Finding Aid to the William C. Martin papers
The Archives at Bridwell Library
Perkins School of Theology
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas
William C. Martin papers
Overview
Creator:
Martin, William C. (William Clyde), b. 1893.
Title:
William C. Martin papers
Inclusive Dates:
circa 1810-1985
Bulk Dates:
1918-1980
Abstract:
The William C. Martin papers document the life and career of a
twentieth- century Methodist minister who was elected to the office
of bishop in 1938 and served as President of the National Council of
Churches of Christ from 1952 to 1954. The collection includes office
files, correspondence, sermons and other public addresses, diaries,
photographs, artifacts, and research materials on the lives of
Methodist bishops.
Accession No.
BridArch 301.12
Extent:
95 boxes (50 linear feet)
Language:
Material is in English
Repository:
Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist
University
Biographical Note
William Clyde Martin (1893-1984) was born in Randolph, Tennessee on July 28, 1893. He
attended the University of Arkansas, Hendrix College (A.B., 1918), the University of
Aberdeen, and Southern Methodist University (B.D., 1921). He entered the ministry in
1914, served in the U.S. Army Hospital Corps 1917-1919, and was ordained in the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South in 1921. During his pastoral ministry, Martin served
Methodist churches in Houston, Texas 1921-1925, Port Arthur, Texas 1925-1928, Little
Rock, Arkansas 1928-1931, and Dallas, Texas 1931-1938, the year when he was elected and
consecrated bishop.
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As bishop, Martin served the Pacific Coast area 1938-1939, the Kansas-Nebraska area 1939
-1948, and the Dallas-Fort Worth area 1948-1964. In 1948 Bishop Martin served as a
delegate to the founding assembly of the World Council of Churches. From 1952 to 1954
Bishop Martin was President of the National Council of Churches USA. In 1964 Martin
retired as Bishop of the Dallas-Fort Worth Area of the Methodist Church. From 1964 to
1968 he lectured on church administration at Southern Methodist University’s Perkins
School of Theology.
Throughout his career, William C. Martin was a popular evangelist and public speaker. His
published writings include When Temptation Comes (circa 1945), To Fulfill this Ministry
(1949), Proclaiming the Good News (1954), Christ and Our Resources (circa 1956), the
1960 Methodist Church General Conference Episcopal Address, and numerous articles in
Methodist and National Council of Churches periodicals.
On July 1, 1918, William C. Martin married Sally Katherine Beene of Blevins, Arkansas.
Their children were Donald Hankey, Mary Katherine, and John Lee Martin. In 1971
William (“Brother Will”) and Sally Martin moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, where Bishop
Martin died on August 30, 1984. Sally Martin died on September 30, 1992.
Sources:
Caldwell, Mary French. “Martin, William Clyde.” The Encyclopedia of World Methodism.
United Methodist Publishing House, 1974.
Nashville:
Kirby, James E. Brother Will: A Biography of William C. Martin. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2000.
Vernon, Walter N. The Methodist Excitement in Texas: A History. Dallas: Texas United Methodist Historical
Society, 1984.
“Council of Churches’ Ex-Leader Martin Dies.” Dallas Morning News, September 1, 1984.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
This extensive collection of personal and professional papers records details about the life
experiences and ministry of Bishop William C. Martin (1893-1984). Materials of special
interest include carefully-kept diaries dating from 1914 to 1980 and documents from
Martin’s service in World War I, his pastoral ministry in Texas and Arkansas, his work as a
Methodist bishop, his leadership of the National Council of Churches, and his strong
defense of the Methodist Church against allegations of Communist infiltration in the early
William C. Martin papers
1960s. Through correspondence, photographs, and office files, the collection documents
Martin’s legacy as a respected orator, writer, and public figure.
Arrangement of the Collection
The papers of Bishop William C. Martin are arranged in five series:
Series 1: Subject Files, 1906-1984
Series 2: Correspondence, 1922-1984
Series 3: Writings, 1916-1980
Series 4: Data on Methodist Bishops, circa 1810-1985
Series 5: Personal Materials, 1866-1984
Restrictions
Access to Collection:
This collection is open for public use. Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of
Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Publication Rights:
Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Director of Bridwell
Library.
Copyright Statement:
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain copyright authorization.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following terms in the Southern Methodist University
Libraries' online catalog. Researchers desiring related materials may search the catalog
using these terms:
Martin, William C. (William Clyde), b. 1893.
Methodist Episcopal Church, South -- Clergy.
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America.
Methodist Church -- Bishops.
Letters.
Diaries.
Sermons.
Photographs.
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Related Material
James E. Kirby papers, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist
University, Dallas, Texas.
William Adams Brown Ecumenical Archives Group: National Council of Churches of
Christ USA Records, The Burke Library Archives (Columbia University Libraries) at Union
Theological Seminary, New York.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item], William C. Martin papers, Bridwell Library, Perkins School
of Theology, Southern Methodist University.
Acquisition Information:
Acquired circa 1985.
Processing Information
Processed by Timothy S. G. Binkley with assistance from Heather M. Oglevie, Rachel
Tillay, Frances Allington, and Madeline Hoff, 2012.
Encoded by Ada Negraru, 2013.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series 1: Subject Files, 1906-1984
The first and largest series, Subject Files, comprises 607 folders of business records
including reports, news clippings, small publications, and official correspondence with
individuals and organizations. The folders are arranged alphabetically. Of special note,
Bishop Martin’s papers documenting his work with the National Council of Churches are
found within this series.
Box File
163A 01
02
03-06
Contents
Abilene, Texas – St. Paul Methodist Church, 1959
A.C.T.I.O.N., 1954
Acceptances-Benevolence, 1956-1960
William C. Martin papers
07
08
09-18
19
Ada, Oklahoma, 1966
Adams: Jesse A. Adams Fund, 1963
Advance for Christ and His Church, 1948-1956
Aging, 1958-1970
163B 01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09-13
14
15
Aging, 1970-1974
Air Force Training Manual controversy, 1960
Alaska / Alaska Methodist University, 1951-1971
Aldersgate Year, 1962-1963
American Bar Association assembly, 1969
American Leprosy Missions, 1948-1956
Annual Conference devotions, 1943-1964
Arab-Israeli conflict, 1969-1970
Area Council, 1940-1947
Arizona Conference, 1938-1939
Arizona – Paradise Valley UMC, 1969-1970
164A 01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Arkansas, 1921-1944
Arkansas Council of Churches, 1975-1979
Arkansas Methodist history, 1972-1976
Arkansas Methodist Sunday School lessons, 1973-1974
Arkansas – Timber, 1964-1961
Armed Forces Chaplains Board, 1953
Ashville, North Carolina, 1954
Astronomy, 1938-1969
Automobile safety notes, 1965-1966
Baker, Clem, 1943-1952
Ballard family, 1934-1982
Baptist Foundation of Texas, 1939-1950
Bartlesville, Oklahoma – First United Methodist Church, 1968
Bedford, Texas – William C. Martin United Methodist Church, 1970-1978
Betts, Daniel Lander, circa 1960
Bible – Use and understanding, 1953-1955
Big Spring, Texas, 1969
Bintliff, David C., 1955-1972
Bishop, Charles M., 1925-1938
Bishops – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1938-1943
Bishops – Methodist Church, 1939-1967
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22
23
24
Bishops – United Methodist Church, 1968-1979
Bishops’ conference with returned veterans, 1946-1948
Bishops’ mission on the ministry, 1962-1963
164B 01
02
03-05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
Blaylock, Louis, 1965-1966
Board of Education, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1919
Board of Missions, 1952-1963
Board of Publication, 1951-1956
Boaz, Carrie O. Browne, 1963
Bolivia, 1962
Bookhout, John and Ruth, 1969
Book orders and receipts, 1945-1963
Brawner, R. Bryan, 1971-1974
Broiles, Rowland, 1957-1962
165A 01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08-10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Brotherhood Week (NCCJ), 1957-1958
Brumbaugh, Thoburn T., 1951-1963
Bryan, Dawson C., 1938-1939
Butterworth, J. – Clubland, 1959-1962
Buttrick, George Arthur, 1946
Byrd, Joe, 1968-1972
Cairns, David S., 1919-1936
California, 1938-1950
California, La Mesa, 1966-1968
California, Los Angeles – Riots, 1965
California Oriental Mission, 1938-1939
Callahan, F. Howard, 1944
Caribbean Cruise, January1958
Cates, Paul and Alta, 1951
Catholic Church, 1945-1971
Catholic Rural Life Conference, 1949-1953
Cecil, Andrew R., 1960-1980
Central Jurisdiction of the Methodist Church, 1964
Chaplains – Methodist Commission on Chaplains, 1943-1945
Chaplains – Reports and letters, 1955-1957
William C. Martin papers
165B 01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15-16
Chaplains – Reports and letters, 1957-1960
Charismatic movement, 1976
Chattanooga, Tennessee – Centenary Methodist Church, 1966
Chavez, Dr., circa 1950
China, 1944
Christian Century - “How My Mind Has Changed” series, 1959-1960
Christian Century Foundation , 1958-1964
Christian Civic Foundation of Arkansas, 1974-1980
Christian stewardship, circa 1960
Christian vocations research – Marvin T. Judy, 1960
Christianity and War, 1926
Christmas, 1952-1959
Church colleges / Higher education, 1950
Church growth, 1937-1959
Church of the Air CBS radio program, 1952-1960
166A 01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
Circuit Riders, Inc. (re: Methodist Federation for Social Action), 1952-1953
Civil Disobedience, 1968-1970
Clark, Bruce C., 1953
Clark, Elmer T., 1948-1967
Cole, Robert L., Sr.,1925-1948
College Hill Methodist Church, 1964-1968
Commission on Chaplains, 1953-1959
Commission on Ministerial Training, 1944-1948
Commission on Promotion and Cultivation, 1953-1960
Commission on World Peace, 1944-1952
Commission to Study the Ministry, 1949-1951
Committee for International Economic Growth, 1958
Committee of Twenty-Two, 1950
Communes, 1971
Communism and the Church, 1960-1962
166B 01
02
03
04
05
06
Conference addresses, 1950-1956
Conference on Human Relations – SMU, 1959
Consecration and commissioning services, 1940-1947
Consultation on Church Union (COCU), 1973-1978
Convocation of United Methodists for Evangelical Christianity, 1970
Cooke, Harold G., 1948-1958
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07-11 Council of Bishops, 1939-1976
167A 01-02
03
04
05
06
07
08-09
10-11
12-14
15
16
17
Council of Bishops, 1977-1979
Counseling research, 1947
Course of Study Schools, Perkins School of Theology, 1968
Crockett, Texas – First Methodist Church, 1967-1968
Crusade for Christ and His Church, 1947-1951
Cullum, Marcus Hiram, circa 1960
Cuninggim, Merrimon, 1951-1979
Dallas, Texas, 1948-1971
Dallas, Texas – First Methodist Church, 1926-1976
Dallas, Texas – Highland Park Methodist Church, 1964-1969
Dallas, Texas – Lovers Lane Methodist Church, 1964-1981
Dallas, Texas – Residence (4221 University Blvd.), 1958-1960
167B 01
02
03
04-06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
Dallas, Texas – Southwood United Methodist Church, 1977
Dallas, Texas – University Park Methodist Church, 1956-1964
Dallas Citizens’ Interracial Association, 1952
Dallas-Fort Worth episcopal area, 1948-1963
Dallas Methodist Pastors’ Association, 1938
Darrow, Clarence, 1942
David, Irwin, 1959-1970
Denman, Harry, 1938-1972
Devore, Harry S., 1936-1947
Diboll, Texas, 1945-1971
Dickerson, J. D., circa 1950
168A 01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
Dill, James H., circa 1980
District Superintendent conferences, 1942-1945
Doggitt, Edwin B., 1938-1939
Eastland, Texas – First United Methodist Church, 1969
Economic justice, 1934-1955
Ecumenical Institute, 1970
Ecumenics / Ecumenism, 1949-1972
Ecumenism – Texas Council of Churches, 1967-1969
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 1953-1961
Elliott, William M., 1958
William C. Martin papers
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12
13
14-15
16-23
Ellis, James E., 1951-1962
Emotional stability / mental health, 1952-53
Engleman, Mike, 1966
Episcopacy, 1938-1980
Episcopal address 1960, 1955-1960
168B 01-13 Episcopal address 1960, 1955-1960
169A 01-14 Episcopal address 1960, 1955-1960
169B 01-02
03
04
05-07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Episcopal addresses: Published, 1939-1968
Episcopal message: Central Jurisdictional Conference, 1960
Epworth rectory restoration fund, 1957-1959
Evangelism, 1906-1977
Evangelical United Brethren Church, 1965-1968
Evangelistic services: Beatrice, Nebraska, 1962
Evangelistic services: Beaumont, Texas, 1962-1965
Evangelistic services: Center, Texas, 1961
Evangelistic services: Cisco, Texas, 1961-1963
Evangelistic services: Dalhart, Texas, 1958
Evangelistic services: El Paso, Texas, 1957-1959
Evangelistic services: Ft. Smith, Arkansas, 1949-1959
Evangelistic services: Graham, Texas, 1962
Evangelistic services: Mount Vernon, Texas, 1963
Evangelistic services: Muskogee, Oklahoma, 1962
170A 01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
Evangelistic services: Sweetwater, Texas, 1965-1966
Evangelistic services: Temple, Texas, 1961
Evangelistic services: Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1965-1968
Evangelistic services: University Park, Texas, 1960
Evangelistic services: Waco, Texas, 1958-1969
Evangelistic services: Waxahachie, Texas, 1964
Evangelistic services: Wichita, Kansas, 1965-1966
Evangelistic services: Wichita Falls, Texas, 1963-1966
Fisher, Elliot L., 1960-1964
Fleming, Durwood, 1962-1964
Flinn, Glenn, 1937-1938
Folsom, Jack, circa 1980
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13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28-32
33
34
Foote, Gaston, circa 1960
Forman, James - Black manifesto, 1969
Fort Worth, Texas – Adult convocation, 1956
Fort Worth, Texas – Festival of Faith, 1963
Fort Worth, Texas – Mathews Memorial Methodist Church, 1968
Fort Worth, Texas – Meadowbrook Methodist Church, 1961
Fort Worth, Texas – Polytechnic Methodist Church, 1958
Fort Worth, Texas – Riverside Methodist Church, 1962-1965
Forward Movement – The Southwell Litany for the Personal Life, 1920s
Fosdick, Harry Emerson, 1921-1944
Frank, Graham, 1942
Frederick, Deleware – Barratt’s Chapel, 1945
Gallaway, Ira, 1959
Gee, James G., 1957-1959
General Board of Health and Welfare Ministries, UMC, 1970
General Conferences, 1937-1972
Gerrietts, Rosa, 1926-1979
Godbold, Albea, 1926-1931
170B 01-02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
Godbold, Albea, 1932-1981
Goodloe, Robert W., Sr., 1966-1967
Gorham, Leta, 1959-1960
Grand Jury Association of Dallas County, 1954-1956
Grapevine, Texas, 1971
Greater Dallas Council of Churches, 1967-1971
Gross, John O., 1954-1963
Group of Ten, A, circa 1950
Hardin, Paul – SMU, 1974-1975
Harmon, Francis Stuart, 1970-1977
Hathcock family, 1942-1976
171A 01
02
03
04
05
06
Hayward, Douglas, 1968
Heiskell, J. N., 1972-1973
Hendricks, L. Frances, circa 1950
Hendrix College, 1968-1978
Hendrix College YMCA, 1915-1917
Here’s Life Little Rock, 1976
William C. Martin papers
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23-24
Hill, Fred, 1937-1945
Hillbrand, Earl K., circa 1950
Hogg, W. Richey, 1965-1969
Holman, James C., 1959
Holmes, William A. – Northaven Methodist Church, 1963-1964
Holy Spirit, 1955-1965
Honolulu, Hawaii, 1956-1975
Hooten, Candrine R., 1954-1963
Houston, Texas – Grace Methodist Church, 1922-1980
Hot Springs, Arkansas, 1968-1969
Hovgard, C. L., 1946
Hungary, 1956-1958
Iceland, 1953
Illinois, 1970
Institute for American Democracy / Homefront, 1970-1971
Institute of Church Renewal, 1970-1971
Integration / Race relations, 1953-1960
171B 01-02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Integration / Race relations, 1957-1960
Interchurch World Movement of North America, 1920
International Christian Leadership, Inc., 1955
Japan, 1951-1957
Jefferson, Texas, 1969-1971
Johnson, Hubert, 1950-1964
Johnson, Joseph A., 1972
Johnston, C. Warren, 1954
Joiner, Ernest, 1955-1959
Jones, E. Stanley, 1953-1973
Jones, George H., 1948-1963
Jones, Mabel Lossing, 1978
Joy, James R., 1942-1945
Judicial Council, 1942-1947
Jurisdictional Conferences, 1943-1956
172A 01-03
04
05
06
Jurisdictional Conferences – South Central Jurisdiction, 1960-1980
Jurisdictional Conferences – Western Jurisdiction, 1971-1972
Kansas-Nebraska episcopal area, 1944-1952
Kansas, 1940-1959
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07
08-09
10
11
12
13
14
15-16
17
Kendrick, Ruby R., 1936
Kennedy, John F., 1959-1964
Kessler Plan Association, 1949-1952
Key ’73, 1972-1973
Kilgore, James, 1921-1951
Kirchentag, 1956
Knighton, Robert B., 1957
Korea, 1950-1976
Korea and Japan visit, 1953
172B 01-02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
Korea and Japan visit, 1953-1954
Korea visit articles, 1953-1954
Korea – Benevolences, 1954
Korea – Chaplains, 1955-1959
Korean Bible commentary – Bishop Lew, 1959-1968
Lake Junaluska Assembly, 1943
Landrum, Lynn – Dallas Morning News, 1936-1961
Lee, Tongil (Tom), 1960-1964
Lee, Umphrey – SMU, 1938-1958
Leiffer, Murray H., 1957
Lenten booklet Christ and Our Resources, 1956-1958
173A 01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
Letters of introduction, 1917
Letters on travel in Europe, 1955
Liberal Arts College Movement, 1931
Life service, stewardship, and missions, 1927-1937
Lincoln, Abraham, 1942, 1964
Little Rock, Arkansas – First United Methodist Church, 1943-1980
Little Rock, Arkansas – Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, 1983
Long, Kermit L., 1965
Los Angeles, California – United University Church, 1977
Love-Feast, 1972
Lutheran Church Productions – Martin Luther film, 1953
Magnuson, Ray F., 1977-1979
Mann, Mattie Williams, 1960-1971
Margaret Jonsson Charlton Methodist Hospital, 1975
Martin, A.W. – SMU, 1949-1957
William C. Martin papers
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25-27
28
Mason, C. Avery, 1961-1963
Masonic orders, 1937-1977
Mayfield, Robert G., 1970-1972
McKee, James A., 1938-1944
Memphis Annual Conference, 1969
Memphis, Tennessee – Whitehaven Methodist Church, 1964
Methodism, 1949-1959
Methodism’s “Pink Fringe,” 1950
Methodist Conference on Human Relations, 1963
Methodist Federation for Social Action, 1948-1978
Methodist Foundation, 1937-1956
173B 01
02-03
04
05-07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
Methodist Foundation, 1957-1960
Methodist Hospital – Lubbock, Texas, 1953-1978
Methodist Student Center – University of Texas, 1952
Methodist unification, 1937-1941
Midland, Texas – First Methodist Church, 1966
Midland, Texas – St. Paul Methodist Church, 1966-1967
Midway cemetery, 1970-1972
Military cemeteries, 1970-1973
Miller, Thomas Lee, 1971-1976
Mineral Wells, Texas – Adult convocation, circa 1960
Ministry and sacraments, 1949-1950
174A 01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09-10
11
12
13
14
15
Mission Orientation Center – Candidate’s Workbook, 1961-1962
Missionary Council address, circa 1940
Missionary enlistment – Texas annual conferences, 1959-1960
Missionaries – Angola, 1962
Mohn, E. Harold, 1958-1968
Mohundro, Samuel E., 1963
Morgan, Howard, 1952-1953
Morgan, James William, 1966
Morris, Virgil D., 1960-1964
Morrison, Donald, 1919-1920
Mount Sequoyah Assembly, 1973
Nash, Tom, 1936-1949
National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1963-1967
National Council of Churches , 1952-1954
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174B 01-07 National Council of Churches , 1955-1964
175A 01-04
05
06
07
08-09
10-11
National Council of Churches , 1965-1981
National Council of Churches – Bader, Jesse, 1949-1954
National Council of Churches – Capsule, 1971-1973
National Council of Churches – Cavert, Samuel McCray, 1943-1976
National Council of Churches – Congratulations, 1952-1953
National Council of Churches – Criticism, 1952-1961
175B 01
02
03
04-06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15-16
17
National Council of Churches – Dallas luncheon, 1970
National Council of Churches – Division of Christian Education, 1967
National Council of Churches – Favorable notes, 1952-1953
National Council of Churches – General Assembly, 1952-1972
National Council of Churches – General Board, 1953
National Council of Churches – Headquarters location, 1951-1957
National Council of Churches – Houston Council of Churches, 1955-1956
National Council of Churches – Matthews attack, 1953
National Council of Churches – National Lay Committee, 1954
National Council of Churches – National Vespers, 1947
National Council of Churches – Presidency, 1952-1974
National Council of Churches – Pronouncements, 1953-1954
National Council of Churches – Public Schools, 1951-1960
National Council of Churches – Publicity, 1952
176A 01
02-03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14-16
National Council of Churches – Readers Digest & 60 Minutes, 1981-1982
National Council of Churches – Revised Standard Version,1952-1954
National Council of Churches – Roman Catholic Church, 1951-1954
National Council of Churches – State councils of churches, 1951-1955
National Council of Churches – Tempo, 1971-1972
National Council of Churches – Un-American Activities Committee, 1953
National Council of Churches – United Church Women, 1953
National Council of Churches – Weigle, Luther A., 1949-1953
National Methodist Rural Life Conference, 1946-1948
Nebraska Conference, 1937-1954
Nelson, William Hamilton, 1932
Newbigin, Lesslie, 1961-1962
New Delhi, India, 1959-1962
William C. Martin papers
17
Newport, Arkansas – First United Methodist Church, 1974
176B 01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
North American Faith and Order Study Conference, 1956-1957
North Texas Conference, 1934-1964
Northwest Conference, 1938-1940
Ogden, Schubert M., 1960s
Oil and gas lease, 1979
Olan, Levi A., 1968
Ordination and the sacraments, 1938-1952
Oregon Conference, 1939-1940
Otstott, Brownie, 1935 -1943
Outler, Albert C., 1952-1979
177A 01
02
03
04
05
06
07-08
09
10
11
12
13
14-15
Pacific episcopal area, 1938-1950
Pacific Northwest Conference, 1940
Palestine, Texas – First Methodist Church, 1968
Pattee, Fred L., Compelled Men, 1915
Pentecost, 1957
Perkins Outreach Seminar, 1966
Perkins School of Theology, 1928-1984
Philander Smith College, 1942-1973
Philippines Central Conference, 1953-1957
Pierce, Lovick, 1948-1964
Poetry, 1928-1974
Point Four, 1951
Port Arthur, Texas – First Methodist Church, 1924-1977
177B 01-03
04-05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
Prayer, 1927-1976
Preaching / Homiletics, 1928-1972
Prison ministry, 1964-1974
Prisoners of War (POWs), 1955-1956
Proclaiming the Good News book manuscript, 1953-1954
Project FORWARD ’76, 1976
Protestants and Other Americans United (POAU), 1964
Prothro, Elizabeth Perkins, 1971-1979
Prouty, Carroll H., 1971-1977
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178A 01
02-03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Quadrennial program, 1956-1960
Quillian, Joseph, 1957-1979
Quotations, circa 1940-1970
Racism – Methodist Church, 1965-1966
Randolph Methodist Church, 1962
Redditt, John S., 1965-1973
Refugees, 1953-1957
Refugees – Cuban refugee resettlement program, 1962-1963
Religion and race, 1964-1967
Religion in higher education, 1959-1966
Restland of Dallas, 1964
Retirement home – Mineral Wells, Texas, 1955-1957
Reves, Claude M., 1931-1948
Rice, John S., 1974-1977
Richards, David E., 1970-1971
Richardson, Texas – First United Methodist Church, 1977
Riley, Philip M., 1937-1938
Rio Grande Conference, 1954-1957
178B 01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Rio Grande Conference, 1958-1966
Robb, Ed, 1976-1979
Roberts, Oral, 1967-1976
Robinson, Herndon I., 1954
Rock River Conference Board of Education, 1946
Rogers, Clyde N., 1969-1971
Rollow, William H., 1966
Romans, 1958-1963
Rosser, Charles M., 1932-1937
Roswell, New Mexico – First Methodist Church, 1950
Rupert, Hoover, 1969-1980
Rural church, 1969
Sallman portrait of W. C. Martin, 1962
Saint Paul Industrial Training School, Malakoff, Texas, 1957
Scarritt College, 1954-1967
Schaefer, William A., 1965-1971
Schisler, John Q., 1948-1959
Score, J. N. R., 1927-1935
William C. Martin papers
19
Scott and White Memorial Hospital, 1955-1961
179A 01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13-14
15
16
17
18
19-24
Sears, Sallie Faye Cobb, 1941
Selecman, Jackie (Mabel Edna White),
Seminar on missions, 1956
Seminar on recruitment – Glen Lake Camp, 1956-1957
Seneker, James Seehorn, 1967
Sensabaugh, Oscar Fitzgerald , 1956
Shettles, E. L., 1932-1941
Shuler, Bob, 1938
Simpson, Oscar L., 1949-1961
Sledge, Robert W., 1973
Sloane, Bentley, 1934-1943
Smith, Dale K., 1971-1975
Smith, Eugene L., 1949-1963
Smith, Gipsy R., 1936-1947
Smith, Lamar, circa 1960
Smith, Robert Everett, 1954-1965
Son, Myong Gul, 1958-1959
Southern Methodist University, 1927-1978
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Southwest Missouri Conference, 1939-1940
Southwestern Inter-Council Office, 1950-1951
Statistics, 1948-1959
Steel, Marshall T., 1930-1968
Steel, S. A., circa 1925-1950
Stephenson, Paul and Elizabeth, 1938-1977
Stroud, John E., 1932-1934
Stuckey, Lewis N., 1924-1950
Tell Texas about Christ Crusade / Texas Council on Evangelism, 1956-1960
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Texas Alcohol Narcotics Education, Inc. (TANE), 1957-1964
Texas Annual Conference, 1968
Texas Christian Advocate, 1953-1960
Texas Conference, 1925-1944
Texas evangelism statistics, 1957-1958
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Texas Methodist Historical Commission, 1911-1960
Texas Methodist Stewardship Movement, 1963-1964
Thomas, James A., 1920-1943
Thompson, Robert B. and Pollee, 1973-2002
Thompson, Vernon L., 1939-1960
Tidings tracts, circa 1965-1975
Tithing, 1959-1975
To Fulfill This Ministry (book by W. C. Martin), 1948-1976
Towner, Walter, 1937-1968
Truett, George W., 1929-1939
Tuck, Ernest E., 1952-1957
Turner, Decherd / Bridwell Library, 1963-1980
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Union Theological Seminary, 1928
United Capital Funds, Inc., 1961-1963
United Nations, 1952-1975
Uniting Conference, United Methodist Church, 1968
Vatican II, 1962-1968
Vatican ambassador appointment opposition, 1951
Vernon, Walter N., 1938-1980
Vietnam, 1967-1971
Vivion, King, 1927
Waldrip, Marion Nelson, 1939-1950
Wallace, Jerry, 1914
Ward, A. Dudley, 1954-1963
Weeks, Andrew Jackson, 1927-1970
Wesley’s Chapel restoration, 1953-1978
Wesley Foundation history, 1956-1959
Wesley Foundation – Denton, Texas, 1955-1968
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Western Mexican Conference / Texas Mexican Conference, 1936-1939
Wheatly, Melvin E., 1965-1969
Whitefield, George, 1946
Wichita Falls, Texas – First Methodist Church, 1952
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Williams, M. O., 1956-1961
Willson, J. M., 1954-1963
Withers, Harry C., 1949-1955
Wood, Florence / Wood Junior College, 1945-1948
World Council of Churches, 1948-1977
World Methodist Council, 1976-1977
Year of Enlistment program, 1959
Series 2: Correspondence, 1922-1984
The second series, Correspondence, is arranged in two subseries: chronological
correspondence and topical correspondence, reflecting Bishop Martin’s diverse ways of
organizing his correspondence. In addition to the 189 folders of letters, post cards, and
telegrams in this series, pieces of correspondence are scattered throughout all other series of
the William C. Martin papers.
Subseries 1: Chronological correspondence
181B 03-13 Correspondence, 1922-1949
182A 01-08 Correspondence, 1950-1953
182B 01-11 Correspondence, 1953-1954
183A 01-13 Correspondence, 1954-1955
183B 01-11 Correspondence, 1955-1956
184A 01-13 Correspondence, 1956-1957
184B 01-10 Correspondence, 1957-1958
185A 01-15 Correspondence, 1958-1959
185B 01-10 Correspondence, 1959-1960
186A 01-11 Correspondence, 1960-1961
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187A 01-13 Correspondence, 1962-1963
187B 01-10 Correspondence, 1963
188A 01-07 Correspondence, 1964-1969
188B 01-08 Correspondence, 1970-1977
189A 01-07 Correspondence, 1978-1984
08-09 Undated correspondence, circa 1922-1984
Subseries 2: Topical correspondence
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Auto accident, 1973
11-12 Departure from Dallas, 1971
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Departure from Little Rock, 1931-1941
14-15 Election to the episcopacy, 1938
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Election to the episcopacy, 1938
Form letters, 1948-1970
Integration, 1952-1960
Methodist literature, 1953-1964
Missionary circular letters, 1964-1965
190A 01-02 Thanks, 1931-1957
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Travel, 1964
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Unusual letters, 1923-1968
Series 3: Writings, 1916-1980
The third series, Writings, consists of 83 folders arranged in four subseries: printed matter;
lectures; categorized sermons; and uncategorized sermons and addresses. Categorized
sermons were originally part of a filing system containing twelve topical groups.
Uncategorized sermons and addresses do not have topical grouping numbers and therefore
are listed by title or original folder designation. Most sermon and address notes are handwritten outlines, not full-text discourses. All undated sermons and lectures in this series
William C. Martin papers
have been assigned the date range of circa 1920-1970. A searchable, itemized inventory of
the uncategorized sermons and addresses in subseries four can be accessed by activating this
hyperlink: http://www.smu.edu/Bridwell/Collections/SpecialCollectionsandArchives/~/
media/Site/Bridwell/Archives/MartinSer3Sub4.pdf.
Subseries 1: Printed matter
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Published poem “Do You Know?” 1916
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Published sermon “Good Time for Great Living,” 1946-1947
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Booklet Our Faith in Immortality, 1949
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Book To Fulfill This Ministry, 1949
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Booklet When Temptation Comes, circa 1945
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Book Proclaiming the Good News, 1954
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Booklet Christ and Our Resources, circa 1956
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The Episcopal Address of the Bishops of the Methodist Church, 1960
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Statement “Faith for an Hour of Crisis,” circa 1960-1970
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Published sermon “God’s Man in an Emerging World,” 1970
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Book reviews and introductions, 1950-1960
16-17 Articles, 1937-1964
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Articles, 1918-1967
Articles - clippings scrapbook, 1938-1969
Articles for Texas Methodist / Texas Christian Advocate, 1941-1964
Articles for Together, 1957-1958
Notes for writing, circa 1930-1970
Subseries 2: Lectures
190B 06-12 Peyton Lectures, SMU, 1958-1959
191A 01-06 Willson Lectures, 1946-1948
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Willson Lectures – Texas Wesleyan College, 1951-1964
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Lectures on preaching, 1941
Subseries 3: Categorized sermons
191A 09-12 Christian nurture, circa 1920-1970
191B 01-05 Christian nurture, circa 1920-1970
192A 01-02 Evangelism, circa 1920-1970
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Communion, circa 1920-1970
Biographical, circa 1920-1970
Sermons for special occasions, circa 1920-1970
Sermons on social concerns, circa 1920-1970
Sermons on the church, circa 1920-1970
Sermons on religious education and home, circa 1920-1970
Sermons on life service, stewardship, missions, circa 1920-1970
Sermons on the Bible and Christian doctrine, circa 1920-1970
Sermons for young people / commencements, circa 1920-1970
Children’s sermon, circa 1920-1970
Subseries 4: Uncategorized sermons and addresses
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D, circa 1920-1970
E, circa 1920-1970
F, circa 1920-1970
G, circa 1920-1970
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H, circa 1920-1970
I, circa 1920-1970
J, circa 1920-1970
K, circa 1920-1970
L, circa 1920-1970
M, circa 1920-1970
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N, circa 1920-1970
O, circa 1920-1970
P, circa 1920-1970
R, circa 1920-1970
S, circa 1920-1970
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U, circa 1920-1970
V, circa 1920-1970
W, circa 1920-1970
Y, circa 1920-1970
Series 4: Data on Methodist Bishops, circa 1810-1985
The fourth series consists of 311 folders containing documents written by and about
Methodist bishops. William C. Martin created this filing system at the beginning of his
episcopal ministry as a resource for studying the lives of Methodist bishops and the roles
that they played in leading the church. To this historical data, Bishop Martin added personal
correspondence with, small publications by, photographs of, news clippings about other
bishops, and five folders of information about himself. In the list that follows, the
parenthetical notes (e.g.- “E 1918”) were copied from the original file folders and indicate
the year in which each man was elected to the office of bishop.
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Notebook – “Bishops I have known,” circa 1970
Ainsworth, William Newman (E 1918), 1921-1942
Alejandro, Dionisio Deista (E 1944), 1949
Allen, L. Scott, 1967
Alton, Ralph Taylor (E 1960), 1960-1979
Ames, Edward Raymond (E 1852), circa 1900-1950
Anderson, William Franklin (E 1908), 1916-1944
Andrew, James Osgood (E 1832), circa 1850-1950
Andrews, Edward Gayer (E 1872), circa 1880-1950
Armstrong, James, 1969-1970
Arvidson, August Theodor (E 1946), 1950-1951
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Asbury , Francis (E 1784), circa 1850-1950
Atkins, James (E 1906), circa 1900-1950
Badley, Brenton Thoburn (E 1941), 1931-1946
Baker, James Chamberlain (E 1928), 1920-1969
Baker, Osmon Cleander (E 1852), circa 1870-1950
Ballock, Enrique Carlos (E 1941), 1949
Barbieri, Sante Uberto (E 1949), 1951-1965
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Bascom, Henry Bidleman (E 1850), circa 1850-1950
Bashford, James Whitford (E 1904), circa 1900-1950
Bast, Anton (E 1920), circa 1950
Baxter, Bruce Richard (E 1940), 1940-1947
Beauchamp, William Benjamin (E 1922), 1934-circa 1950
Berry, Joseph Flintoft (E 1904), 1922-circa 1950
Bickley, George Harvey (E1920), 1914-circa 1950
Birney, Lauress John (E 1920), circa 1920-1950
Blackburn, Robert M., 1977
Blake, Edgar (E 1920), 1928-circa 1950
Boaz, Hiram Abiff (E 1922), 1927-1962
Booth, Newell Snow (E 1944), 1944-1968
Bowen, John Wesley Edward (E 1948), 1948
Bowman, Thomas (E 1872), circa 1890-1950
Branscomb, John Warren (E 1952), 1952-1959
Brashares, Charles Wesley (E 1944), 1944-1963
Bristol, Frank Milton (E 1908), circa 1910-1950
Brooks, Robert Nathaniel (E 1944), 1942-1948
Broomfield, John Calvin (E 1939), 1939-1950
Brown, Wallace E. (E 1924), 1928-1942
Bryan, Monk, 1964-1979
Burns, Charles Wesley (E 1920), circa 1920-1950
Burns, Francis (E 1858), circa 1860
Burt, William (E 1904), circa 1900-1950
Candler, Warren Akin (E 1898), circa 1900-1950
Cannon, James, Jr. (E 1918), circa 1920-1950
Cannon, William Ragsdale (E 1968), 1968-1977
Capers, William (E 1846), circa 1880-1950
Carleton, Alsie Henry (E 1968), 1961-1976
Carroll, Edward Gonzalez (E 1972), circa 1972
Chen, Wen Yuan (E 1941), 1944-1945
Chitambar, Joshwant Rao (E 1930), circa 1930-1940
Choy, Wilbur, 1977
Clair, Matthew Wesley (E 1930), circa 1900-1950
Clark, Davis Wesgatt (E 1864), circa 1865-1950
Coke, Thomas (E 1784), circa 1850-1950
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Cooke, Richard Joseph (E 1912), circa 1900-1950
Coors, D. Stanley (E 1952), 1952-1960
Copeland, Kenneth W., 1949-1973
Corson, Fred Pierce, 1944-1972
Cranston, Earl (E 1896), 1903-1963
Crutchfield, Finis A., 1978-1980
Cushman, Ralph S. (E 1932), 1943-1952
Darlington, Urban Valentine Williams (E 1918), 1927-1954
Dawson, Dana (E 1948), 1948-1963
Decell, John Lloyd (E 1938), 1942-1946
Denney, Collins (E 1912), circa 1900-1950
Dickey, James Edward (E 1922), 1930-circa 1950
Dixon, Ernest, 1977
Dobbs, Hoyt McWhorter (E 1922), 1900-1955
Dodge, Ralph Edward (E 1956), 1956-1967
Doggett, David Seth (E 1866), circa 1880-1950
DuBose, Horace Mellard (E 1918), circa 1950
Duncan, William Wallace (E 1886), circa 1950
Early, John (E 1854), circa 1860-1950
Emory, John (E 1832), circa 1850-1950
Ensley, Francis Gerald (E 1952), 1941-1967
Epp, George Edward, 1968
Eveland, William Perry (E 1912), circa 1950
Finger, H. Ellis, Jr., 1964-1971
Fisher, Frederick Bohn (E 1920), circa 1920-1950
Fitzgerald, James Newberry (E 1888), circa 1890-1950
Fitzgerald, Oscar Penn (E 1890), 1901-circa 1950
Flint, Charles Wesley (E 1936), 1940-1961
Foss, Cyrus D. (E 1880), 1901-circa 1950
Foster, Randolph Sinks (E 1872), circa 1900-1950
Fowler, Charles Henry (E 1884), 1892-circa 1950
Frank, Eugene Maxwell (E 1956), 1957-1978
Franklin, Marvin Augustus (E 1948), 1951-1964
Galloway, Charles Betts (E1886), 1944-circa 1950
Galloway, Paul Vernon (E 1960), 1960-1978
Garber, Paul Neff (E 1944), 1944-1969
Garrison, Edwin R. (E 1960), 1960-1964
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Garth, Schuyler Edward (E 1944), 1944-1947
George, Enoch (E 1816), circa 1810-1950
Golden, Charles Franklin (E 1960), 1962-1980
Goodrich, Robert E., Jr., 1970-1976
Goodsell, Daniel Ayres (E 1888), circa 1890-1950
Goodson, W. Kenneth, 1964-1969
Granberry, John Cowper (E 1882), circa 1880-1950
Grant, Alsie Raymond (E 1952), 1952-1969
Grose, George Richmond (E 1924), circa 1920-1950
Guansing, Benjamin I., 1968
Guerra, Eleazar, 1948
Gultom, Johannes, circa 1970
Gum, Walter Clark (E 1960), 1960-1969
Hagan, Odd Arthur (E1953), 1953-1958
Hamilton, Franklin Elmer Ellsworth (E 1916), 1907-circa 1950
Hamilton, John William (E 1900), circa 1900-1950
Hamline, Leonidas Lent (E 1844), circa 1850-1950
Hammaker, Wilbur Emery (E 1936), 1939-1967
Hardin, Paul, Jr. (E 1960), 1960-1971
Hargrove, Robert Kennon (E 1882), circa 1950
Harmon, Nolan Bailey (E 1956), 1949-1966
Harrell, Costen Jordan (E 1944), 1941-1967
Harris, Marquis LaFayette (E 1960), 1960-1963
Harris, Merriman Colbert (E 1904), 1888-circa1910
Harris, William Logan (E 1872), 1887-circa 1950
Hartman, Lewis Oliver (E 1944), 1950-1955
Hartzell, Joseph Crane (E 1896), circa 1896-1950
Haven, Erastus Otis (E 1880), 1875-circa 1950
Haven, Gilbert (E 1872), 1870-circa1950
Hay, Sam Ross (E 1922), 1876-circa1950
Haygood, Atticus Greene (E 1890), 1875-1943
Hedding, Elijah (E 1824), circa 1850-1950
Henderson, Theodore Sommers (E 1912), 1927-circa1950
Hendrix, Eugene Russell (E 1886), circa1930-1950
Henley, James Walton (E 1960), 960-1968
Hicks, Kenneth W. (E 1976), 1975-1977
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Hodapp, Leroy C., 1979
Hodge, Bachman Gladstone (E 1956), 1956-1961
Holloway, Fred Garrigus (E 1960), 1960-1964
Holt, Ivan Lee (E 1938), 1936-1967
Holter, Don W., 1974
Hoss, Elijah Embree (E 1938), 1922-circa 1950
Howard, John Gordon, 1971
Hughes, Edwin Holt (E 1908), 1915-1950
Hughes, Matthew Simpson (E 1916), 1920-circa1950
Hughes, William Alfred Carroll (E 1940), 1918
Hunt, Earl G., Jr., 1967-1969
Hurst, John Fletcher (E 1880) 1899-circa1950
Janes, Edmund Storer (E 1844), circa 1850-1950
Johnson, Eben Samuel (E 1916), 1821-circa1950
Jones, Robert Elijah (E 1920), 1942-circa1950
Joyce, Isaac Wilson (E 1888), 1898-circa1950
Kaibnick, Hermann, 1969
Kaung, Z. T. (E 1941), 1950
Kavanaugh, Hubbard Hinds (E 1854), circa1950
Kearns, Francis E., 1964-1974
Keener, John Christian (E 1870), circa1950
Keeney, Frederick Thomas (E 1920), 1931-1952
Kelly, Edward Wendell (E 1944), 1944-1955
Kennedy, Gerald Hamilton (E 1948), 1944-1980
Kennedy, Gerald Hamilton – Sermons, 1944-1948
Kern, Paul Bentley (E 1930), 1927-1955
Key, Joseph Stanton (E 1886), circa1950
Kilgo, John Carlisle (E 1910), circa1900-1950
King, Lorenzo Houston (E 1940), 1947
King, Willis Jefferson (E 1944), 1943-1969
Kingsley, Calvin (E 1864), 1865-circa1950
Lacy, George Carleton (E 1941), 1941-1952
Lambuth, Walter Russell (E 1910), circa1950
Ledden, Walter Earl (E 1944), 1945-1964
Lee, Edwin Ferdinand (E 1928), 1941-1948
Leete, Frederick DeLand (E 1910), 1935-1958
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Leonard, Adna Wright (E 1916), 1932-1947
Lew, H. J., 1964-1968
Lewis, Wilson Seeley (E 1908), 1909-circa1950
Locke, Charles Edward (E 1920), 1938-circa1950
Loder, Dwight E., 1964-1978
Lord, John Wesley (E 1948), 1948-1972
Lovern, J. Chess, 1972-1979
Lowe, Titus (E 1924), 1939-1959
Luccock, Naphtali (E 1912), 1914-circa1950
Magee, Junius Ralph (E 1932), 1940-1971
Mallalieu, Willard Francis (E 1884), 1900-circa 1950
Martin, Paul Elliott (E 1944), 1944-1975
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Mathews, James Kenneth (E 1960), 1956-1969
Marvin, Enoch Mather (E 1866), circa 1870-1950
McCabe, Charles Cardwell (E 1896), circa 1900-1950
McConnell, Francis John (E 1912), circa 1915-1968
McCoy, James Henry (E 1910), circa 1950
McDowell, William Fraser (E 1904), circa 1910-1950
McIntyre, Robert (E 1908), circa 1910-1950
McKendree, William (E 1808), circa 1950
McMurry, William Fletcher (E 1918), 1934-circa 1950
McTyeire, Holland Nimmons (E 1866), circa 1880-1950
Mead, Charles Larew (E 1920), circa 1930-1950
Melle, F. H. Otto (E 1936), 1945-1946
Merrill, Stephen Mason (E 1872), circa 1880-1950
Middleton, William Vernon (E 1960), 1959-1964
Milhouse, Paul W., 1968-1978
Miller, George Amos (E 1924), 1916-circa 1950
Mitchell, Charles Bayard (E 1916), circa 1910-1950
Mondol, Shot Kumar (E 1940), 1948-1965
Moore, Arthur James (E 1930), 1927-1975
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Moore, David Hastings (E 1900), 1905-circa1950
Moore, John Monroe (E 1918), 1922-1948
Moore, Noah Watson, Jr. (E 1960), 1960-1969
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Morris, Thomas Asbury (E 1836), 1915-circa1950
Morrison, Henry Clay (E 1898), circa1950
Mouzon, Edwin DuBose (E 1910), 1935-circa1950
Mueller, Reuben H., 1969-1971
Murrah, William Belton (E 1910), circa1950
Nall, Torney Otto, Jr. (E 1960), 1944-1965
Neely, Thomas Benjamin (E 1904), 1904-circa1950
Newell, Frederick Buckley (E 1952), 1952-1968
Newman, John Philip (E 1888), circa 1900-1950
Nichols, Roy C., 1969-1978
Nicholson, Thomas (E 1916), 1922-1944
Ninde, William Xavier (E 1884), 1898-1947
Northcott, Harry Clifford (E 1948), 1952-1964
Nuelson, John Lewis (E 1908), 1943-1946
Oldham, William Fitzjames (E 1904), 1921-circa1950
Oxnam, Garfield Bromley (E 1936), 1934-1964
Oxnam, Garfield Bromley, 1938-1957
Paine, Robert (E 1846), circa 1880-1950
Palmer, Everett Walter (E 1960), 1960-1971
Parker, Edwin Wallace (E 1920), circa 1950
Parker, Linus (E 1882), circa 1950
Peck, Jesse Truesdell (E 1872), circa 1880-1950
Peele, William Walter (E 1938), 1939-1959
Pendergrass, Edward Julian (E 1964), 1964
Phillips, Glenn Randall (E 1948), 1948-1969
Pickett, Jerrell Waskom (E 1935), 1944-1964
Pierce, George Foster (E 1854), circa 1950
Pope, William Kenneth (E 1960), 1954-1976
Pryor, Thomas M., 1964-1969
Purcell, Clare (E 1938), 1940-1964
Quayle, William Alfred (E 1908), 1905-circa 1950
Raines, Richard Campbell (E 1948), 1948-1969
Reed, Marshall Russell (E 1948), 1951-1964
Richardson, Ernest Gladstone (E 1920), 1939-circa 1950
Roberts, John Wright (E 1866), circa 1875
Roberts, Robert Richford (E 1816), circa 1850-1950
Robinson, John E. (E 1904), circa 1950
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Robinson, John Wesley (E 1912), 1920-circa 1950
Rockey, Clement Daniel (E 1941), 1945-1967
Ryang, J. S., 1938-1939
Scott, Isaiah Benjamin (E 1904), circa 1950
Scott, Levi (E 1852), 1876-circa 1950
Selecman, Charles Claude (E 1938), 1925-1958
Shamblin, J. Kenneth, 1978-1979
Shaw, Alexander Preston (E 1936), 1945-1966
Shepard, William Orville (E 1912), circa 1910-1950
Short, Roy Hunter (E 1948), 1945-1979
Simpson, Matthew (E 1852), circa 1875-1950
Singh, Mangal, 1956
Slater, Oliver Eugene (E 1960), 1960-1976
Smith, Alexander Coke (E 1902), circa 1930-1950
Smith, Angie Frank (E 1930), 1927-1964
Smith, Charles William (E 1908), circa 1910-1950
Smith, Harry Lester (E 1920), 1916-circa 1950
Smith, John Owen (E 1960), 1960-1978
Smith, William Angie (E 1944), 1928-1968
Sommer, Johann Wilhelm Ernst (E 1946), circa 1946-1968
Soule, Joshua (E 1824), circa 1860-1950
Sparks, Maynard, circa 1960
Spellmeyer, Henry (E 1904), circa 1900-1950
Springer, John McKendree (E 1936), 1938-1963
Stokes, Mack B., 1973
Stowe, W. McFerrin, 1964-1978
Straughn, James Henry (E 1939), 1940-1948
Stuart, Robert Marvin (E 1964), 1964-1979
Stuntz, Homer Clyde (E 1912), circa 1920-1950
Subhan, John Abdus (E 1945), circa 1945-1955
Taylor, Prince Albert, Jr. (E 1956), 1956
Taylor, William (E 1884), 1921-1950
Thirkield, Wilber Patterson (E 1912), circa 1920-1950
Thoburn, James Mills (E 1888), 1889-circa 1950
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Thomson, Edward (E 1864), 1865-circa 1950
Tigert, John James, III, (E 1906), circa 1900-1950
Tippett, Donald Harvey (E 1948), 1948-1968
Valencia, Jose Labarette (E 1948), 1949-1960
Vincent, John Heyl (E 1888), 1885-circa 1950
Voight, Edwin Edgar (E 1952), 1952-1963
Wade, Raymond J. (E 1928), 1940-1953
Walden, John Morgan (E 1884), circa 1890-1950
Waldorf, Ernest Lynn (E 1920), 1939-circa 1950
Walton, Aubrey Grey (E 1960), 1961-1971
Ward, Ralph Ansel (E 1937), 1940-1949
Ward, Seth (E 1906), 1906-circa 1950
Ward, William Ralph, Jr. (E 1960), 1960-1974
Warne, Francis Wesley (E 1900), circa 1900-1950
Warren, Henry White (E 1880), circa 1900-1950
Washburn, Paul, 1969-1979
Waterhouse, Richard Green (E 1910), circa 1950
Watkins, William Turner (E 1938), 1939-1961
Watts, Henry Bascom (E 1952), 1952-1959
Waugh, Beverly (E 1836), circa 1850-1950
Webb, Lance (E 1964), 1964-1977
Welch, Herbert (E 1916), 1940-1969
Werner, Hazen Graff (E 1948), 1948-1967
Wertz, D. Frederick, 1968-1974
Wesley, Arthur Frederick (E 1944), 1944-1950
Whatcoat, Richard (E 1800), circa 1850-1950
White, C. Dale, 1980
Wicke, Lloyd Christ (E 1948), 1948-1971
Wightman, William May (E 1866), circa 1860-1950
Wiley, Isaac William (E 1872), 1864-circa 1950
Wilson, Alpheus Waters (E 1882), circa 1890-1950
Wilson, Luther Barton (E 1904), circa 1900-1950
Wunderlich, Friedrich (E 1953), 1953
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Series 5: Personal Materials, 1866-1984
The fifth and final series, Personal Materials, contains 175 folders of diaries, notebooks,
diplomas, certificates, plaques, scrapbooks, photographs, inscribed books, and other
personal items including four boxes of artifacts. These items are arranged in four subseries:
World War I; diaries, journals, and notebooks; personal property; and photographs.
Subseries 1: World War I
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Military service, 1917-1919
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Letters to Sally Martin, 1918-1919
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Essay “An Officer’s Personal Experience,” 1917-1918
15
English Wesleyan ephemera, 1919
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Map books of France and Luxembourg, 1910-1919
17
YMCA wartime pamphlets, 1917-1919
18-19 Evacuation Hospital No. 13, 1918-1972
Subseries 2: Diaries, Journals, and Notebooks
201B 01
Typescript digest of 1914-1915 journal, 1937
02-10 Diaries, 1915-1932
202A 01-05 Diaries, 1933-1946
202B 01-07 Diaries, 1947-1968
203A 01-05 Diaries, 1969-1980
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Travel journals – Korea / Philippines, Europe, India, 1953-1961
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Travel journal – The Holy Land, 1964
Notebook, circa 1965-1980
Biographical data, 1964-1979
Observations and thoughts, circa 1960-1980
Lecture notes, Perkins School of Theology, circa 1950-1980
Sermon and Bible notes, circa 1950-1980
Episcopal addresses and statistics, circa 1945
Annual conference handbook, circa 1938-1964
Sermon notes, 1938-1964
District cash book, 1945
Lecture notes, circa 1936-1960
William C. Martin papers
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Religious experiences compiled by William C. Martin, 1928-1931
Sermon register, 1937-1965
Ministerial records of William C. Martin, 1938-1964
Personal health, 1928-1981
Pastor’s book, Lisbon, Texas, 1920
Sermon notebooks, 1940-1960
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New York, 1935
Preachers and preaching, 1930-1960
Theology and life / The sermon, 1930-1960
Trip to the East reading list, 1928-1929
Psychology and Christianity / Holy Spirit, 1920-1950
Houston and Port Arthur
, Texas, 1920-1950
Visit to Washington, D.C., 1933-1946
Notes on reading, 1930-1960
Thoughts / ideas to be developed, 1950-1970
Evangelical revivals, 1938-1960
Sermon ideas, 1930-1960
General Assembly, Miami, 1966
Being a pastor, 1930-1960
Chapel talks / Essay on religion, 1930-1960
Student notebooks, circa 1920
204B 01
02
Scripture keywords notebook, circa 1950
Record of service with the Department of Ministerial Education, 1967
Subseries 3: Personal property
204B 03
Autobiographical notes, 1925-1970
04
Autograph album – Laymen’s Banquet honoring Bishop Martin, 1964
05
Postcards – England and Europe, 1915-1930
06
Postcards – United States, 1920-1960
07-14 William C. Martin news clippings, 1929-1984
15
Name tags, 1931-1980
16
Phonograph records: NCC President’s Address by William C. Martin and
“Two Years with the RSV” by Luther and Carter, 1954
205A 01
02
Book: Pocketbook of Hope, signed by the author, 1953
Book: Ritual of the Methodist Church, 1964
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Book: Light of the Years, signed by the author, 1936
Book: New Testament signed by 75 Methodist bishops, 1946
Book: Profiles in Courage, with 125 signatures, 1961
Book: Methodist Observer at Vatican II, signed by the author, 1967
Book: Who Trusts in God, signed by the author, 1968
Arizona Conference Journal, 1938
Northwest Conference Journal, 1938
Pacific Conference Journal, 1938
California Conference Journal, 1939
Southern California – Arizona Annual Conference Journal, 1939
Southwest Missouri Annual Conference Journal, 1939
Oregon Annual Conference Journal, 1940
Pacific Northwest Annual Conference Journal, 1940
Alaska Mission Conference Journal, 1951
Central Texas Conference Journal, 1985
Autograph album from an event honoring Bishop and Mrs. Martin, May
1960
206A 01-03 Scrap books, 1938-1957
04
Testimonial dinner autograph album, May 1964
206B 01
02
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World Parish Award, 1957-1958
United Capital Funds plaque, circa 1960
Huston-Tillotson College plaque, 1964
General Conference of the Methodist Church plaque, 1964
Harris Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas plaque, 1964
Division of World Missions, Board of Missions plaque, 1964
Texas Methodist Planning Commission plaque, circa 1965
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Artifacts: nine gavels; desk set (letter opener, scissors, and decorative
holder); Abraham Lincoln letter opener; medals and medallions,
paperweights, German World War I belt buckle; and printing plates and
blocks, circa 1918-1970
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Artifacts: five gavels; desk set (pen holder); pen set; desk nameplate; and
embosser, circa 1920-1970
William C. Martin papers
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Diploma – Bachelor of Arts, Hendrix College, 1918
Diploma – Bachelor of Divinity, SMU, 1921
Diploma – Doctor of Divinity, Hendrix College, 1929
Certificate of honorary citizenship, State of Tennessee, 1957
Certificate – Alcalde de La Villita, 1960
Dallas Morning News article presentation copy, May 1963
Certificate – Honorary Citizen of Fort Worth, Texas, 1963
Certificate – Admiral of the Great Navy of Nebraska, 1964
Certificate – St. Andrew’s Methodist Church, Killeen, Texas, 1964
Award of Merit, Wesley’s Chapel Restoration, 1978
Diploma – Doctor of Laws, Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1940
Diploma – Doctor of Laws, Baker University, 1944
Diploma – Doctor of Divinity, Central College, 1947
Distinguished Alumnus Award, Southern Methodist University, 1952
Diploma – Doctor of Divinity, University of Denver, 1953
Diploma – Doctor of Laws, Southern Methodist University, 1957
Diploma – Doctor of Divinity, Texas Christian University, 1963
Flat File 3
Masonic 32nd degree certificate, 1937
2016B 01
Clothing, circa 1928
2017 01-07 Clothing, circa 1935-1980
Subseries 4: Photographs
205B 02
Photograph album – Japan, 1954
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Photograph album – Korea, 1954
209A 01
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Aberdeen University faculty, 1916-1919
Ballard, James William and Sarah Johnson, circa 1985
Bishops / Council of Bishops, 1866-circa 1970
Bishop’s Cabinets, 1942-1948
Brady Air Base chapel, Japan, circa 1950
Cairns, David S., 1953
Cole, Robert L., circa 1940
Eisenhower, Dwight D., circa 1953
India, circa 1950-1970
Japan, circa 1950-1970
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Jones, E. Stanley, circa 1960
Kirchentag, 1956
Korea, circa 1950-1960
Martin family photographs, circa 1900-1985
Martin, William C., circa 1893-1985
Martin, William C., circa 1940-1970
Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, circa 1950-1960
McMurry College, William C. Martin Dormitory, circa 1950
Methodist Episcopal Church, South General Conference, 1938
Methodist Foundation, 1956
Musser, Frank, circa 1918
National Council of Churches of Christ, 1950s
North American Conference on Faith and Order, 1957
Perkins School of Theology—Course of Study School, 1968
Philippine Central Conference, 1950s
Port Arthur, Texas—First Methodist Church, circa 1930
Pope, Kenneth, 1960
Ranger Chorus (Chaplain John. B. Duncan), 1956-1958
Rio Grande Conference, 1950s
Sleeth, Ronald L., 1971
Smith, Gipsy, circa 1940
Southern Methodist University, circa 1950-1970
Southwestern University, 1955-1962
Taylor, Maxwell D., 1953
Turkey, 1950s
Unidentified groups and events, circa 1880-1960
United Capital Fund, Inc., 1962
William C. Martin Methodist Church, Bedford, Texas, 1972
World Council of Churches, 1948-1961
World War I, circa 1918-1919
Cover page photo credit:
Portrait of William C. Martin by George Maniatis, New York, undated.
Source: William C. Martin papers, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern
Methodist University.