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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?> <ead xmlns:ns2="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"> <eadheader findaidstatus="Completed" repositoryencoding="iso15511" countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b"> <eadid url="http://hdl.handle.net/10339/39039"/> <filedesc> <titlestmt> <titleproper>Inventory of the Julius Carlyle Powell Papers <num>MS634</num> </titleproper> <author>Finding aid prepared by Paige Horton</author> </titlestmt> <publicationstmt> <publisher>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</publisher> <address> <addressline>PO Box 7777</addressline> <addressline>Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27109</addressline> <addressline>336 758-5755</addressline> </address> </publicationstmt> </filedesc> <profiledesc> <creation>This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit <date>2013-09-16T13:15-0400</date> </creation> </profiledesc> </eadheader> <archdesc level="fonds"> <did> <unittitle>Julius Carlyle Powell Papers</unittitle> <unitid>MS634</unitid> <repository> <corpname>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</corpname> </repository> <langmaterial> <language langcode="eng"/> </langmaterial> <physdesc> <extent>6.0 linear feet</extent> <extent>2 Banker's Boxes, 1 oversized box.</extent> </physdesc> <unitdate>1890-1982</unitdate> <abstract id="ref71" label="Abstract">Manuscripts and personal documents of the missonary and Wake Forest alumni Julius Carlyle (J.C.) Powell. This collection includes personal correspondence dating from 1944-1977 reflecting on his missionary work in Africa, business correspondence from 1940-1984, exercise and prayer books, sermons, newspaper articles, memo books, photographs and financial information. This collection also includes oversized items such as posters and several hand-made farwell addresses to Reverend and Mrs. Powell.</abstract> </did> <accessrestrict id="ref72"> <head>Conditions Governing Access Note</head> <p>Collection is open for research.</p> </accessrestrict> <prefercite id="ref74"> <head>Preferred Citation Note</head> <p>Julius Carlyle Powell Papers, MS 634, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.</p> </prefercite> <acqinfo id="ref73"> <head>Immediate Source of Acquisition Note</head> <p>Collection donated by Miss Mary Hester Powell, the daughter of J.C. Powell and Rosa H. Powell, in 1999-2000.</p> </acqinfo> <processinfo id="ref75"> <head>Processing Information Note</head> <p>Processed by Paige Horton.</p> </processinfo> <bioghist id="ref77"> <head>Biographical Note</head> <p>Julius Carlyle (J.C.) Powell (1890-1974) of Warsaw, NC was an alumni of Wake Forest College and a Baptist missionary to Africa. Before going overseas, Powell preached at Fremon and Snow Hill. In 1919 he married Rosa Hocutt of Ashton. In 1920 Reverend and Mrs. Powell set sail for Nigeria, Africa where they would continue their missionary work for the next 37 years. While in Nigeria (Shaki and Oyo), Powell served as a missionary adviser for the mission churches and was given the nickname "Master Builder" for building more churches than any other missionary who served in that field. Because of their outstanding work the Powells' were invited to visit Nigeria as guests of the country's Western Region during independence celebrations in 1960. J.C. Powell died in 1974 and Rosa Powell died in 1982.</p> </bioghist> <scopecontent id="ref79"> <head>Scope and Contents Note</head> <p>The Julius Carlyle Powell collection (1890-1982) is comprised of personal documents, which include his marriage license to Rosa Hocutt in 1919, a funeral tape, his diploma, various writings, exercise and prayer books, and personal travel documents. Personal correspondence is also included in the collection: letters written to the Powells' while in Africa from approximately 1944-1955, letters sent from the Powells', while in Africa, to the US from about 1955-1977, and letters to his wife and daughter (Mary Hester) from 1966-1974. Other personal momentos include photographs, school materials, ledgers (1953), and sermons. A series of drafts of the manuscripts "The Combination Will" and "Tippy Tarlton" are included. There are also other miscellaneous writings from J.C. Powell throughout the collection. The collection also has a series of oversized items. These oversized items include Nigerian posters, school materials (oversized booklets), and several versions of a farewell address to both Reverend and Mrs. Powell upon retiring from their work in Nigeria in 1952.</p> </scopecontent> <dsc> <c id="ref1" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Personal Documents</unittitle> <container id="cid912001" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container> <container parent="cid912001" type="Folder">1</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref2" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Mrs. Powell's Recipes</unittitle> <container id="cid912002" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container> <container parent="cid912002" type="Folder">2</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref3" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Personal Correspondence</unittitle> <container id="cid912003" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container> <container parent="cid912003" type="Folder">4</container> <unitdate>1944-1977</unitdate> </did> </c> <c id="ref4" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Personal Correspondence II</unittitle> <container id="cid912004" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container> <container parent="cid912004" type="Folder">5</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref5" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Personal Correspondence III</unittitle> <container id="cid912005" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container> <container parent="cid912005" type="Folder">6</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref6" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Personal Correspondence IV</unittitle> <container id="cid912006" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container> <container parent="cid912006" type="Folder">7</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref7" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Baptist Association of Missionaries</unittitle> <container id="cid912007" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container> <container parent="cid912007" type="Folder">8</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref8" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Travel - Personal Documents</unittitle> <container id="cid912008" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container> <container parent="cid912008" type="Folder">9</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref9" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Travel Information</unittitle> <container id="cid912009" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container> <container parent="cid912009" type="Folder">10</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref10" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Business and Mission Related Correspondence</unittitle> <container id="cid912010" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container> <container parent="cid912010" type="Folder">11</container> <unitdate>1940-1984</unitdate> </did> </c> <c id="ref11" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Financial Information</unittitle> <container id="cid912011" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container> <container parent="cid912011" type="Folder">12</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref12" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Sermons I</unittitle> <container id="cid912012" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container> <container parent="cid912012" type="Folder">13</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref13" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Sermons II</unittitle> <container id="cid912013" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container> <container parent="cid912013" type="Folder">14</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref14" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Life in Africa</unittitle> <container id="cid912014" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container> <container parent="cid912014" type="Folder">15</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref15" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Memo Books</unittitle> <container id="cid912015" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container> <container parent="cid912015" type="Folder">16</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref16" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Service Programs</unittitle> <container id="cid912016" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container> <container parent="cid912016" type="Folder">17</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref17" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Newspaper Articles</unittitle> <container id="cid912017" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container> <container parent="cid912017" type="Folder">18</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref18" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Photographs I</unittitle> <container id="cid912018" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container> <container parent="cid912018" type="Folder">19</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref19" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Photographs II</unittitle> <container id="cid912019" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container> <container parent="cid912019" type="Folder">20</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref20" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Photographs III</unittitle> <container id="cid912020" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container> <container parent="cid912020" type="Folder">21</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref21" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Writings</unittitle> <container id="cid912021" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container> <container parent="cid912021" type="Folder">1</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref22" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>"The Combination Will" Manuscript I</unittitle> <container id="cid912022" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container> <container parent="cid912022" type="Folder">2</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref23" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>"The Combination Will" Manuscript II</unittitle> <container id="cid912023" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container> <container parent="cid912023" type="Folder">3</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref24" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>"The Combination Will" Manuscript III, part 1</unittitle> <container id="cid912024" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container> <container parent="cid912024" type="Folder">4</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref25" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>"The Combination Will" Manuscript III, part 2</unittitle> <container id="cid912025" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container> <container parent="cid912025" type="Folder">5</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref26" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>"The Combination Will" Manuscript IV</unittitle> <container id="cid912026" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container> <container parent="cid912026" type="Folder">6</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref27" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>"Oyo Mission Station" by Cecil Roberson</unittitle> <container id="cid912027" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container> <container parent="cid912027" type="Folder">7</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref28" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>"Tippy Tarlton" Manuscript, Chapters 1-7</unittitle> <container id="cid912028" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container> <container parent="cid912028" type="Folder">8</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref29" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>"Tippy Tarlton" Manuscript, Chapters 13-17</unittitle> <container id="cid912029" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container> <container parent="cid912029" type="Folder">10</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref30" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>"Tippy Tarlton" Manuscript, Chapters 18-21</unittitle> <container id="cid912030" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container> <container parent="cid912030" type="Folder">11</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref31" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>"The Book of Ephesians" by J.C. Powell</unittitle> <container id="cid912031" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container> <container parent="cid912031" type="Folder">12</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref32" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>"The Book of Galatians" by J.C. Powell</unittitle> <container id="cid912032" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container> <container parent="cid912032" type="Folder">13</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref33" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Various Writings I</unittitle> <container id="cid912033" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container> <container parent="cid912033" type="Folder">14</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref34" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Various Writings II</unittitle> <container id="cid912034" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container> <container parent="cid912034" type="Folder">15</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref35" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>"Devotionals for A Year"</unittitle> <container id="cid912035" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container> <container parent="cid912035" type="Folder">16</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref36" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>"A Year of Devotionals", Part 1</unittitle> <container id="cid912036" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container> <container parent="cid912036" type="Folder">17</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref37" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>"A Year of Devotionals", Part 2</unittitle> <container id="cid912037" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container> <container parent="cid912037" type="Folder">18</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref38" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Devotionals Part I</unittitle> <container id="cid912038" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container> <container parent="cid912038" type="Folder">19</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref39" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Devotionals Part II</unittitle> <container id="cid912039" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container> <container parent="cid912039" type="Folder">20</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref40" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Devotionals Part III</unittitle> <container id="cid912040" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container> <container parent="cid912040" type="Folder">21</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref41" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Devotionals Part IV</unittitle> <container id="cid912041" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container> <container parent="cid912041" type="Folder">22</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref42" level="series"> <did> <unittitle>Published Materials</unittitle> </did> <c id="ref43" level="subseries"> <did> <unittitle>Nigeria: A Quarterly Magazine</unittitle> <container id="cid912042" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">3</container> <physdesc> <extent>10 issues</extent> </physdesc> </did> <scopecontent id="ref44"> <head>Scope and Contents</head> <p>Number 46, 1955</p> </scopecontent> </c> <c id="ref45" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>The Holy Bible</unittitle> <container id="cid912043" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">3</container> </did> <scopecontent id="ref46"> <head>Scope and Contents</head> <p>Annotated by owner.</p> </scopecontent> </c> <c id="ref54" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>The New Indexed Bible</unittitle> <container id="cid912044" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">3</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref47" level="subseries"> <did> <unittitle>Southern Baptist Foreign Missionaries</unittitle> <physdesc> <extent>3 volumes</extent> </physdesc> </did> <scopecontent id="ref53"> <head>Scope and Contents</head> <p>Volumes from 1934, 1936, 1940.</p> </scopecontent> </c> <c id="ref55" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer</unittitle> <container id="cid912045" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">3</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref56" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Eastern Baptist Association, North Carolina</unittitle> <container id="cid912046" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">3</container> <container id="cid912055" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">3</container> <container parent="cid912055" type="Folder">1</container> <unitdate>1975</unitdate> </did> </c> <c id="ref57" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Historical Sketch of First Baptist Church of Sanford, NC</unittitle> <container id="cid912047" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">3</container> <container id="cid912056" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">3</container> <container parent="cid912056" type="Folder">2</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref59" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Baptist Training Union Programmes: Nigeria and Ghana</unittitle> <container id="cid912057" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">3</container> <container parent="cid912057" type="Folder">3</container> <container id="cid912050" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">3</container> <unitdate>July-December 1959</unitdate> </did> </c> <c id="ref60" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Awon Eko Ile-Eko Ojo Isimi Lilo Fun Awon Ijo Onitebomi</unittitle> <container id="cid912051" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">3</container> <container parent="cid912051" type="Folder">4</container> <unitdate>Jan-June 1956</unitdate> </did> </c> <c id="ref61" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Nigerian Baptist</unittitle> <container id="cid912052" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">3</container> <container parent="cid912052" type="Folder">5</container> <unitdate>July, 1959</unitdate> </did> </c> <c id="ref62" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Proceedings: Forty-Seventh Annual Session Nigerian Baptist Convention</unittitle> <container id="cid912053" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">3</container> <container parent="cid912053" type="Folder">6</container> <unitdate>April 30- May 6, 1960</unitdate> </did> </c> </c> <c id="ref48" level="series"> <did> <unittitle>Journals, Diaries, and Excercise Books</unittitle> </did> <c id="ref49" level="subseries"> <did> <unittitle>Excercise Books</unittitle> <container id="cid912048" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">3</container> <physdesc> <extent>7 booklets</extent> </physdesc> </did> </c> <c id="ref50" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>1948 One Year Diary</unittitle> </did> </c> <c id="ref51" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Notebook of sermon notes</unittitle> </did> </c> <c id="ref52" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Bible Notes 1912</unittitle> </did> </c> <c id="ref58" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>1953 Ledger</unittitle> <container id="cid912049" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">3</container> <container parent="cid912049" type="Folder">7</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref63" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>"The Combination Will": the carbon copy</unittitle> <container id="cid912054" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">3</container> <container parent="cid912054" type="Folder">8</container> </did> </c> </c> <c id="ref65" level="series"> <did> <unittitle>Oversize Materials</unittitle> <container id="cid916001" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">4</container> </did> <c id="ref66" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>The Sun: College Edition (Newspaper)</unittitle> <container id="cid916002" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">4</container> <unitdate>April 22, 1969</unitdate> </did> </c> <c id="ref67" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Poster: Nigeria, 100 Years of Advance, 1850-1950</unittitle> <container id="cid916003" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">4</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref68" level="subseries"> <did> <unittitle>Farwell Address to Reverend and Mrs. J.C. Powell</unittitle> <container id="cid916004" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">4</container> <physdesc> <extent>5 unique versions</extent> </physdesc> </did> </c> <c id="ref69" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Laypersons Poster</unittitle> <container id="cid916005" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">4</container> </did> </c> <c id="ref70" level="subseries"> <did> <unittitle>Oversized Booklets</unittitle> <container id="cid916006" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">4</container> <physdesc> <extent>2 sets, different subject matter</extent> </physdesc> </did> </c> </c> </dsc> </archdesc> </ead>
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