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African Methodist Episcopal Church

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Atlanta-Rome District CME Church collection

 Collection — Box 1-9
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0144
Scope and contents

The Atlanta-Rome District CME Church Collection spans the dates 1910-2011. Materials include programs from worship services, funerals, events and church anniversaries; church histories; minutes from national and district annual conferences; and photographs.

Dates: 1910-2011

Isaac R. Clark Memorial collection

 Collection — Box 1-34
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0117
Scope and contents The Isaac R. Clark Memorial collection spans the years between 1946 and 1990. The bulk of the collection dates from 1962 to 1989, and documents his twenty-eight year tenure as a professor of homiletics at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta. These papers include detailed information about his administrative duties including, material regarding his faculty committee work and his time as registrar and director of the summer session at ITC.This collection offers...
Dates: 1946-1990; Majority of material found within 1960-1989

Julia and William Alfred Fountain, Sr., collection

 Collection — Box 1-2, OS 1
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0232
Scope and contents The Julia and William Alfred Fountain, Sr. Collection includes a variety of materials used by William Fountain Sr., his son William Alfred Fountain, Jr., and his second wife Julia A. Fountain between 1920 and 1966. The collection’s content is related to their leadership and organizational duties in service to the Atlanta community. Both William Alfred Fountain, Sr. and his son were former presidents of Morris Brown College. William Alfred Fountain was also a highly praised bishop of the...
Dates: 1926-1966

Bishop Frederick Douglass Jordan Book Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0127
Scope and Contents Note

The Bishop Frederick D. Jordan Collection was originally donated to Morris Brown College by Bishop Frederick D. Jordan and included 10 books and two artifacts. It was transferred to the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library in 1981, when one library was formed to serve the Atlanta University Center Schools. The Collection consists of ten books primarily on religion and the AME church.

Dates: 1818-1911

George A. Sewell papers

 Collection — Box 1-59
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0103
Scope note The collection dates span the years from 1881 and 1990. The bulk of the collection dates from 1960 to 1983, and documents Sewell’s career as a professor, pastor, and author. The George A. Sewell papers include materials related to the African Methodist Episcopal Church and his time as pastor and minister in multiple congregations, his time as educator at Morris Brown College, the Interdenominational Theological Center, and Alcorn A.& M. College (Alcorn State University), and his work...
Dates: 1881-1990; Majority of material found within 1960-1983