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UA 03/007 William J. McGlothlin Collection, 1902-1933 (inclusive); bulk 1926-1932

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Contents List

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Series 1, Presidential Papers

Subseries 1, Correspondence, 1926-1927, 1930-1932

Box 1 : Folder 1 to 37, 1925 to March 28 – May 1, 1927

Box 2 : Folder 1 to 36, October 22, 1929 to January 20-22, 1931

Box 3 : Folder 1 to 26, January 24-26, 1931 to April 22-23, 1931

Box 4 : Folder 1 to 35, April 24-25, 1931 to October 30 – November 3, 1931

Box 5 : Folder 1 to 35, November 4-7, 1931 to April 27 – May 2, 1932

Box 6 : Folder 1 to 13, May 3-6, 1932 to November 26, 1932

Subseries 2, Reports, 1920-1928

Box 7

Folder

  1. Reports to the Board of Trustees at their Annual Meeting, June 5, 1920; November 23, 1920
  2. May 31, 1921 Report of the Business Manager; June 6, 1921; December 5, 1921
  3. Reports to the Board of Trustees, May 24, 1922; November 11, 1922
  4. Reports to the Board of Trustees at their Annual Meeting, May 22, 1923; November 20, 1923
  5. May 28, 1924; Report of the Business Manager, September 1, 1923 to May 1, 1924; November 26, 1924; “A Summary of Five Years: 1919-20 to 1923-24” by W. J. McGlothlin
  6. Survey of Furman University, January 22, 1925, by President W. J. McGlothlin
  7. Reports to the Board of Trustees at their Annual Meeting, May 25, 1926
  8. Reports to the Board of Trustees at their Annual Meeting, May 23, 1927; Report to the State Convention – November 9, 1927; November 16, 1927
  9. Reports to the Board of Trustees at their Annual Meeting, April 20, 1928

Subseries 3, Installation and Miscellaneous

  1. Installation, June 7, 1920
  2. Furman Materials, undated

Series 2, Correspondence - Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Box 8 : Folder 1 to 35, April 17 – May 15, 1930 to October 13-14, 1930

Box 9 : Folder 1 to 44, October 15-17, 1930 to April 29-30, 1931

Box 10 : Folder 1 to 41, May 1-4, 1931 to October 14-20, 1931

Box 11 : Folder 1 to 39, October 21-26, 1931 to March 11-14, 1932

Box 12 : Folder 1 to 28, March 15, 1932 to June 13-29, 1932

Miscellaneous

1. Undated SBC Materials

2. Fifth Baptist World Congress, Baptist World Alliance, August 4-10, 1933

Series 3, Writings, 1899-1926

Subseries 1, Manuscript

Box 13

“A Century of Educational History,” re-titled and published as Baptist Beginnings in Education: A History of Furman University, 1926

Folder 1 to 15, Chapter 1 to Chapter 15

16. Notebook, McGlothlin’s classes at Universität Berlin (in German), April 1901 to August 1902

Subseries 2, Published material, 1899-1918

Box 14

Folder

  1. Dissertation, McGlothlin, William J. Die berner Täufer bis 1532, Inaugural-Dissertation ... von William J. McGlothlin. Berlin: Druck von E. Ebering, 1902.
  2. McGlothlin, W. J. The Baptist Church of Christ on Glen's Creek, in Woodford County, Ky. [Kentucky?]: [publisher not identified], 1899.
  3. McGlothlin, W. J. Our Baptist Principles and Their Place in the World Today. Nashville, Tenn: Sunday School Board, Southern Baptist Convention, 1900.
  4. “The Christian School, the War, and the Future,” An Address Delivered by Prof. W. J. McGlothlin at the Southern Baptist Convention; Hot Springs, Ark., May 13, 1918
  5. Articles; “The Baptist Courier and the 75 Million Campaign,” The Baptist Courier, August 14, 1919; “The Christian Ideal of Love in the Modern World, The Convention Teacher, March 1920

Subseries 3, Diary, bound photocopy

Folder 1. Bound photocopy of McGlothlin’s Journal from the years 1904-1920 (two copies)

Series 4, Scrapbooks

Box 15

Folder 1-8. Scrapbook on William J. McGlothlin by Kathryn (McGlothlin) Odell

9. Loose material from scrapbook

10. Scrapbook, clippings from newspaper and Furman publications, 1919-1920