Inventory of the John Moore Lewis Papers, 1949-1981

MS394

John M. Lewis was a Baptist pastor in North Carolina and a former officer of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina

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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: John Moore Lewis Papers
Creator: Lewis, John M., 1921-
Date: 1949-1981 (inclusive)
Extent: 3.5 linear feet / 2 record cartons, 1 document box, 1 manilla envelope
ID: MS394

Biographical and Historical Note

John M. Lewis was a Baptist pastor in North Carolina and a former officer of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina

Collection Overview

His papers consist of biographical information; correspondence; financial documents; literary productions; his professional files dealing with his membership and activities on the Service Rendered Committee, the Committee of 20, the Reynolds Contract Review Committee, and other committees of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina; and his subject files.

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: MS394, John Moore Lewis Papers, 1949-1981, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.

Collection Inventory

Biographical File
- Biographical data Box 1 Folder 1
Correspondence
- Adams, W. Marion (1976) Box 1 Folder 2
- Batts, Barbara S. (1978) Folder 3
- Benfield, Ray W. (1978) Folder 4
- Biblical Recorder (undated) Folder 5
- Borders, Cline Wilson (1978) Folder 6
- Cave, Julian A., Jr. (1976-1977) Folder 7
- Corpening, Julius H. (1977) Folder 8
- Daley, Chauncey R., Jr. (1976) Folder 9
- Easley, John Allen (1893-) (1978) Folder 10
- Fisher, Benjamin Coleman (1967-1977) Folder 11
- Feezor, Forrest C. (1978) Folder 12
- Hill, Woodrow W. (1978) Folder 13
- Knight, Howard Carson (1978) Folder 14
- Lark, Marion (1977) Folder 15
- Lehman, Gaylord (1977) Folder 16
- Mann, Robert C. (1976) Folder 17
- Mason, James T. (undated) Folder 18
- Minton, Frank D. (1977) Folder 19
- North Carolina Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (1971) Folder 20
- Perkins, Carl D. (1972) Folder 21
- Puckett, Bill (1977) Folder 22
- School of Prophets (undated) Folder 23
- Tenery, Robert Maurice (1977) Folder 24
- Wood, James E., Jr. (undated) Folder 25
- Woodard, John R. (1978) Folder 26
Financial Documents
- Receipts (1977) Folder 27
Literary Productions - John M. Lewis
- The Bible and Religious Liberty (undated) Folder 28
- The College and the Denomination - Keepers of the Dream (undated) Folder 29
Professional Files
- North Carolina Baptist State Convention (North Carolina Baptist State Convention)
  - Amendments - Proposed Folder 30
  - Article, 4 Folder 31
  - Article 10-B - Proposed Amendments Folder 32
  - Article 11-D - Revisions Folder 33
  - Auxiliary Committee (North Carolina Baptist State Convention)
    Britt, David M. (1977) Folder 34
  - By-Laws. Proposed amendments Folder 35
  - Committee of 15 (North Carolina Baptist State Convention)
  - Knollwood Baptist Church Forsyth County, North Carolina - Statement ((1957), undated) Folder 36
  - Scales, James Ralph - Statement (April 2, 1976) Folder 37
  - Wake Forest University - Report to the Board of Trustees for the Committee of 15 Folder 38
  - Committee of 20 (North Carolina Baptist State Convention)
    Church Program - Achievement guide (undated) Folder 39
    Correspondence - Form letters (1969) Folder 40
    The Development of Departments of Religion in Public Colleges and Universities - Draft (1st) (undated) Folder 41
    Federal Aid and Federal Control. Prepared for Committee by Bruce Wayne Lilienthal (undated) Folder 42
    Fisher, Benjamin Coleman (1967-1969) Folder 43
    Handbook (undated) Folder 44
    Minutes (May 17-18, 1968) Folder 45
    Names and addresses (undated) Folder 46
    Notes (undated) Folder 47
    Observations concerning the purpose for a Baptist college and the relationships of that college to the local church and denomination. Draft (1st) (March 1, 1969.) Folder 48
    Public tax funds and private institutions of higher education (undated) Folder 49
    Recommendation concerning the appointment of Special College Committee (undated) Folder 50
    Report to North Carolina Baptist State Convention. Draft (undated) Folder 51
    Statements
    Campbell College (Norman A. Wiggins) (May 18, 1968) Folder 52
    Chowan College (Bruce E. Whitaker) (May 17, 1968) Folder 53
    Gardner-Webb College (Eugene Poston) (May 18, 1968) Folder 54
    Mars Hill College (undated) Folder 55
    Meredith College (E. Bruce Heilman) (May 18, 1968) Folder 56
    Midwood Baptist Church (Wendell G. Davis) (Mar. 1, 1968) Folder 57
    Owens, M. O., Jr. (undated) Folder 58
    Wake Forest University (James Ralph Scales) (May 18, 1968) Folder 59
    Wingate College (Budd E. Smith) (May 17, 1968) Folder 60
    Subcommittees
    Accreditation. Brief statement. Draft (1st) (undated) Folder 61
    Finance. Preliminary report (June 15, 1968) Folder 62
    Finance. Report. Draft (1st). Folder 63
    Finance draft (2nd) (June 10, 1969) Folder 64
    Goals and relationships. Draft (1st) (undated) Folder 65
    Goals and relationships. Report (undated) Folder 66
    Institutional aid. Report. Draft (1st) (undated) Folder 67
  - Committee of 21 (North Carolina Baptist State Convention)
    Reports (1950) Folder 68
  - Committee of 25 (North Carolina Baptist State Convention)
    Progress report (1958) Folder 69
  - Congress on Church Related Colleges, Audiocassette. (June 21-23, 1979 -) Folder 70
  - Constitution Folder 71
  - Council on Christian Higher Education (North Carolina Baptist State Convention)
    Address to CCHE by Edward Hughes Pruden (Jan. 25, 1972) Folder 72
    Agenda (July 12, 1977) Folder 73
    Annual report - By: Benjamin Coleman Fisher Folder 74
    Baptist Colleges' responses to Convention actions and Bold Missions (1978) Folder 75
    Correspondence (1970-1977) Folder 76
    Notes (1971) Folder 77
  - Covenant Relationship Committee
    Board of Trestees. Meeting (Mar. 10, 1978) Folder 78
    Correspondence (March 1978) Folder 79
    An evaluation of the Wake Forest University Trustee action relative to the Convention recommendation (undated) Folder 80
    Executive Committee on the Wake Forest University relation (Jan. 23, 1978) Folder 81
    Huggins, Kay M., Relationship between Wake Forest University and North Carolina Baptist State Convention since 1946 (May 1978) Folder 82
    Janeway, Richard, Government sponsored programs: Problems and benefits (Jan. 17, 1976.) Folder 83
    Legal opinion of Fleming, Robinson, Bradshaw and Hinson concerning the relationship of the Convention and Wake Forest University (May 29, 1979) Folder 84
    Local review statement (undated) Folder 85
    Marks of a covenant relationship between North Carolina Baptist State Convention and Wake Forest University (undated) Folder 86
    McBride, Richard, Wake Forest University and Baptists (Feb. 20, 1978) Folder 87
    Possible solutions to Wake Forest University dilemma (undated) Folder 88
    Relating to Wake Forest University. General Board recommendation (May, 1977.) Folder 90
    Report (May 30-31, 1978) Folder 91
  - Executive Committee
    Agenda (May 30, 1978) Folder 92
    Minutes (January 21, 1963) Folder 93
    Proposition (October 20, 1976) Folder 94
  - General Board
    Are you willing to be a General Board member? (undated) Folder 95
    Committees - Listings (1973-1976) Folder 96
    Executive Committee (October 10-11, 1972) Folder 97
    A History of its Dealings with the Issue of Church and State Relationship. Proposed draft. (undated) Folder 98
    Meeting, Chowan College, Murfreesboro (May 30-31, 1978) Folder 99
    Minutes (1949-1963) Folder 100
    Reaffirming trusteeship. (undated) Folder 101
    Relating to Baptist Schools. (undated) Folder 102
    Reorganization of Divisions of Missions (May 30-31, 1978) Folder 103
    Resolutions. (undated) Folder 104
  - Reynolds Contract Review Committee
    Bailey, Allen A. (1976) Folder 105
    Gramley, Dale H. (1976) Folder 106
    Minutes (April 7, 1976) Folder 107
    Notes (October 12, 1976) Folder 108
    Ray, Cecil A., (1976) Folder 109
    Scales, James Ralph, (1976) Folder 110
    The sequence of events - Z. Smith Reynolds contract Folder 111
    Suggestions for inclusion in the Reynolds Contract Review Committee Report (1975) Folder 112
  - Services Rendered Committee (North Carolina Baptist State Convention)
    Agendas (1971-1978) Folder 113
    Attendance reports (1977-1981) Folder 114
    Constitutional section Folder 115
    Correspondence
    Bailey, Allen A. (1974-1979) Folder 116
    Bates, Carl E., (1978-1979) Folder 117
    Bentley, Fred Blake, (1970-1978) Folder 118
    Blackwell, Crist W. (1978-1979) Folder 119
    Britt, David M. (1978) Folder 120
    Burris, Allen (1974) Folder 121
    Cammack, James (1970-1971) Folder 122
    Campbell College, (1970-1980) Folder 123
    Carter, Lester S., Jr. (1977) Folder 124
    Chowan College, (1971) Folder 125
    Corts, Mark, (1977-1979) Folder 126
    Corts, Thomas Edward, (1977) Folder 127
    Crouch, William Perry, (1970-1975) Folder 128
    Deane, Charles Bennett, Jr., (1972-1976) Folder 129
    Fletcher, Floyd (1972) Folder 130
    Form letters to members (1975-1979) Folder 131
    Freeman, Tom M. (1970-1977) Folder 132
    Gardner-Webb College, (1971) Folder 133
    Haddox, Donald (1979) Folder 134
    Higdon, Ronald (1973-1976) Folder 135
    Holmes, Reid T. (1971) Folder 136
    Huneycutt, W. A. (1970) Folder 137
    Jones, W. Elvin (1977) Folder 138
    Lawrence, John, (1970-1979) Folder 139
    Laymon, Allen (1973-1975) Folder 140
    Mars Hill College, (1970-1975) Folder 141
    McEachern, Alton Howard (1932-) (1976-1977) Folder 142
    Meredith College, (1971-1974) Folder 143
    Mobley, Billy T. (1972-1978) Folder 144
    Mullinax, Thomas Robert, (1971-1979) Folder 145
    Noffsinger, Jack Ricks, (1973-1978) Folder 146
    North Carolina Baptist Hospitals, Inc. (1970-1978) Folder 147
    North Carolina Baptist State Convention (1978) Folder 148
    Poole, William A., (1971-1978) Folder 149
    Poston, Ernest Eugene (1918-) (1971) Folder 150
    Privette, Coy Clarence, (1976-1978) Folder 151
    Ray, Cecil Armstrong (1922-) (1976-1979) Folder 152
    Rhodes, Gordon (1970-1971) Folder 153
    Rogers, John S. (1978-1979) Folder 154
    Sasser, Alan (1979) Folder 155
    Scales, James Ralph (1919-) (1967-1978) Folder 156
    Shepherd, Robert D (1929-) (1976-1978) Folder 157
    Smith, Budd Elmon, (1970-1971) Folder 158
    Tate, E. Murray (1976-1978) Folder 159
    Wagoner, W. R. (1971-1978) Folder 160
    Wake Forest University, (1971-1979) Folder 161
    Wake Forest University - Bowman Gray School of Medicine (1972-1978) Folder 162
    Wake Forest University - School of Law (1978) Folder 163
    Watterson, Gene (1972-1964) Folder 164
    Weems, John Edgar (1933-) (1972-1978) Folder 165
    Whitaker, Bruce Gray Ezell (1921-) (1970-1978) Folder 166
    Wiggins, Norman Adrian (1924-) (1970-1976) Folder 167
    Williams, Craven E., (1977) Folder 168
    Wingate College (1971) Folder 169
    Womble, Tom (1977-1979) Folder 170
    Yates, H. Wade (1976-1979) Folder 171
    Young, Carlos L. (1970-1971) Folder 172
    Guidelines
    Issues relative to an updating of Folder 173
    Questions Folder 174
    Rationale Folder 175
    Use of public funds Folder 176
    Minutes (1970-1978) Folder 177
    Names and addresses of members (1973-1979) Folder 178
    Notes (1970-1980) Folder 179
    Outline Folder 180
    Principles of the SRC and our Baptist institutions Folder 181
    Procedures and criteria Folder 182
    Programs approved and not approved (1970-1979) Folder 183
    Proposals
    Campbell College, Buies Creek, North Carolina
    Advanced Institutional Development Program Box 2 Folder 184
    Cape Fear Valley Studies Project Folder 185
    Chinese Oral History Workshop (May 3, 1976) Folder 186
    College Library Resource Program (March 9, 1971) Folder 187
    Comprehensive Assistance to Undergraduate Science Education (July 1, 1976) Folder 188
    Cooperative College School Science Program (October, 1972) Folder 189
    Cooperative Education Proposal (undated) Folder 190
    Expendable library materials (Dec. 21, 1979) Folder 191
    Instructional scientific equipment program (Jan. 21, 1972) Folder 192
    The logic of language (March 9, 1971) Folder 193
    National Science Foundation grants (1971) Folder 194
    Program to coordinate and better utilize facilities and personnel of Campbell College and Lee-Harnett Mental Health Center and other institutions (Dec. 15, 1970) Folder 195
    Strengthening developing institutions program (1979-1982) Folder 196
    Student Science Training Program (pre-college) (Dec., 1970) Folder 197
    Summer Conference in Geology Field Camp for Earth Science Teachers (December 1970) Folder 198
    Summer Conference in Science and the Environment for High School Teachers (December 1970) Folder 199
    Summer Institute in Earth Science for Secondary Science Teachers (September 1972) Folder 200
    Title 3 proposal (October 31, 1975) Folder 201
    Chowan College, Murfreesboro, North Carolina
    Energy conservation (1980) Folder 202
    Science Career Workshop and Women in Science Program (November 29, 1977) Folder 203
    Upward Bound Proposal (1977) Folder 204
    Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, North Carolina
    Comprehensive assistance to undergraduates in science education (Nov. 29, 1977) Folder 205
    Cooperative education program (October 8, 1972) Folder 206
    Education program for adults in Southern Appalachia (January 14, 1974) Folder 207
    Equipment and materials (October 12, 1971) Folder 208
    Evanulation Center Establishment (March 1974) Folder 209
    Evaluation for Competency Based Curriculum (Jan. 14, 1974) Folder 210
    Federal loans for building construction (undated) Folder 211
    Resolution: Borrowing money for dormitory construction (September 29, 1972) Folder 212
    Resource Development Internship Program (Jan. 7, 1970) Folder 213
    Science Education Strategy for the Non-science Student (May 23, 1978) Folder 214
    Title 3 participation (1969-1970) Folder 215
    Title 3 proposal (October 30, 1976) Folder 216
    Upward Bound (1970-1971) Folder 217
    Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina
    Bibliography instruction program (1978) Folder 218
    College library resources (Mar. 8, 1974) Folder 219
    Cooperative Education Program (1974-1975) Folder 220
    The Nature Park: Its Ecological Significance and Educational Potential (1970) Folder 221
    Removing restrictions on American woman consumers (1974) Folder 222
    Summer day camp program for disadvantaged children (1970) Folder 223
    Upward Bound (1973) Folder 224
Wake Forest University
- Allen, Charles - Remarks at special meeting of Wake Forest University faculty (Nov. 28, 1977) Folder 225
- Archaeological survey of Surry County (January 26, 1978) Folder 226
- Barnett, R. C. - Remarks (March 6, 1978) Folder 227
- Cause Grant controversy. Report to the trustees (1976.) Folder 228
- Challenge Grant. Art and Music Library materials (1977) Folder 229
- Cognitive, social and emotional development (June 1, 1978) Folder 230
- College library resources (February 20, 1978) Folder 231
- Comprehensive assistance to undergraduates in science education (February 11, 1976) Folder 232
- Cytological and morphological studies of interspecific and intergeneric hybrids in tribe zephirantheae (Amaryllidaceae) as aids in deciphering specific and generic relationships (September 1, 1978) Folder 233
- Determination of institution eligibility for receipt and disbursement of funds pursuant to G.S. 116-19 (September 19, 1977) Folder 234
- Humanities consultant program (July 3, 1978) Folder 235
- Immunocytoloxic responses in Chagas Disease (August 1, 1976-July 31, 1979) Folder 236
- Impact of thermal loading and other water quality parameters on the epizootiology of aeromonas hydrophila infections of centrarchids (December 1, 1977) Folder 237
- Improvement of undergraduate analytical laboratory curriculum (February 27, 1978) Folder 238
- Institute of Museum Services (June 14, 1978) Folder 239
- Institutional Grant and Fellowship Program (Apr. 17, 1978) Folder 240
- Laboratory processing for the Donnaha Site Assemblage (1978 August 22) Folder 241
- Language and thought: Aspects of cognitive development (1978 July 20 ) Folder 242
- Nature, development, and impact on sex stereotypes (1977 March 30) Folder 243
- Oxygen uptake and heart rate during sucrose drinking (1978 January 11) Folder 244
- Purchase of Perkin-Elmer Model R32 (1978 January 19) Folder 245
- Role of nitrogen fixing lichens in forest ecosystem (1978 October 1) Folder 246
- Resolutions
  - Biology graduate students (1977 November 29) Folder 247
  - Board of Trustees (1977 September 9) Folder 248
  - Bowman Gray School of Medicine - Faculty (1977 November 25) Folder 249
  - General Board of North Carolina Baptist State Convention to Wake Forest University (undated) Folder 250
  - North Carolina Baptist State Convention in review of seminary site (1950) Folder 251
  - Pastors' Conference (1978) Folder 252
  - Student government Folder 253
  - Undergraduate faculty to Executive Committee (1977 November 28) Folder 254
- School of Law (1978 March 28) Folder 255
- Special Committee on Baptist Hospital (1962 December 4) Folder 256
- Statement of Board of Trustees (1977) Folder 257
- Statement of purpose Folder 258
- Talbert, Charles H., Where Angels Fear to Tread....-Founder's Day Convocation (Feb. 13, 1979) Folder 259
- Trustees (North Carolina Baptist State Convention)
  - Are you willing to be a Baptist trustee? (undated) Folder 260
  - College and University Trustees. EPE 15 minute report (Jan. 26, 1972) Folder 261
  - Constitutional guidelines for trustees of institutions and agencies of North Carolina Baptist State Convention (undated) Folder 262
  - Special Committee on Trustee Selection. Report on (May 30, 1979) Folder 263
  - Trustee Orientation Conference (Jan. 1971-Jan. 1972) Folder 264
- WFDD-FM (January 30, 1978) Folder 265
- Williams, Craven E. Remarks (June 23, 1978) Folder 266
Subject Files
- Amendment to the Report of Commission on Church Growth (undated) Folder 267
- Assessing Sponsored Research Program (October 1977) Folder 268
- Baptist Education Study Task: Academic Freedom and Responsibility (with personal notes) (1966-1967) Folder 269
- Clippings (1962-1979) Folder 270
- Constitutional aspects of the North Carolina program to aid needy resident undergraduates attending independent colleges (1975) Folder 271
- Ervin, Sam, Jr., Federal Tax Aid to Parochial Schools is Both Unconstitutional and Unwise (March 29, 1961) Folder 272
- Federal Register. Department of Labor. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. Equal Employment Opportunity. Proposed Revisions and Redesignation of Regulations. Part 6 (September 17, 1976.) Folder 273
- Fisher, Benjamin Coleman - Statement to church related higher education meeting, Scottsdale, Arizona (December 1-2, 1976) Folder 274
- Foster, W. E., The question of federal aid (March 1, 1968) Folder 275
- Government programs available (undated) Folder 276
- Greenwalt, Kent, Constitutional limits on aid to sectarian universities (undated) Folder 277
- Guinn, G. Earl, Reply of the Association of Southern Baptist Colleges and Schools to the Proposal of the Committee of 15 (December 9, 1971) Folder 278
- Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963. Bulletin #31, Revision #1 (March 31, 1969.) Folder 279
- The Implications of Tilton, "Dimly Perceived" (undated) Folder 280
- Knight, John, College denominational relationship (April 19, 1968) Folder 281
- Moots, Philip K., Pressing legal issues confronting church related colleges (June 29, 1977) Folder 282
- National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) - Special Report 77-3 (February 2, 1977) Folder 283
- National Congress on Church Related Colleges and Universities (North Carolina CRCU)
  - Program (June 21-23, 1979) Box 3 Folder 284
  - Resource and Information Exchange. Index of materials (undated) Folder 285
  - Study Commission. Four Legal Issues (June 22, 1979) Folder 286
  - Study Commission. Six Financial Issues (June 22, 1979) Folder 287
- Nobles, Lewis - Tax Reform Legislation. The Association of Southern Baptist Colleges and Schools (April 9, 1973.) Folder 288
- Notes (undated) Folder 289
- Oaks, Dallin H., Private University Looks at Government. Address to the National Association of College and University Attorneys, Dallas, TX (June 18, 1976.) Folder 290
- Oliver, James -- Legal status of state aid to independent colleges and students attending them (undated) Folder 291
- On the use of public funds by North Carolina Baptists (undated) Folder 292
- Peterson, Walfred H. - Review of three studies of parochial education (undated) Folder 293
- Public tax funds and private institutions of higher education (November, 1967) Folder 294
- Sherman, Cecil E. - Mission strategy, Baptist colleges and Federal Aid (February 20, 1968) Folder 295
- Starnes, Nane - Federal Aid for higher education (undated) Folder 296
- Statement by the Board of Trustees of Americans United Respecting Acceptance by Denominational Colleges of Federal Grants Under the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963. Folder 297
- Summary of Federal and State Laws Affecting Private Colleges (undated) Folder 298
- Summary of Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963 Folder 299
- Wamble, Hugh - Understanding the First Amendment with Special Focus on Programs Involving Public Funds (July 5, 1977.) Folder 300
- Wenger, Arthur - The case for a statewide financial aid program for North Carolina students attending public and private colleges and universities in the state (undated) Folder 301
- Woods, James E., Jr.
- In opposition to proposed amendments to 26 CFR, Part 1 as published at 41 Federal Regulation 6063 (June 7, 1976.) Folder 302
- Tax aid and church colleges Folder 303
Oversize
- Transparencies (overhead) Box 3 Folder 304
Photographs
- Lewis, John M. Box 3 Folder 305

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