Warren Tyree Carr Papers
Warren T. Carr was a Baptist minister who led Wake Forest Baptist Church from 1964-1985. This collection contains biographical information, photographs, clippings, and copies of his sermons, his topical index to his sermons, correspondence, and files relating to relations with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Warren Tyree Carr Papers
- Creator
- Carr, Warren Tyree
- Date
- 1960-1985 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 3.9 linear feet / 3 record cartons
- ID
- MS333
Biographical and Historical Note
Warren T. Carr was a Baptist minister and pastor emeritus of Wake Forest Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, N.C., where he served from 1964-1985. He was born April 8, 1917, in Lexington, K.Y., where he graduated from Transylvania College with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Carr was bestowed with an honorary doctorate in divinity from Wake Forest in 1965. In 1941, he married Martha Ellis Knox, with whom he had four daughters: Ellen, Meredith, Martha, and Deborah. Carr passed away on February 24, 2007, in Winston-Salem, where the family had lived in the College neighborhood.
Collection Overview
This collection contains materials generated by Warren Carr over the course of his work as pastor of Wake Forest Baptist Church. Materials include biographical information, photographs, clippings, and copies of his sermons, his topical index to his sermons, correspondence, and files relating to relations with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Names
Personal Names
- Carr, Warren Tyree
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Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Finding aid prepared by Processed by Special Collections and Archives staff, 2012
- Revision Description
- Revised by Stephanie Bennett, 2017 April
- Access Restrictions
- Collection is open for research.
- Copyright Notice
- The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
- Preferred Citation
- Warren Tyree Carr Papers (MS333), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.