| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Reverend Walter L. Boykins Papers
| | | | Creator: | Boykins, Rev. Walter L. | | | | Dates: | 1934-1997 | | | | Abstract: | Reverend Walter L. Boykins founded the Grace Missionary Baptist Church, an African American centered church, in Cleveland, Ohio in 1963.
The collection consists of audio recordings, a business card, certificates and awards, church bulletins and programs, correspondence, funeral programs, a Grace Missionary Baptist Church souvenir book, handwritten notes, miscellaneous papers and notes, newspaper clippings, "The Pastor's Manual," photographs, proclamations, programs, resolutions, and typed sermons. | | | | Call #: | MS 5480 | | | | Extent: | 1.2 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | African American churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African American clergy -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Clergy -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 3 | Title: | Reverend Wade H. and Mrs. Ruth B. McKinney Papers
| | | | Creator: | McKinney, Wade H. and Ruth B. | | | | Dates: | 1898-1966 | | | | Abstract: | Reverend Wade H. McKinney was pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio (1928-1962). He and his wife, Ruth Berry McKinney, were active in numerous church and civic organizations and in the affairs of Cleveland's African American community. The collection consists of biographical materials, correspondence, sermons, speeches, "Thot-O-Grams," financial, printed and miscellaneous papers, and papers relating to Antioch Baptist Church. | | | | Call #: | MS 3549 | | | | Extent: | 6.50 linear feet (16 containers and 1 oversize package) | | | | Subjects: | African American clergy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clergy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clergymen's wives -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Sermons, American -- African American authors. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 5 | Title: | John T. Weeden Sr. Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Weeden, John T. Family | | | | Dates: | 1922-1994 | | | | Abstract: | John T. Weeden, Sr. was a prominent African-American Baptist minister in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended Indiana Central College, Butler University, Moody Bible Institute, and Case Western Reserve University. He was ordained in 1928. Reverend Weeden married the former Gladys Mae Evans in 1922. After serving as pastor at two churches in Indianapolis, Indiana, he was called in 1948 to St. Timothy Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio, remaining there until his death in 1988. In addition to his extensive involvement in a number of Baptist and religious organizations, Weeden was involved in civil rights and political issues, including service as co-chair of the clergy committee for Carl Stokes during the mayoral campaign of 1967. The collection consists of church programs, bulletins, brochures, bylaws, minutes, reports, sermons, certificates, cards, correspondence, memorabilia, datebooks, telegrams, financial and family records, registers, notes, speeches, lessons, postcards, passports, books, obituaries, and newspaper clippings. In addition to family-related documents, the collection includes extensive material related to St. Timothy Baptist Church, Cleveland, Ohio. | | | | Call #: | MS 4789 | | | | Extent: | 1.60 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Weeden, John T., Sr., 1901-1988. | Weeden family. | St. Timothy Baptist Church (Cleveland, Ohio). | African American Baptists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American clergy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 6 | Title: | John Frazier Papers
| | | | Creator: | Frazier, John | | | | Dates: | 1962-1974 | | | | Abstract: | John Frazier (born 1941) is a civil rights worker and Unitarian-Universalist minister. In 1969 he became the first pastor of the newly-formed Humanist Fellowship of Liberation in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, financial records, sermons, speeches, school records, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous papers, relating to Frazier's civil rights activities, his seminary years, racial issues in the Unitarian-Universalist church, and the Humanist Fellowship of Liberation. | | | | Call #: | MS 3593 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Frazier, John, 1941- | First Unitarian Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | Humanist Fellowship of Liberation (Cleveland, Ohio) | African American clergy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American Unitarian Universalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Unitarian Church -- Ohio. | Unitarian churches -- Clergy. | Clergy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Civil rights workers -- United States. | Race relations -- Religious aspects. | Religion and race.
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