An Inventory of Collection BridArch 302.01: Collection on Methodist-related educational institutions in The Archives at Bridwell Library December 2015 rev.

Creator: Bridwell Library Title: Collection on Methodist-related educational institutions in Texas Inclusive dates: 1860-2013 Abstract: The Collection on Methodist-related educational institutions in Texas consists of catalogues, yearbooks, bulletins, and other print publications produced by high schools, colleges, and universities that were founded or run by predecessor denominations of the . Accession: BridArch 302.01 Extent: 20 boxes (10 linear feet) Language: Material is in English. Repository: Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Acquisition: Acquired, Ongoing Provenance: This collection was created from internal holdings. Arrangement: The collection comprises a total of nine series. The first eight series pertain to individual institutions. The final series is of materials that pertain to more than one institution. Fragile and oversize publications are stored flat in boxes 2137A and 2137B. Series 1: Kidd-Key College, 1913-1916 Series 2: Lon Morris College, 1909-2013 Series 3: Lydia Patterson Institute, 1949-2011 Series 4: McKenzie College, 1860 Series 5: Meridian College, 1919-1923 Series 6: North Texas Female College, 1901-1908 Series 7: Southern Methodist University, 1916-1917 Series 8: Wesley College, 1922-1930 Series 9: Westminster College, 1920-1939 Series 10: Multi-institutional materials, 1925

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Related materials: McKenzie College records, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University

Description of series: Series 1: Kidd-Key College, 1913-1916 Kidd-Key College, located in Sherman, Texas, was affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Box Contents / Dates 2137A Bulletin, 1913-1916

Series 2: Lon Morris College, 1909-2013 Lon Morris College was founded in 1873 in Kilgore, Texas, by Dr. Isaac Alexander. The school moved to Jacksonville, Texas, in 1894 and was re-named Lon Morris College in 1924. 2137C The Peach, 1913-1918 [1918 needed] 2137D 01-05 The Peach, 1919-1923 2037A The Peach, 1924 The Alexandra, 1925-1929 2037B The Alexandra, 1930-1934 [1933 needed] 2038A The Alexandra, 1935-1940 2038B The Alexandra, 1941-1945 2039A The Alexandra, 1946-1950 2039B The Alexandra, 1951-1956 [1956 needed] 2040A The Alexandra, 1957-1963 2040B The Alexandra, 1964-1970 [1965 needed] 2041A The Alexandra, 1971-1978 2041B The Alexandra, 1979-1984 2042A The Alexandra, 1985-1990 2042B The Alexandra, 1991-1996 2043A The Alexandra, 1997-2004 2043B The Alexandra, 2005-2011

2137D 06 Pictorial Bulletin, 1924 March 07 Bulletin, 1927 March 08 Closing documents, 2013

Series 3: Lydia Patterson Institute, 1949-2011 Lydia Patterson Institute, located in El Paso, Texas, was an educational mission of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. 2136 The Pattersonian, 1949, 1950, 2011

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Series 4: McKenzie College, 1860-1861 McKenzie College, located near Clarksville, Texas, was affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The College was organized January 7, 1854 by Rev. J. W. P. McKenzie as McKenzie Institute. The three publications in this series were donated to SMU around 1920 by Lulu McCoy of Silver City, New Mexico, daughter of McKenzie College teacher Mrs. S. J. McCoy. 2136 Annual Catalogue of the Students and Faculty, 1860-1861 2136 Constitution and By-Laws of the Dialectic Society, 1860 2136 Constitution and By-Laws of Excelsior Temple of Honor, 1860

Series 5: Meridian College, 1919-1923 Meridian College, located in Meridian, Texas, was affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. 2137B The Juniorette, 1919-1923

Series 6: North Texas Female College, 1901-1908 North Texas Female College, located in Sherman, Texas, was affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. 2136 Catalogue, 1901-1908

Series 7: Southern Methodist University, 1916-1939 Southern Methodist University, located in Dallas, Texas, was established by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South in 1911. Classes began in 1915. 2137A The Rotunda, 1916 2136 The Rotunda, 1917 2138 The Rotunda, 1936 2138 The Rotunda, 1938 2138 The Rotunda, 1939

Series 8: Wesley College, 1922-1930 Wesley College, located in Greenville, Texas, was affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. 2136 The Greyhound, 1922-1930

Series 9: Westminster College, 1920-1939 Located in Tehuacana, Texas, Westminster College was affiliated with the Methodist Protestant Church. 2136 Bulletin, 1920-1939

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Series 10: Multi-institutional materials, 1925 The final series contains an issue of the Christian Advocate (Methodist Episcopal Church, South) promoting Methodist educational institutions in the Southern . 2137A “Education in the South” special edition of the (Nashville) Christian Advocate, 1925 June 26

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