Garland Hendricks Papers

MS482

Garland A. Hendricks (1913-2003) was a North Carolinian Baptist pastor and alumnus of Wake Forest College and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He wrote and spoke on the topic of rural churches and wrote several church histories. This collection contains biographical information, correspondence, and writings, including sermons, articles, and pamphlets.

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Summary Information

Repository: Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
Title: Garland Hendricks Papers
Date: circa 1930-1982 (inclusive)
Extent: 14.3 linear feet / 11 record cartons
ID: MS482

Biographical and Historical Note

Garland A. Hendricks (1913-2003) is an alumnus of Wake Forest College (1933), and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky. He served many rural churches in North Carolina, writing and speaking on the topic of rural churches, as well as writing several church histories. He married Leona Estelle Dabbs in 1937 and together they had three children: Mary Ada, Garland Cullom, and Frances Estelle.

Collection Arrangement

This collection is organized into eight series: 1. Clippings; 2. Correspondence; 3. Personal; 4. Pictorial files; 5. Pocket calendars and notebooks; 6. Speeches; 7. Subject files; and 8. Writings.

Administrative Information

Publication Information: Finding aid prepared by Processed by Finley Trent, January 16, 2018

Collection Inventory

Clippings
- Biblical Recorder Box 2
- By Hendricks Box 2
- Church History Being Published Box 2
- Cross Country (1955) Box 2
- Cross Country (1956-1957) Box 2
- Hendricks Box 2
- Forrest C. Feezor Box 2
- Garland Box 2
- India - Clippings (3 folders) Box 2
- Olive Chapel Box 3
- Personal Publicity Box 3
- Scrapbook on India Box 3
Correspondence
- 1930-1934 (1930-1934) Box 3
- 1932-1936 (1932-1936) Box 3
- 1935 (1935) Box 3
- 1936 (1936) Box 3
- 1937-1938 (1937-1938) Box 3
- 1938 (1938) Box 3
- 1939 (1939) Box 3
- 1940 (1940) Box 3
- 1941 (1941) Box 3
- 1942 (1942) Box 3
- 1942 continued (1942) Box 3
- 1943 (1943) Box 3
- 1943 continued (1943) Box 3
- 1944 (1944) Box 3
- 1944 continued (1944) Box 3
- 1945 (1945) Box 3
- 1945 continued (1945) Box 3
- 1946 (1946) Box 4
- 1946 continued (1946) Box 4
- 1947 (1947) Box 4
- 1948 (1948) Box 4
- 1949 (1949) Box 4
- 1950 (1950) Box 4
- 1950 continued (1950) Box 4
- 1951 (1951) Box 4
- 1951 continued (1951) Box 4
- 1952 (1952) Box 4
- 1952 continued (1952) Box 4
- 1953 (1953) Box 4
- 1953 continued (1953) Box 4
- 1954 (1954) Box 4
- 1955 (1955) Box 4
- 1955 continued (1955) Box 4
- 1956 (1956) Box 4
- 1957 (1957) Box 4
- 1958 (1958) Box 4
- 1959 (1959) Box 4
- 1960 (1960) Box 5
- 1961 (1961) Box 5
- 1961 continued (1961) Box 5
- 1962 (1962) Box 5
- 1963 (1963) Box 5
- 1964 (1964) Box 5
- 1965 (1965) Box 5
- 1966 (1966) Box 5
- 1967 (1967) Box 5
- 1968 (1968) Box 5
- 1969 (1969) Box 5
- 1970 (1970) Box 5
- 1971 (1971) Box 5
- 1972 (1972) Box 5
- 1973 (1973) Box 5
- 1974 (1974) Box 5
- 1975 (1975) Box 5
- 1978-1981 (1978-1981) Box 5
- Binkley and Brown Box 5
- Feezor, Forrest Box 5
- Puckett, Gene Box 5
- Farmers and World Affairs Box 5
- Field Education - Support Dickson Foundation Box 5
- Home Mission Board Box 5
- Jersey Baptist Church Box 5
- Lolley - President Box 5
- White, M. Christopher Box 5
- Miscellaneous Box 5
- Personal and Miscellaneous Box 5
- Project - Writing Book Southern Appalachian Region Box 6
- Scott, Robert - Governor Box 6
- Southern Appalachian Studies Box 6
- Trustees Box 6
Personal
- Church-Community Development Box 6
- Hendricks - Papers Box 6
Pictorial files Box 6
- Slides Box 6
- Pictures Box 6
- Drawings, Pictures, and Letters (2 folders) Box 6
- Pictures of India Box 6
Pocket calendars and notebooks
- Pocket calendars and small notebooks Box 6
Speeches
- An Easter Sermon for Rural People Box 7
- Change Box 7
- Marriage Ceremonies Box 7
- Sermons - "Holding Forth the World of Life in the Rural Areas" Box 7
- Sermons - General Box 7
- Sermons Used at Castalia Baptist Church Box 7
Subject files
- 1950-1959: Broad and Deep Interest Programs (2) Box 7
- Agricultural Education Box 7
- Association Box 7
- Associational Missions and Missionaries Box 7
- Baptist State Convention Box 7
- Baptists Box 7
- Bible - Development Box 7
- Certainty - Cults Box 7
- Change Box 7
- Christianity Christianity - Meaning Church Box 7
- Church Administration Box 7
- Church Attendance Box 7
- Church - Conditions Box 7
- Church - Discipline Box 7
- Church Evaluation Sheet Box 7
- Church Finances Box 7
- Church - General Box 7
- Church Membership Box 7
- Church - Place Box 7
- Church - State Box 7
- City Box 7
- Civilization Box 7
- Community Box 7
- Conscience Box 7
- Conversion Box 7
- Creation Box 7
- Creative/Creator Box 7
- Crisis Box 7
- Cross Box 7
- Deacon Box 7
- Death - Devil Box 7
- Democracy Box 7
- Denomination Box 7
- Difference - Divorce Box 7
- Doctrine - Duty Box 7
- Dr. Forrest Feezor Box 7
- Evangelism Box 7
- Evil Box 7
- Faculty Box 7
- Faith - Farmer Box 8
- Farming Box 8
- Feezor Book Box 8
- Feezor Family Box 8
- Fellowship Box 8
- Field Education Box 8
- Field Education: Reports and Records Box 8
- Forgiveness Box 8
- Future Box 8
- G - General Box 8
- Grande Box 8
- Group Box 8
- Guidance Box 8
- H - General Box 8
- Happiness Box 8
- Hate Box 8
- History Box 8
- Home Box 8
- I - General Box 8
- Immortality Box 8
- Individual Box 8
- Influence Box 8
- Information on Miscellaneous Baptist Churches Box 8
- J - General Box 8
- Justice Box 8
- K - General Box 8
- Kingdom Box 8
- L - General Box 8
- Land Box 8
- Layman Box 8
- Leadership Box 8
- Man Box 8
- Maps of India Box 8
- Marriage Box 8
- Mechanization Box 8
- Ministers Box 8
- Ministry Box 8
- Miscellaneous Box 8
- Missions Box 8
- Money Box 8
- Moral Box 8
- Morality Box 8
- Olive Chapel Box 8
- Olive Chapel Church Box 8
- P - General Box 8
- People Box 8
- Personal Mention Box 8
- Personality Box 8
- Population Box 8
- Power Box 8
- Preacher Box 8
- Preaching Box 8
- Present Box 8
- Programs Participated In - Hendricks Box 8
- Programs Participated In - Hendricks Box 8
- Progress Box 8
- Property Box 8
- Prophet Box 8
- Protestant Box 8
- Publicity Box 8
- Pulpit Committee Work Box 8
- Race Box 8
- Recreation Box 8
- Religion Box 8
- Revelation Box 8
- Reverence Box 8
- Revival Box 8
- Revolution Box 8
- Rural Church Box 8
- Rural Church Conference Brochure Box 8
- Rural Living Box 8
- Science Box 9
- Seminaries Box 9
- Seminary Box 9
- Soil Box 9
- South Box 9
- Southeastern Seminarv Box 9
- Stewardship Box 9
- Student Ministers Box 9
- Study of the Effectiveness of the Student Minister as Pastor in the Flat River Baptist Association, North Carolina Box 9
- Surrender Box 9
- T - General Box 9
- Theological Education Box 9
- Theology Box 9
- Thought Box 9
- Tithe Box 9
- Travel Box 9
- Ushers Box 9
- V - General Box 9
- Value Box 9
- W - General Box 9
- War Box 9
- Wealth Box 9
- Work Box 9
- World Box 9
- World Alliance Box 9
- Y - General Box 9
Writings
- 1900-1950 (1900-1950) Box 9
- "Great Churches of America" (1950) Box 9
- 1960-1970 (1960-1970) Box 9 Folder 1
- The Annuity Board of the Southern Baptist Convention Box 9 Folder 2
- Ashram Box 9 Folder 3
- Baptism Box 9 Folder 4
- The Baptist Program Box 9 Folder 5
- Baptists Box 9 Folder 6
- Baptists - Independent Groups, etc. Box 9 Folder 7
- Bible Box 9 Folder 8
- Book Reviews Box 9 Folder 9
- Books Box 9 Folder 10
- The Cause of Church Conflict Box 9 Folder 11
- Central Baptist Seminary Box 9 Folder 12
- Change - Church, Community, North Carolina, The South, etc. Box 9 Folder 13
- Character Box 9 Folder 14
- Christian Education Box 9 Folder 15
- Christian Ministry Today Box 9 Folder 16
- The Christian Rural Fellowship Bulletin Box 9 Folder 17
- The Christian Rural Fellowship Bulletin (1935-1950) Box 9 Folder 18
- Christian Sociology materials (1934-1935) Box 9 Folder 19
- Christianity - Hendricks Box 9 Folder 20-21
- Christianity and Current Thought: Book Review Outlines and Recreations by Members of the Class (1935-36) Box 9 Folder 22
- Christianity and Current Thought: Third and Fourth Quarters (1935-36) Box 9 Folder 23
- Christianity - Threat to Ill Feeling Box 9 Folder 24
- Church Box 9 Folder 25
- Church Achievement Program Box 9 Folder 26
- Church - Community Box 9 Folder 27
- Church - Community Development Box 9 Folder 28
- Church - Constitution Box 10 Folder 29
- Church - Deacon Box 10 Folder 30
- Church - Dedications Box 10 Folder 31
- Church Development Box 10 Folder 32
- Church Development Guide Box 10 Folder 33
- Church Efficiency (Second and Fourth Quarters) Box 10 Folder 34
- Church Future Box 10 Folder 35
- Church - Legal Matters Box 10 Folder 36
- Church - Part Time Box 10 Folder 37
- Church - Past and Present Box 10 Folder 38
- Church Program - "A Program of Religious Education for the Rural Church" Box 10 Folder 39
- Church Programs Box 10 Folder 40
- Church - Staff Box 10 Folder 41
- Colleges - Hendricks Box 10 Folder 42
- Committee to Study Theological, Religious, and Missionary Education: Minutes Box 10 Folder 43
- Community - Hendricks Box 10 Folder 44
- Community - Miscellaneous Box 10 Folder 45
- Community Change - Church in the South Box 10 Folder 46
- Community Development Box 10 Folder 47
- Conflict Box 10 Folder 48
- Conflict Box 10 Folder 49
- Cross Country (1954) Box 10 Folder 50
- Cross Country (1955) Box 10 Folder 51
- Cross Country (1956-1957) Box 10 Folder 52
- A Deacon's Code of Ethics - Hendricks Box 10 Folder 53
- The Death of a Career by Robert Ellis Box 10 Folder 1
- Dedications Box 10 Folder 2
- The Delhi Training and Orientation Centre for Foreign Technicians in India Box 10 Folder 3
- Denomination Box 10 Folder 4
- Denominational Apologetics: A Series of Lectures by Dr. W.O. Carver Box 10 Folder 5
- Development of the English Bible: Term Paper, Biblical Introduction (1934-35) Box 10 Folder 6
- Evaluation of 1957 NC Baptist Convention (1957) Box 10 Folder 7
- Field Education Box 10 Folder 8
- Field Education for Beginning Ministers Box 10 Folder 9
- Formation in Ministry - Student/Field Ministries Box 10 Folder 10
- Fruitland Committee Box 10 Folder 11
- The Gay Lectures Box 10 Folder 12
- Guide for Self-Study for Churches in Rural-Urban Areas Box 10 Folder 13
- Guide for Writing a History of a Church Box 10 Folder 14
- Hendricks Personal Box 10 Folder 15
- Home Mission Board Box 10 Folder 16
- Home Missions Box 10 Folder 17
- Homiletics First Quarter, Class Notes (1936-1937) Box 10 Folder 18
- In Small Places: Agriculture and Industry Box 11 Folder 19
- In Small Places: Church Box 11 Folder 20
- In Small Places: Community Box 11 Folder 21
- In Small Places: Education Box 11 Folder 22
- In Small Places: Home Box 11 Folder 23
- In Small Places: Principles Box 11 Folder 24
- In Small Places: Resources Box 11 Folder 25
- Index to Saints and Sinners Box 11 Folder 26
- Interim - Kind Box 11 Folder 27
- The Interim Pastor Box 11 Folder 28
- Leadership Box 11 Folder 29
- Lord's Acre Box 11 Folder 30
- Manual of Instructions for Field Studies in Religion Box 11 Folder 31
- McClellan - Rural Pastor Box 2
- Minister - Student Box 11 Folder 32
- Ministers Box 11 Folder 33
- Ministers - Relation to Churches Box 11 Folder 34
- Ministry Box 11 Folder 35
- Minutes - Committee to Study Theological, Religious, and Missionary Education Box 11 Folder 36
- Miscellaneous Box 11
- Miscellaneous Authors Box 11
- Miscellaneous by Hendricks Box 11
- The Mission and Message of Baptists: The Gay Lectures (1937) by Dr. George W. Truett Box 11
- Missions (Hendricks) Box 11
- Nationwide Rural Church Conference - Gulfshore Baptist Assembly: Pass Christian, Mississippi (March 22-24, 1966) Box 11
- Notes from Conventions: Attended During School Year (1935-36) Box 11
- Notes on the Rural Church Box 11
- The Objective of Southern Baptists in Providing Theological, Missionary, and Religious Education Box 11
- Olive Chapel Baptist Church Box 11
- On the Mark! Get Set Go! Article Box 11
- The Outlook - April 1960 Box 11
- Pamphlets by Hendricks Box 11
- Parliamentary Procedure Box 11
- Pastor Box 11
- Pastor and People Box 11
- Pastor - Call Box 11
- Pastor - Changes and Resignations Box 11
- Pastor - Changing Churches Box 11
- Pastor - Leaves a Church Box 11
- Pastor - Staff Box 11
- Pastor - Church Box 11
- Pastor - Church Relations Box 11
- Pastor - Deacon Relations Box 11
- Pastors Box 11
- Personal - Church Box 11
- Personal - Church Programs Box 11
- Personal - Education Box 11
- Personal - Funeral Box 11
- Personal - Future Box 11
- Personal - Me Box 11
- Personal - Minister Box 11
- Personal - Ministry Box 11
- Personal - Rural Church Box 11
- Personal - Soil Conservation Box 1
- Personal - South Box 1
- Personal Life Box 1
- Personal Writings Box 1
- Planning Box 1
- Pleasant Grove Church Historv Box 1
- Program Box 1
- A Progress Report - The Department of Church-Community Development Box 1
- A Proposal to the Dickson Foundation Box 1
- Psychology of Religion: Religion 11, W.R. Cullom - Volume I and II Box 1
- Pulpit Committee Box 1
- Recreation Box 1
- Religion I-II, W.R. Cullom (Wake Forest College)- Volume I and II Box 1
- Religion 7, J. W. Lynch (Wake Forest College) - Volume I, III, and IV (1931-1932) Box 1
- Religion in America Box 1
- Religious Education: First and Second Quarters (1935-1936) Box 1
- Retirement Box 1
- Revival Box 1
- Rural Church (3 folders) Box 1
- Rural Church Lectures (1950) Box 1
- Rural Church - Teachers, Programs, Courses Box 1
- Rural Life Box 1
- The Rural Pastor: His Home and Office by C.R. McBride Box 1
- Seminary - Evaluation Box 1
- Seminary - Church Relations Box 1
- Sermons Box 1
- The Small Church Box 1
- Soil Conservation - "The Country Church and the Good Earth" Box 1
- Soil Stewardship Week Box 1
- The South Box 1
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Box 1
- Southeastern Seminary Field Work Program Box 1
- Southern Baptist Convention - Executive Committee (1958) Box 1
- The Southern Interseminary Conference Box 1
- Spirit-Led Man of Good - Feezor Box 1
- Stewardship Box 1
- Student Evaluation Box 1
- Student Minister Box 1
- Studies on the Church in the Rural-Urban Fringe Box 1
- A Study of Rural Baptist Churches in NC prepared by the Committee for Study of the Rural Churches Box 1
- A Study of the Educational Attainment of Southern Baptist Pastors Box 1
- A Study of the Effectiveness of the Student Minister as Pastor in the Flat River Baptist Association, North Carolina by John Calvin Durrence (Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, May 1968): (1), (2), and (3) Box 1
- Sunday School Board Box 2
- Survey Box 2
- Tour Box 2
- Town and Country Church Development Program Box 2
- Training Union - Hendricks Box 2
- Twelve American Farmers Discuss India with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Box 2
- Urbanization Box 2
- The USA South: Its Changing Population Characteristics - A Graphic and Statistical Summary Box 2
- The Virginia Rural Church and Related Influences, 1900-1950, by W.E. Garnett Box 2
- Wedding Ceremonies Box 2
- What Is Happening in the South Box 2
- What Makes a Church Box 2
- When a Pastor Is Seeking a Church Box 2
- World - Hendricks Box 2
- Worship Box 2
- Writing Assignment: Executive Committee SBC, Albert Box 2
- Youth Box 2

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Summary Information

Biographical and Historical Note

Collection Arrangement

Related Materials

Administrative Information

Collection Inventory