Samuel Tilden Habel, Jr. Papers
Samuel T. Habel, Jr. was born on October 20, 1908, in Natural Bridge, Virginia. He was educated at the University of Richmond, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and the University of Edinburgh. He served as a Baptist pastor in Ohio, Virginia, Georgia, and North Carolina, and at several colleges as a professor of sociology, and also authored three books. These papers consist of biographical information, correspondence, course materials, newspaper clippings, scrapbook pages, and writings including speeches, sermons, and poems.
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Samuel Tilden Habel, Jr. Papers
- Creator
- Habel, Samuel Tilden, 1908-1992
- Date
- circa 1926-1986 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 6.5 Linear Feet / 5 record cartons
- ID
- MS516
Biographical and Historical Note
Samuel T. Habel, Jr. was born on October 20, 1908, in Natural Bridge, Virginia. He was educated at the University of Richmond (1927), the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (1930), and the University of Edinburgh (1945). He served as a Baptist pastor in Ohio, Virginia, Georgia, and North Carolina and also as a professor of sociology at a number of institutions, including long stints at Georgia State University (1958-1964) and Marshall University (1964-1974). He was an author of three books as well as many other, smaller publications.
Habel was married to Iris Boddie and to Joyce Ann Long, and father to seven children. He died on October 21, 1992.
Collection Overview
This collection document Habel's professional work, including materials related to his book writing and ministerial speeches, as well as some of his personal life, including biographies and Rotary Club items. Materials include church bulletins, correspondence, course and lecture materials as a student and a teacher, news clippings, pamphlets, scrapbooks, speeches and sermons, subject files, and writings.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is divided into 9 series: 1. Academic Materials, 2. Church and Semon Audio Recordings, 3. Church Publications and Related Materials, 4. Correspondence, 5. Personal Materials, 6. Scrapbooks and News Clippings, 7. Sermons and Eulogies, 8. Speeches, and 9. Writings and Related Materials. Correspondence is arranged in chronological order, but the remaining 8 series are arranged in alphabetical order.
Controlled Access Headings
Personal Names
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Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Processed by: John Woodard; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex
- Revision Description
- Revised by Olivia Field and Stephanie Bennett, Stephanie Bennett, 2017 November, 2020 August
- Access Restrictions
- This collection is open for use.
- 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
- Samuel Tilden Habel, Jr., Papers (MS516), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.