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1916-1963

Personal Papers--Delk, James Logan
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Clip file: 1916-1963

4 folders (ca. 250 p. in various pagings) : ill. ; 28 cm.

James Logan Delk (1887-1963), circus performer, evangelist associated with the Baptists, Nazarenes, and finally with the Church of God in Christ. Delk was possibly the most visible white minister associated with the largely Afro-American COGIC. Among other things, Delk claimed responsibility for the erection of Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee. The news clippings indicate that he had some run-ins with the law, served some time in prison, and ran for political offices in Kentucky and Missouri.

CONTENTS: FOLDER 1: News clips: 1916-1963 (112 p.). -- FOLDER 2: Genealogical records/biographical information (90 p.). -- FOLDER 3: Brief correspondence to/from President Harry S. Truman, 1945, 1948 (4 p.); Ballad: 'The Show Boy from Tennessee' / words by Bertha McCall, music by John B. Matthias, 1909 (2 p.); Poem: 'A Prayer of Consecration' / A.M. Perry, 1910 (1 p.); Photocopies of photos (2 p.). -- FOLDER 4: Printouts of articles: 'Bishop Charles Harrison Mason, founder of the Church of God in Christ, 1866-1961 (10 p.); 'The Story of Our Church: The Church of God in Christ' (4 p.) ; 'The Flame Still Burns' / Louis F. Morgan in Charisma (Nov. 2007) (13 p.); 'Building the Church (of God in Christ)' / Joe Maxwell, Christianity Today 40:4 (April 8, 1996) (4 p.); 'Hopkins County Folk Lore: Country Church Revival' / Nancy Trice (3 p.).

Delk, James L.--Biography.
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Church of God in Christ--Clergy--Biography.
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Pentecostal churches--Clergy.
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07/27/2011