Methodist Church

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This collection contains two series. The first series, Auburn United Methodist Churc records and Momorabilia, includes: Pamphlets, brochures, Sunday School Records, information about the Wesley Center, financial papers, and other miscellaneous documents and memorabilia from throughout the church's history. The second series, Women's Groups, contains records documenting the activities, finances and membership of women's organizations at AUMC.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of letters from B.C. Lee to his mother, Frances Lee. Letters from 1856, 1858, and 1859 document Lee's time at the Centenary Institute and the East Alabama Male College. These letters discuss news of family and friends; Lee's Methodist faith and religious activities; his academic endeavors; his arguments for obtaining a good education (in response to his mother urging him to return home to her); his visits to relatives in Autaugaville, Alabama, and West Point,...

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This collection contains newsletters and documents related to The Clan MacFarlane Society Inc., genealogical records of the MacFarlane family (Alexander and John MacFarlane), and manuscripts, galleys, and research materials for Lipscomb's book "Auburn United Methodist Church 1837-1987."

Scope and Contents This collections consists of two accessions. Accession 98-078 contains correspondence, sermons, speeches, photographs, pamphlets, family recollections, personal writings, newspaper clippings, published materials, one artifact, and other materials. These materials arranged in four series: Annie Douglas Mitchell, Rush Family, Nimrod D. Denson Jr, and Miscellaneous. Accession 96-35 contains essays, a poem, correspondence between John W. Rush and his wife, Octavia O. Rush (including letters from...

Scope and Contents The James Benson Sellers collection consists primarily of the research data Sellers, a noted Alabama historian and teacher, accumulated in order to write his books and articles. Research topics include Alabama history, slavery, First Methodist Church in Tuscaloosa, history of the University of Alabama, and history of Wilcox County, Alabama.The research...