Inventory of the McPherson Mashburn Goss Papers, 1931-1986

MS195

McPherson Mashburn Goss (1909-2001) was a Baptist pastor who served in churches in South Carolina, Alabama, and North Carolina. He wrote a history of the Pilot Mountain Baptist Association (North Carolina) and other articles. This collection contains biographical materials, correspondence, education files, financial and legal documents, writings - chiefly notes and manuscripts of Goss's Pilot Mountain Baptist Association history, articles by others, photographs, and subject files reflecting his work as a Baptist pastor and his personal interests.

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Summary Information
Biographical and Historical Note
Collection Overview
Collection Inventory
Administrative Information

Summary Information

Repository: Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
Title: McPherson Mashburn Goss Papers
Creator: Goss, McPherson Mashburn
Date: 1931-1986 (inclusive)
Extent: 7.8 linear feet / 6 record cartons
ID: MS195

Biographical and Historical Note

Collection Overview

This collection contains biographical materials, correspondence, education files, financial and legal documents, writings - chiefly notes and manuscripts of Goss's Pilot Mountain Baptist Association history, articles by others, photographs, and subject files reflecting his work as a Baptist pastor and his personal interests.

Administrative Information

Publication Information: Finding aid prepared by Processed by: John Woodard; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex, 2004
Access Restrictions: Collection is open.
Copyright Notice: Copyright for materials resides with the creators of the items in question or their descendants, unless otherwise designated. Users of this collection are responsible for using the materials in conformance with U.S. copyright law.
Preferred Citation: MS195, McPherson Mashburn Goss Papers, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.

Collection Inventory

Biographical Materials Box 1
- Biographical data Box 1 Folder 1
- Clippings (1945-1986) Folder 2
- Goss, Katherine Hillhouse, obituary and memorial materials (1982) Folder 3
- Certificates (1931, 1983) Folder 3A
Correspondence
- A (1950-1984) Folder 4
- Ackland, Donald F., (1952-1955) Folder 5
- Adcox, Donald (1951-1958) Folder 6
- Alexander, W. R. (1953-1954) Folder 7
- Allen, Clifton Judson (1901-1986) (1985) Folder 8
- Allen, M. C. (1950-1952) Folder 9
- Askins, W. Frank (1951-1961) Folder 10
- Ba-Bl (1946-1986) Folder 11
- Bo-By (1941-1986) Folder 12
- Barnette, J. N., (1951-1956) Folder 13
- Barry, J. A., Jr. (1958) Folder 14
- Bass, Hardie C. (1952-1958) Folder 15
- Bates, Carl E. (1914-) (1966-1970) Folder 16
- Benfield, Knolan (1957-1961) Folder 17
- Bennett, Joseph F. (1953-1962) Folder 18
- Bentley Fred T., (1967-1970) Folder 19
- Binkley, Olin Trivette, (1958-1963) Folder 20
- Blackburn, John Glenn (1951-1964) Folder 21
- Blackwell, Hoyt, (1959-1962) Folder 22
- Blankenship, W. L. (1951-1953) Folder 23
- Bomar, Margaret Hamner (1953-1958) Folder 24
- Bowers, James A. (1946-1966) Folder 25
- Bradley, Earle J. (1954-1958) Folder 26
- Branch, Douglas McKinley (1908-1963) (1955-1963) Folder 27
- Broach, Claude Upshaw, (1948-1963) Folder 28
- Brooks, D. P. (1955-1959) Folder 29
- Brooks, J. Boyce, (1956-1968) Folder 30
- Brooks, Nathan Cohn, Jr., (1911-) (1948-1968) Folder 31
- Broyhill, Paul H. (1952) Folder 32
- Brummitt, Hannah (1951-1955) Folder 33
- Brunson, Lloyd O. (1954-1957) Folder 34
- Bryant, Winifred (1970) Folder 35
- Burriss, James F. (1954-1963) Folder 36
- Byrd, Edward (1953-1958) Folder 37
- Byrd, Huger (1944-1954) Folder 38
- Ca-Cn (1940-1972) Folder 39
- Co-Cz (1938-1968) Folder 40
- Calder, Leroy Alfred (1914-) (1954-1958) Folder 41
- Campbell, Troy V. (1951-1963) Folder 42
- Canipe, John Clifton (1891-1984) (1951-1968) Folder 43
- Caudill, Robert Paul (1904-) (1958-1961) Folder 44
- Cauthen, Baker J., (1952-1959) Folder 45
- Cobb, J. Agnes (1955-1970) Folder 46
- Cody, Bill (1960-1962) Folder 47
- Coker, David R. (1951-1959) Folder 48
- Cole, Harold (1951-1963) Folder 49
- Collins, Trela D. (1950-1951) Folder 50
- Cornman, Henry (1952-1957) Folder 51
- Corpening, Julius Harshaw (1928-) (1962) Folder 52
- Costner, Robert Lee (1912-1985) (1958-1964) Folder 53
- Couch, Solon (1952-1964) Folder 54
- Cox, Norman W. (1954-1959) Folder 55
- Craig, William Marshall (1889-1970) (1951-1967) Folder 56
- Crawley, Winston, (1961-1962) Folder 57
- Crouch, William Perry (1907-1990) (1953-1970) Folder 58
- D (1942-1970) Folder 59
- Daniel, D. H. (1947-1953) Folder 60
- Davis, E. Gibson (1962) Folder 61
- Deane, Charles Bennett (1898-1969) (1954-1968) Folder 62
- Dukes, Morgan (1967-1968) Folder 63
- Dunbar, Irving L. (1959) Folder 64
- E (1941-1971) Folder 65
- Easom, Horace B., (1951-1956) Folder 66
- Entzminger, Robert S. (1951-1956) Folder 67
- F (1940-1970) Folder 68
- Family letters (1941) Folder 69
- Freeman, Albert Charles (1950-1963) Folder 70
- Freeman, W. E., Jr. (1955-1968) Folder 71
- G (1933-1984) Folder 72
- Garrett, W. Barry (1950-1960) Folder 73
- Gezork, Herbert (1951-1967) Folder 74
- Gill, Everett, Jr., (1951-1954) Folder 75
- Gilmore, J. Herbert, Jr. (1969) Folder 76
- Godwin, Clarence Edwin (1918-) (1961-1962) Folder 77
- Goerner, Cornell, (1962-1963) Folder 78
- Goldfinch, Sidney Langston, Sr. (1911-) (1950-1958) Folder 79
- Goodwin, R. Dean (1958-1968) Folder 80
- Goss, Katherine (1912-1986), wife (1984) Folder 81
- Goss, Mary Nell, daughter (1949-1984) Folder 82
- Graham, Bill (1958) Folder 83
- Grant, James Marse (1920-) (1954-1967) Folder 84
- Graves, Allen W. (1961) Folder 85
- Green, Charles Sylvester (1900-1980) (1953) Folder 86
- Greer, I. G., (1955-1960) Folder 87
- Greer, Jean M. (1950-1961) Folder 88
- Grigg, Wendell Randolph (1910-) (1964) Folder 89
- Grimson, Keith S. (1948-1954) Folder 90
- Grooms, Harlan Hobart (1969) Folder 91
- Guffin, Gilbert L. (1970) Folder 92
- Ha-Hn (1941-1967) Folder 93
- Ho-Hz (1942-1967) Folder 94
- Hamblen, James V. (1984) Folder 95
- Hammett, Horace Greeley (1901-) (1951-1961) Folder 96
- Harris, G. Bartow (1939-1968) Folder 97
- Hartsville, South Carolina First Baptist Church, (1951) Folder 98
- Haworth, D. Swan (1949-1964) Folder 99
- Hendersonville, North Carolina First Baptist Church, (1951-1967) Folder 100
- Hill, Eugene L. (1957) Folder 101
- Hollingswoth, Leon Howard (1917-) (1960-1968) Box 2 Folder 102
- Hollins, William J. (1959) Folder 103
- Hoover, John Edgar, (1955) Folder 104
- Hopkins, Julian Setzer (1901-1979) (1957-1967) Folder 105
- Howard, James A. (1950-1951) Folder 106
- Howell, Lillian (1951-1958) Folder 107
- Huggins, Maloy Alton (1890-1971) (1951-1963) Folder 108
- Huggins, Roy A. (1952-1968) Folder 109
- Humphrey, Lillian (1954-1955) Folder 110
- Hunt, Clarence C. (1955-1963) Folder 111
- Huyck, A. Warren (1954-1962) Folder 112
- I (1951-1959) Folder 113
- J (1946-1969) Folder 114
- Jones, Bill (1953-1964) Folder 115
- Jones, William S. (1950-1968) Folder 116
- K (1942-1967) Folder 117
- Keys, J. C., Jr. (1951-1966) Folder 118
- Keys, William (1939-1963) Folder 119
- King, Albert and Mary Frances (1970) Folder 120
- Knight, Lon B. (195-0-1967) Folder 121
- Knight, Malcom B. (1954-1960) Folder 122
- L (1937-1984) Folder 123
- Lambdin, J. E., (1951-1959) Folder 124
- Leathers, William Warren, Jr. (1907-) (1961-1968) Folder 125
- Longshore, Ralph E. (1952-1955) Folder 126
- Ludlum, Lewis Elwood (1908-1988) (1983-1985) Folder 127
- M (1939-1973) Folder 128
- Mc (1945-1967) Folder 129
- McCall, P. L. (1944-1958) Folder 130
- McGee, W. K., (1953-1968) Folder 131
- McIntosh, Ethel (1951-1958) Folder 132
- Morgan, James Perry (1910-1966) (1951-1958) Folder 133
- Morgan, Leonard Lafayette (1895-1978) (1952-1958) Folder 134
- Morgan, W. H. (1951-1966) Folder 135
- N (1940-1974) Folder 136
- Nichols, Sophia (1945-1965) Folder 137
- O (1951-1984) Folder 138
- Owens, Milum Oswell (1913-) (1950-1959) Folder 139
- P (1942-1985) Folder 140
- Pearson, Roy (1970) Folder 141
- Plemmons, William H. (1958-1961) Folder 142
- Pollard, Ramsey (1950-1954) Folder 143
- Porter, W. Hubert (1949-1964) Folder 144
- Powell, Sidney W. (1951-1965) Folder 145
- Price, Hampton E. (1946-1952) Folder 146
- Pruden, Edward Hughes (1903-) (1959-1968) Folder 147
- Q (1954-1964) Folder 148
- R (1940-1974) Folder 149
- Reed, R. Alton, (1954-1968) Folder 150
- Reed, W. C., (1954-1955) Folder 151
- Roberts, Wayman K. (1946-1955) Folder 152
- Routh, Porter, (1954-1962) Folder 153
- Rozier, Sam, (1954-1964) Folder 154
- Ruthven, William C. (1952-1961) Folder 155
- Sa-Sl (1940-1984) Folder 156
- Sm-Sz (1940-1974) Folder 157
- Sadler, George W. (1942-1958) Folder 158
- Sanders, Davis M. (1952-1965) Folder 159
- Sims, W. Hines, (1952-1954) Folder 160
- Smith, Sam M. (1947-1948) Folder 161
- Spivey, Edward Lowell (1900-) (1957-1964) Folder 162
- Starnes, Mabel (1954) Folder 163
- Starnes, Nane (1904) (1959-1964) Folder 164
- Stokes, Henry Brown, (1961-1968) Folder 165
- Stroud, Joseph Oliver (-1977) (1957-1963) Folder 166
- Stroupe, Henry Smith (1914-) (1957-1958) Folder 167
- Sutton, John Boyd (1956-1967) Folder 168
- T (1949-1966) Folder 169
- Tribble, Harold Wayland (1899-1986) (1950-1964) Folder 170
- U (1945-1954) Folder 171
- Usher, Archie Thomas (1911-) (1950-1962) Folder 172
- V (1944-1964) Folder 173
- Valentine, Foy, (1966-1968) Folder 174
- Wa (1946-1986) Folder 175
- We-Wz (1938-1985) Folder 176
- Wagoner, Walter R. (-1988) (1957-1967) Folder 177
- Wall, Broadue E. (1896-1973) (1952-1962) Box 3 Folder 178
- Wall, Reginald (1955-1957) Folder 179
- Washburn, A. V. (1952-1958) Folder 180
- West, Elmer S. (1954-1970) Folder 181
- Y (1951-1973) Folder 182
- Z (1957-1964) Folder 183
- First name only (1942-1944) Folder 184
Educational Files from Andover Newton Theological School
- Biographical history Folder 185
- Class of 1934 letters (undated) Folder 185
- The Essence and Character of Judaism Folder 185
- Evangelism Folder 185
- A Look at Evangelism Folder 185
Financial and Legal Documents
- Financial statements (1956-1973) Folder 186
- Goss, Mack Mashburn and Katherine H., deed of trust with State Trust Company (1956 August 14) Folder 188
- Redwine, Richard K. and Beatrice B. Redwine, Will to the North Carolina Baptist Foundation, Inc. (1969 December 16) Folder 189
- Receipts (1962-1979) Folder 187
Writings
- The Association Celebrates the Southern Baptist Convention Centennial (undated) Folder 190
- A Brief History of North Carolina Baptist Hospital (undated) Folder 191
- Christian Life Commission (undated) Folder 192
- History of Pilot Mountain Baptist Association (typescript)
  - Part 1-10 Folder 193
  - Part 11-20 Folder 194
  - Part 21-conclusion Folder 195
- History of Pilot Mountain Baptist Association (manuscript)
  - 1 Folder 196
  - 2 Folder 197
  - 3 Folder 198
  - 4 Folder 199
  - 5 Folder 200
  - 6 Folder 201
- Vacant (no folder) Folder 202
- Judson College of Hendersonville, North Carolina. History (undated) Folder 203
- The Minister's Ethics (undated) Folder 204
- Sandy Creek and Separate Baptists (1977 April 14) Folder 205
- Some Basic Elements of Philosophy for the Minister (undated) Folder 206
- Other Authors
  - Allison, Lisa Carson, "The Lords Day," (undated) Folder 207
  - Aull, G. H., Increasing the Farmer's Standard of Living Withouth Adding to his Cash Income (1940 February 8) Folder 208
  - Bow, Jonathan Gaines (1847-1932), What Baptists Believe and why they Believe it. Nashville, TN: Sunday School Board (undated) Folder 209
  - Britt, Ginny N., The Fountain in Community Mission (1982 November 19) Folder 210
  - Carr, Warren, The Secularism of the Southern Baptist Council of Churches. Wake Forest Baptist Church (1982 June 27) Folder 211
  - Cowan, Thomas B., Are we Awake and Able? Norris, TN (1940 October 14) Folder 212
  - Cowan, Thomas B., History of the Fellowship of Southern Churchmen (undated) Folder 213
  - Cox, Norman W., How to Celebrate Church Anniversaries, Nashville, TN: Historical Commission, Southern Baptist Convention (undated) Folder 214
  - Dale, Robert D., Volunteer Organization Leader Survey: Discovering your Leadership Style. Wake Forest, North Carolina (1984) Folder 215
  - Deane, Charles B., The Separation of Church and State (1962 August 14) Folder 216
  - Griggs, Edward Howard, The Torch of Progress. Stories of Civilizations (1939) Folder 217
  - Grigg, Wendell Randolph, - Lewis Ludlum: One of God's Chosen, September (1984) Folder 218
  - Grooms, Harlan Hobart, Sr., God Treats All Men Alike - Shall we? (1970 September 2) Folder 219
  - Heartberg, Joseph H., The Baptist Church (1967 January 30)
  - Herman, Carl, Religious Implications of the Carolina Charter of 1663 Folder 220
  - In Memoriam - Dr. A. T. Jamison, The Connie Maxwell (Sept. 1947) Folder 221
  - Kester, Howard and Alice, Ceremony of the Prophets Folder 222
  - Ludlum, Lewis, A Brief History and Interpretation of Associational Missions in North Carolina (1943-1973) Folder 223
  - McClellan, Albert, Public Affairs and Christian Witness. Baptist Religious Liberty Conference, Washington, DC (1964 October 8) Folder 224
- McKnight, Edgar V., The Crisis in the Southern Baptist Convention. The Furman Magazine (Spring, 1985) Folder 225
- Medsger, Betty, Church Divides Over Blacks (1970?) Folder 226
- Natori, Junichi, The Self-sacrificing Love (undated) Folder 227
- Scales, James Ralph - Interview with (March 1985) Folder 228
- Sorrill, Bobbie, The History of the Week of Prayer for Foreign Missions. Baptist History and Heritage, Vol. 15, no. 4 (October, 1980) Folder 229
- Tamer, Vicki. Ordination - Women (April 1985) Folder 230
- Watson, E. C., Whither Associational Missions in North Carolina (undated) Folder 231
- Weatherhead, Leslie, Humor - Place of in Religion (undated) Folder 232
Pictorial Materials and Personal Memorabilia
- Goss, Mack Mashburn (undated) Folder 233
- Goss, Mack Mashburn, Frank Strider, and Foy Valentine (1967) Folder 234
- Hayes, James Madison and E. E. Phelps (1952?) Folder 235
- Henderson County Sheltered Workshop. Board (1969 June 6) Folder 236
Subject Files
- Addresses and telephone numbers Folder 237
- Announcements Folder 238
- Baptist Conventions
  - Beulah Baptist Association Folder 239
  - Colorado. 75th Anniversary (1888-1963) Folder 240
  - Georgia. "Dissolve all ties" ? The Mercerian, (Winter, 1976)
- Biographical sketches Folder 241
  - Corts, Charles Mark
  - Fox, Thurman L.
  - Rice, Ronald E.
- Birmingham, Alabama. First Baptist Church
  - Church that splits over negro (1970 December 22) Folder 242
  - Covenant manual of rules and history of, Rev. (1942 Apr. 27, 1955) Folder 243
  - Goss, Katherine Hillhouse. Personal account concerning the conflict within the church (1970) Folder 244
  - The Messenger, (1969-1970) Folder 245
  - News release (1970) Folder 246
  - Programs (1969-1970) Folder 247
  - Resignation (1970 October 31) Folder 248
- Centennial Committee Meeting. Minutes (1985 April 9) Folder 249
- Christian Rural Fellowship. Bulletin (1942-1946) Folder 250
- Church of the Covenant, Birmingham, Alabama
  - Newsletters (February, 1971) Folder 251
  - Nominating Committee (1970-1971) Folder 252
- Church programs (1939-1984) Folder 253
- Clippings
  - Baptist history (1933-1960) Folder 254
  - Evangelism (1939-1961) Folder 255
  - Jokes Box 4
    1 Folder 256
    2 Folder 257
    3 Folder 258
  - The Minister (1941-1965) Folder 259
  - North Carolina Baptist Conventions (1952-1962) Folder 260
  - Social Issues
    1 Folder 261
    2 Folder 262
- Crisis Control Ministry, (1973-1985) Folder 263
- Furman University
  - Christ, the Challenge to our World Folder 264
  - Religious Focus Week (Feb. 11-15, 1946)
  - Inauguration of Gordon Williams Blackwell (1965 April 12) Folder 265
- General Baptist State Convention, Inc. Woman's Baptist Home and Foreign Missionary Convention of North Carolina. 79th annual session. Program (August 13-16, 1963) Folder 266
- Hartsville, South Carolina. First Baptist Church
  - Financial statements (1925-1984) Folder 267
  - One Hundred Years of Service (1850-1950) Folder 268
- Hendersonville, North Carolina. First Baptist Church
  - History of. Centennial celebration (Oct. 1-8, 1944) Folder 269
  - Memorial window (undated) Folder 270
  - New sanctuary (1954 July 4) Folder 271
  - Resignation (1968 May 22) Folder 272
- Hickory, North Carolina. First Baptist Church
  - Programs (1957) Folder 273
- Ministerial subcommittee, Committee on religious activities, The Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission. Historical data for denominational groups which had significant existence in North Carolina during the period 1613-1763. Raleigh, North Carolina (1963 February 1) Folder 274
- Missions. State and local. Special prayer calendar (Sept. 1976) Folder 275
- North Carolina Baptist Hospitals. Minutes of the Board of Trustees (1959 April 20) Folder 276
- North Carolina Baptist Pastor's Conference. Programs (1951-1964) Folder 277
- North Carolina Department of Corrections. Fact sheet on the Mobile Chapel. Folder 278
- Notes Folder 279
- Patterson Avenue Mission Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  - Budget (1964) Folder 280
  - Committee meeting. Minutes, of (1965-1971) Folder 281
  - Reports (1963-1970) Folder 282
- The Pilot (1984) Folder 283
- Pilot Mountain Baptist Association
  - Bulletins (1977-1984) Folder 284
  - Centennial Committee (1984-1985) Folder 285
  - Constitution of (1984) Folder 286
  - Digest of Minutes
    (1905-1920) Folder 287
    (1946-1954) Folder 288
  - Executive Committee meeting (1970-1984) Folder 289
  - Five-year emphasis (1951-1955) Folder 290
  - Proceedings of the 1984 sessions Folder 291
  - Resource and guide sheet for researchers and writers Folder 292
- Rotary International Convention. Atlantic City (1965) Folder 193
- Some facts about suicide (undated) Folder 294
- Southern Baptist Convention
  - Foreign Mission Board. The World in View (1983) Folder 295
  - Home Mission Board. annual report. (1983) Folder 296
  - A resolution concerning the Christian Life Commission (1970 May 21) Folder 297
- Spanish Mission in the Triad (1983) Folder 298
- Survey. A look to the future (undated) Folder 299
- Wake Forest College reaffirms its Baptist heritage (1984) Folder 300
- Walhalla, South Carolina. First Baptist Church. Programs (1937-1968) Folder 301
- Yadkin Baptist Association. Association Emphasis Week (May 17-23, 1982) Folder 302

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