

Description: A typewritten manuscript for a sermon based on the text of Revelation 3:8 and Matthew 24:14. This sermon was given as WWI was ending, and discussed the duties of the allies, and the Church after the war. Preached in Cisco, Texas.
Date: November 3, 1918
Creator: Baten, A. E.
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

The Watchman on the Wall

Description: A typewritten manuscript for a sermon using the text of Ezekiel 33:1-7. The Watchman is the preacher of the church, and as such, Baten took First Baptist of Cisco to task. They were not carrying through with decisions to build a new church, prepare for a visiting evangelist to give a revival. They do not recognize the needs of the city of Cisco, or the poor financial policy of the church. This was his warning to the local church, and was preached at Cisco, Texas.
Date: April 27, 1919
Creator: Baten, A. E.
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

They Need Not Depart

Description: A typewritten manuscript for a sermon based on the text of Matthew 14:15-16. Baten makes clear that we are not to depart from Christ in our daily lives, but rather include him in our business, pleasure, and heroic acts. Preached in Cisco, Texas
Date: March 9, 1919
Creator: Baten, A. E.
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

The Winning Church

Description: A handwritten manuscript for a sermon with Isaiah 41:6-7 as the text. This was Baten's sermon to First Baptist Church Cisco one week before he was to end his pastorate there. He gave encouragement to the church in selection of their pastor, deacon board, Sunday School, and high standards to maintain the winning church. Preached in Cisco, Texas
Date: November 28, 1919
Creator: Baten, A. E.
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

The Victory is of Jehovah

Description: A handwritten sermon manuscript with Proverbs 21:31 for the text. This sermon was preached days after Prohibition was ratified as an amendment to the constitution. The ills of Alcohol were discussed. Preached in Cisco, Texas.
Date: January 19, 1919
Creator: Baten, A. E.
Partner: Howard Payne University Library
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