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88/6/1; 88/6/2; 88/6/3; 88/7/1

Garr, Alfred G, Sr. ; Garr, Alfred G., Jr.
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Alfred G. Garr collection

ca. 3.2 linear feet (3 large archival boxes and 1 letter box).

Alfred Goodrich Garr, Sr. (1874-1944) was an early Pentecostal missionary, evangelist, and pastor and was one of the first to be baptized in the Spirit at the Azusa St. Mission. After his baptism, he and his wife, Lillian, left for India. They served in India, Japan and Hong Kong and returned to the US in 1911. After the death of Lillian (1916) he married Hanna Erickson in 1919. In 1930 Garr established a church in Charlotte, North Carolina, which had grown out of a revival he had conducted. It became known as Garr Auditorium and later as Garr Memorial Church. It was one of the best-known Pentecostal churches in the Southeast. At his death in 1944, his wife and son, Alfred G. Garr, Jr. pastored the church. Alfred Goodrich Garr, Jr. (1911-2004) was a singer, World War II hero, an evangelist and pastor. He and his wife, Meryle, traveled in world-wide ministry with AG evangelists Willard and Verna Cantelon. He and Cantelon established a TV studio, 'Missions Televised.' where they produced missionary films that could be shown in churches or televised.

This collection contains materials on both A.G. Garr, Sr. and Jr., and on the Garr Memorial Church. It is arranged under these three topics as well as under various topics organized under the heading, 'Garr Collection.' This collection also includes several photographs and cassette tapes which have been cataloged separately.

Box 1 (88/6/1; 31 folders): A.G. Garr, Sr (7 folders): Biographical materials; A.G. Garr and the Pentecostal revival; T. A. Lambie correspondence; Memorial pamphlet (Hanna); Notes of appreciation to Mrs. Garr; Poems read by Mrs. Garr on 'The Morning Thought,' 1927-1985; Sermon. -- Alfred Garr, Jr. and Meryle (24 folders): Alfred's 80th birthday; Meryle's 80th birthday; Cantelon; Certificates; Clip file, US and abroad; Congo film; Correspondence (7 folders); Medaris, J.B.; Miscellaneous; Missions Televised; Panama film; Personal folders (2); Sermon outlines (4 folders); Travel.

Box 2 (88/6/2; 53 folders): Garr Collection (12 folders): Articles; BibleTown USA; Camp Lurecrest; Dedication of Canyon Cathedral COGIC; Foursquare; Miscellaneous; Mission Possible, Speed-the-Light film; Missions/missionaries; Music; Post cards; Sjoberg newsletter; Trasher, Lillian; Williams, E.S. -- Garr Collection: Books (40 books cataloged separately).

Box 3 (88/6/3; 8 folders): General materials; Anniversary books, 1950, 1975, 1980, 1988, 2006 (cataloged separately under one record); Blueprints, 1975; Bulletins; Correspondence: 20th anniversary and tributes to A.G. Garr, Sr.; Important events in the life of Garr Memorial Church; King David Christian Conservatory worship concert; Sunday school curriculum: Declaration of Faith.

Box 4 (88/7/1; 38 folders): Garr Collection: Books (16 cataloged separately). -- Garr Collection: Children's Books (5 cataloged separately). -- Garr Collection: Sound Recordings (8 groups cataloged separately). -- Garr Collection: Tracts (28 titles, cataloged separately). -- Garr Bible School. -- Garr School of Theology. -- Garr Memorial Church plays (4 folders: Christmas, Easter, Miscellaneous). -- Miscellaneous Artifacts: Magnet: Alfred Garr, 20th century apostle; Pen holder with name plate: A.G. Garr; Personal letter to Al Garr, Jr. from Charlie Gray enclosing a stinger from a 300-lb. sting ray; Plaque presented to Alfred and Meryle for their ministry in Christian camping; Text etched on gold plate: Presented to Alfred Garr with love ...from the staff of the 1984 PTL Passion play; An 8-inch spike.

Garr, Alfred G., Sr.
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Garr, Alfred G., Jr.
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Garr, Hanna Erickson.
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Garr, Meryle.
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Garr Memorial Church (Charlotte, NC).
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Alfred G. Garr Collection.
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Pentecostal biography.
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02/05/2015