Finding Aid to the William C. Martin papers

The Archives at Bridwell Library Perkins School of Theology Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas

William C. Martin papers Page 2

Overview Creator: Martin, William C. (William Clyde), b. 1893.

Title: William C. Martin papers

Inclusive Dates: circa 1810-1985

Bulk Dates: 1918-1980

Abstract: The William C. Martin papers document the life and career of a twentieth- century Methodist minister who was elected to the office of bishop in 1938 and served as President of the National Council of Churches of Christ from 1952 to 1954. The collection includes office files, correspondence, sermons and other public addresses, diaries, photographs, artifacts, and research materials on the lives of Methodist bishops.

Accession No. BridArch 301.12

Extent: 95 boxes (50 linear feet)

Language: Material is in English

Repository: Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University

Biographical Note William Clyde Martin (1893-1984) was born in Randolph, Tennessee on July 28, 1893. He attended the University of Arkansas, Hendrix College (A.B., 1918), the University of Aberdeen, and Southern Methodist University (B.D., 1921). He entered the ministry in 1914, served in the U.S. Army Hospital Corps 1917-1919, and was ordained in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South in 1921. During his pastoral ministry, Martin served Methodist churches in Houston, Texas 1921-1925, Port Arthur, Texas 1925-1928, Little Rock, Arkansas 1928-1931, and Dallas, Texas 1931-1938, the year when he was elected and consecrated bishop. Page 3 Bridwell Library

As bishop, Martin served the Pacific Coast area 1938-1939, the Kansas-Nebraska area 1939 -1948, and the Dallas-Fort Worth area 1948-1964. In 1948 Bishop Martin served as a delegate to the founding assembly of the World Council of Churches. From 1952 to 1954 Bishop Martin was President of the National Council of Churches USA. In 1964 Martin retired as Bishop of the Dallas-Fort Worth Area of the Methodist Church. From 1964 to 1968 he lectured on church administration at Southern Methodist University’s Perkins School of Theology.

Throughout his career, William C. Martin was a popular evangelist and public speaker. His published writings include When Temptation Comes (circa 1945), To Fulfill this Ministry (1949), Proclaiming the Good News (1954), Christ and Our Resources (circa 1956), the 1960 Methodist Church General Conference Episcopal Address, and numerous articles in Methodist and National Council of Churches periodicals.

On July 1, 1918, William C. Martin married Sally Katherine Beene of Blevins, Arkansas. Their children were Donald Hankey, Mary Katherine, and John Lee Martin. In 1971 William (“Brother Will”) and Sally Martin moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, where Bishop Martin died on August 30, 1984. Sally Martin died on September 30, 1992.

Sources:

Caldwell, Mary French. “Martin, William Clyde.” The Encyclopedia of World Methodism. Nashville: United Methodist Publishing House, 1974.

Kirby, James E. Brother Will: A Biography of William C. Martin. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2000.

Vernon, Walter N. The Methodist Excitement in Texas: A History. Dallas: Texas United Methodist Historical Society, 1984.

“Council of Churches’ Ex-Leader Martin Dies.” Dallas Morning News, September 1, 1984.

Scope and Contents of the Collection This extensive collection of personal and professional papers records details about the life experiences and ministry of Bishop William C. Martin (1893-1984). Materials of special interest include carefully-kept diaries dating from 1914 to 1980 and documents from Martin’s service in World War I, his pastoral ministry in Texas and Arkansas, his work as a Methodist bishop, his leadership of the National Council of Churches, and his strong defense of the Methodist Church against allegations of Communist infiltration in the early William C. Martin papers Page 4

1960s. Through correspondence, photographs, and office files, the collection documents Martin’s legacy as a respected orator, writer, and public figure.

Arrangement of the Collection The papers of Bishop William C. Martin are arranged in five series: Series 1: Subject Files, 1906-1984 Series 2: Correspondence, 1922-1984 Series 3: Writings, 1916-1980 Series 4: Data on Methodist Bishops, circa 1810-1985 Series 5: Personal Materials, 1866-1984

Restrictions Access to Collection: This collection is open for public use. Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.

Publication Rights: Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Director of Bridwell Library.

Copyright Statement: It is the responsibility of the user to obtain copyright authorization.

Access Terms This collection is indexed under the following terms in the Southern Methodist University Libraries' online catalog. Researchers desiring related materials may search the catalog using these terms: Martin, William C. (William Clyde), b. 1893. Methodist Episcopal Church, South -- Clergy. National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Methodist Church -- Bishops. Letters. Diaries. Sermons. Photographs. Page 5 Bridwell Library

Related Material James E. Kirby papers, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.

William Adams Brown Ecumenical Archives Group: National Council of Churches of Christ USA Records, The Burke Library Archives (Columbia University Libraries) at Union Theological Seminary, New York.

Administrative Information Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], William C. Martin papers, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University.

Acquisition Information: Acquired circa 1985.

Processing Information Processed by Timothy S. G. Binkley with assistance from Heather M. Oglevie, Rachel Tillay, Frances Allington, and Madeline Hoff, 2012.

Encoded by Ada Negraru, 2013.

Detailed Description of the Collection Series 1: Subject Files, 1906-1984 The first and largest series, Subject Files, comprises 607 folders of business records including reports, news clippings, small publications, and official correspondence with individuals and organizations. The folders are arranged alphabetically. Of special note, Bishop Martin’s papers documenting his work with the National Council of Churches are found within this series.

Box File Contents 163A 01 Abilene, Texas – St. Paul Methodist Church, 1959 02 A.C.T.I.O.N., 1954 03-06 Acceptances-Benevolence, 1956-1960 William C. Martin papers Page 6

07 Ada, Oklahoma, 1966 08 Adams: Jesse A. Adams Fund, 1963 09-18 Advance for Christ and His Church, 1948-1956 19 Aging, 1958-1970

163B 01 Aging, 1970-1974 02 Air Force Training Manual controversy, 1960 03 Alaska / Alaska Methodist University, 1951-1971 04 Aldersgate Year, 1962-1963 05 American Bar Association assembly, 1969 06 American Leprosy Missions, 1948-1956 07 Annual Conference devotions, 1943-1964 08 Arab-Israeli conflict, 1969-1970 09-13 Area Council, 1940-1947 14 Arizona Conference, 1938-1939 15 Arizona – Paradise Valley UMC, 1969-1970

164A 01 Arkansas, 1921-1944 02 Arkansas Council of Churches, 1975-1979 03 Arkansas Methodist history, 1972-1976 04 Arkansas Methodist Sunday School lessons, 1973-1974 05 Arkansas – Timber, 1964-1961 06 Armed Forces Chaplains Board, 1953 07 Ashville, North Carolina, 1954 08 Astronomy, 1938-1969 09 Automobile safety notes, 1965-1966 10 Baker, Clem, 1943-1952 11 Ballard family, 1934-1982 12 Baptist Foundation of Texas, 1939-1950 13 Bartlesville, Oklahoma – First United Methodist Church, 1968 14 Bedford, Texas – William C. Martin United Methodist Church, 1970-1978 15 Betts, Daniel Lander, circa 1960 16 Bible – Use and understanding, 1953-1955 17 Big Spring, Texas, 1969 18 Bintliff, David C., 1955-1972 19 Bishop, Charles M., 1925-1938 20 Bishops – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1938-1943 21 Bishops – Methodist Church, 1939-1967 Page 7 Bridwell Library

22 Bishops – United Methodist Church, 1968-1979 23 Bishops’ conference with returned veterans, 1946-1948 24 Bishops’ mission on the ministry, 1962-1963

164B 01 Blaylock, Louis, 1965-1966 02 Board of Education, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1919 03-05 Board of Missions, 1952-1963 06 Board of Publication, 1951-1956 07 Boaz, Carrie O. Browne, 1963 08 Bolivia, 1962 09 Bookhout, John and Ruth, 1969 10 Book orders and receipts, 1945-1963 11 Brawner, R. Bryan, 1971-1974 12 Broiles, Rowland, 1957-1962

165A 01 Brotherhood Week (NCCJ), 1957-1958 02 Brumbaugh, Thoburn T., 1951-1963 03 Bryan, Dawson C., 1938-1939 04 Butterworth, J. – Clubland, 1959-1962 05 Buttrick, George Arthur, 1946 06 Byrd, Joe, 1968-1972 07 Cairns, David S., 1919-1936 08-10 California, 1938-1950 11 California, La Mesa, 1966-1968 12 California, Los Angeles – Riots, 1965 13 California Oriental Mission, 1938-1939 14 Callahan, F. Howard, 1944 15 Caribbean Cruise, January1958 16 Cates, Paul and Alta, 1951 17 Catholic Church, 1945-1971 18 Catholic Rural Life Conference, 1949-1953 19 Cecil, Andrew R., 1960-1980 20 Central Jurisdiction of the Methodist Church, 1964 21 Chaplains – Methodist Commission on Chaplains, 1943-1945 22 Chaplains – Reports and letters, 1955-1957

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165B 01 Chaplains – Reports and letters, 1957-1960 02 Charismatic movement, 1976 03 Chattanooga, Tennessee – Centenary Methodist Church, 1966 04 Chavez, Dr., circa 1950 05 China, 1944 06 Christian Century - “How My Mind Has Changed” series, 1959-1960 07 Christian Century Foundation , 1958-1964 08 Christian Civic Foundation of Arkansas, 1974-1980 09 Christian stewardship, circa 1960 10 Christian vocations research – Marvin T. Judy, 1960 11 Christianity and War, 1926 12 Christmas, 1952-1959 13 Church colleges / Higher education, 1950 14 Church growth, 1937-1959 15-16 Church of the Air CBS radio program, 1952-1960

166A 01 Circuit Riders, Inc. (re: Methodist Federation for Social Action), 1952-1953 02 Civil Disobedience, 1968-1970 03 Clark, Bruce C., 1953 04 Clark, Elmer T., 1948-1967 05 Cole, Robert L., Sr.,1925-1948 06 College Hill Methodist Church, 1964-1968 07 Commission on Chaplains, 1953-1959 08 Commission on Ministerial Training, 1944-1948 09 Commission on Promotion and Cultivation, 1953-1960 10 Commission on World Peace, 1944-1952 11 Commission to Study the Ministry, 1949-1951 12 Committee for International Economic Growth, 1958 13 Committee of Twenty-Two, 1950 14 Communes, 1971 15 Communism and the Church, 1960-1962

166B 01 Conference addresses, 1950-1956 02 Conference on Human Relations – SMU, 1959 03 Consecration and commissioning services, 1940-1947 04 Consultation on Church Union (COCU), 1973-1978 05 Convocation of United Methodists for Evangelical Christianity, 1970 06 Cooke, Harold G., 1948-1958 Page 9 Bridwell Library

07-11 Council of Bishops, 1939-1976

167A 01-02 Council of Bishops, 1977-1979 03 Counseling research, 1947 04 Course of Study Schools, Perkins School of Theology, 1968 05 Crockett, Texas – First Methodist Church, 1967-1968 06 Crusade for Christ and His Church, 1947-1951 07 Cullum, Marcus Hiram, circa 1960 08-09 Cuninggim, Merrimon, 1951-1979 10-11 Dallas, Texas, 1948-1971 12-14 Dallas, Texas – First Methodist Church, 1926-1976 15 Dallas, Texas – Highland Park Methodist Church, 1964-1969 16 Dallas, Texas – Lovers Lane Methodist Church, 1964-1981 17 Dallas, Texas – Residence (4221 University Blvd.), 1958-1960

167B 01 Dallas, Texas – Southwood United Methodist Church, 1977 02 Dallas, Texas – University Park Methodist Church, 1956-1964 03 Dallas Citizens’ Interracial Association, 1952 04-06 Dallas-Fort Worth episcopal area, 1948-1963 07 Dallas Methodist Pastors’ Association, 1938 08 Darrow, Clarence, 1942 09 David, Irwin, 1959-1970 10 Denman, Harry, 1938-1972 11 Devore, Harry S., 1936-1947 12 Diboll, Texas, 1945-1971 13 Dickerson, J. D., circa 1950

168A 01 Dill, James H., circa 1980 02 District Superintendent conferences, 1942-1945 03 Doggitt, Edwin B., 1938-1939 04 Eastland, Texas – First United Methodist Church, 1969 05 Economic justice, 1934-1955 06 Ecumenical Institute, 1970 07 Ecumenics / Ecumenism, 1949-1972 08 Ecumenism – Texas Council of Churches, 1967-1969 09 Eisenhower, Dwight D., 1953-1961 10 Elliott, William M., 1958 William C. Martin papers Page 10

11 Ellis, James E., 1951-1962 12 Emotional stability / mental health, 1952-53 13 Engleman, Mike, 1966 14-15 Episcopacy, 1938-1980 16-23 Episcopal address 1960, 1955-1960

168B 01-13 Episcopal address 1960, 1955-1960

169A 01-14 Episcopal address 1960, 1955-1960

169B 01-02 Episcopal addresses: Published, 1939-1968 03 Episcopal message: Central Jurisdictional Conference, 1960 04 Epworth rectory restoration fund, 1957-1959 05-07 Evangelism, 1906-1977 08 Evangelical United Brethren Church, 1965-1968 09 Evangelistic services: Beatrice, Nebraska, 1962 10 Evangelistic services: Beaumont, Texas, 1962-1965 11 Evangelistic services: Center, Texas, 1961 12 Evangelistic services: Cisco, Texas, 1961-1963 13 Evangelistic services: Dalhart, Texas, 1958 14 Evangelistic services: El Paso, Texas, 1957-1959 15 Evangelistic services: Ft. Smith, Arkansas, 1949-1959 16 Evangelistic services: Graham, Texas, 1962 17 Evangelistic services: Mount Vernon, Texas, 1963 18 Evangelistic services: Muskogee, Oklahoma, 1962

170A 01 Evangelistic services: Sweetwater, Texas, 1965-1966 02 Evangelistic services: Temple, Texas, 1961 03 Evangelistic services: Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1965-1968 04 Evangelistic services: University Park, Texas, 1960 05 Evangelistic services: Waco, Texas, 1958-1969 06 Evangelistic services: Waxahachie, Texas, 1964 07 Evangelistic services: Wichita, Kansas, 1965-1966 08 Evangelistic services: Wichita Falls, Texas, 1963-1966 09 Fisher, Elliot L., 1960-1964 10 Fleming, Durwood, 1962-1964 11 Flinn, Glenn, 1937-1938 12 Folsom, Jack, circa 1980 Page 11 Bridwell Library

13 Foote, Gaston, circa 1960 14 Forman, James - Black manifesto, 1969 15 Fort Worth, Texas – Adult convocation, 1956 16 Fort Worth, Texas – Festival of Faith, 1963 17 Fort Worth, Texas – Mathews Memorial Methodist Church, 1968 18 Fort Worth, Texas – Meadowbrook Methodist Church, 1961 19 Fort Worth, Texas – Polytechnic Methodist Church, 1958 20 Fort Worth, Texas – Riverside Methodist Church, 1962-1965 21 Forward Movement – The Southwell Litany for the Personal Life, 1920s 22 Fosdick, Harry Emerson, 1921-1944 23 Frank, Graham, 1942 24 Frederick, Deleware – Barratt’s Chapel, 1945 25 Gallaway, Ira, 1959 26 Gee, James G., 1957-1959 27 General Board of Health and Welfare Ministries, UMC, 1970 28-32 General Conferences, 1937-1972 33 Gerrietts, Rosa, 1926-1979 34 Godbold, Albea, 1926-1931

170B 01-02 Godbold, Albea, 1932-1981 03 Goodloe, Robert W., Sr., 1966-1967 04 Gorham, Leta, 1959-1960 05 Grand Jury Association of Dallas County, 1954-1956 06 Grapevine, Texas, 1971 07 Greater Dallas Council of Churches, 1967-1971 08 Gross, John O., 1954-1963 09 Group of Ten, A, circa 1950 10 Hardin, Paul – SMU, 1974-1975 11 Harmon, Francis Stuart, 1970-1977 12 Hathcock family, 1942-1976

171A 01 Hayward, Douglas, 1968 02 Heiskell, J. N., 1972-1973 03 Hendricks, L. Frances, circa 1950 04 Hendrix College, 1968-1978 05 Hendrix College YMCA, 1915-1917 06 Here’s Life Little Rock, 1976 William C. Martin papers Page 12

07 Hill, Fred, 1937-1945 08 Hillbrand, Earl K., circa 1950 09 Hogg, W. Richey, 1965-1969 10 Holman, James C., 1959 11 Holmes, William A. – Northaven Methodist Church, 1963-1964 12 Holy Spirit, 1955-1965 13 Honolulu, Hawaii, 1956-1975 14 Hooten, Candrine R., 1954-1963 15 Houston, Texas – Grace Methodist Church, 1922-1980 16 Hot Springs, Arkansas, 1968-1969 17 Hovgard, C. L., 1946 18 Hungary, 1956-1958 19 Iceland, 1953 20 Illinois, 1970 21 Institute for American Democracy / Homefront, 1970-1971 22 Institute of Church Renewal, 1970-1971 23-24 Integration / Race relations, 1953-1960

171B 01-02 Integration / Race relations, 1957-1960 03 Interchurch World Movement of North America, 1920 04 International Christian Leadership, Inc., 1955 05 Japan, 1951-1957 06 Jefferson, Texas, 1969-1971 07 Johnson, Hubert, 1950-1964 08 Johnson, Joseph A., 1972 09 Johnston, C. Warren, 1954 10 Joiner, Ernest, 1955-1959 11 Jones, E. Stanley, 1953-1973 12 Jones, George H., 1948-1963 13 Jones, Mabel Lossing, 1978 14 Joy, James R., 1942-1945 15 Judicial Council, 1942-1947 16 Jurisdictional Conferences, 1943-1956

172A 01-03 Jurisdictional Conferences – South Central Jurisdiction, 1960-1980 04 Jurisdictional Conferences – Western Jurisdiction, 1971-1972 05 Kansas-Nebraska episcopal area, 1944-1952 06 Kansas, 1940-1959 Page 13 Bridwell Library

07 Kendrick, Ruby R., 1936 08-09 Kennedy, John F., 1959-1964 10 Kessler Plan Association, 1949-1952 11 Key ’73, 1972-1973 12 Kilgore, James, 1921-1951 13 Kirchentag, 1956 14 Knighton, Robert B., 1957 15-16 Korea, 1950-1976 17 Korea and Japan visit, 1953

172B 01-02 Korea and Japan visit, 1953-1954 03 Korea visit articles, 1953-1954 04 Korea – Benevolences, 1954 05 Korea – Chaplains, 1955-1959 06 Korean Bible commentary – Bishop Lew, 1959-1968 07 Lake Junaluska Assembly, 1943 08 Landrum, Lynn – Dallas Morning News, 1936-1961 09 Lee, Tongil (Tom), 1960-1964 10 Lee, Umphrey – SMU, 1938-1958 11 Leiffer, Murray H., 1957 12 Lenten booklet Christ and Our Resources, 1956-1958

173A 01 Letters of introduction, 1917 02 Letters on travel in Europe, 1955 03 Liberal Arts College Movement, 1931 04 Life service, stewardship, and missions, 1927-1937 05 Lincoln, Abraham, 1942, 1964 06 Little Rock, Arkansas – First United Methodist Church, 1943-1980 07 Little Rock, Arkansas – Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, 1983 08 Long, Kermit L., 1965 09 Los Angeles, California – United University Church, 1977 10 Love-Feast, 1972 11 Lutheran Church Productions – Martin Luther film, 1953 12 Magnuson, Ray F., 1977-1979 13 Mann, Mattie Williams, 1960-1971 14 Margaret Jonsson Charlton Methodist Hospital, 1975 15 Martin, A.W. – SMU, 1949-1957 William C. Martin papers Page 14

16 Mason, C. Avery, 1961-1963 17 Masonic orders, 1937-1977 18 Mayfield, Robert G., 1970-1972 19 McKee, James A., 1938-1944 20 Memphis Annual Conference, 1969 21 Memphis, Tennessee – Whitehaven Methodist Church, 1964 22 Methodism, 1949-1959 23 Methodism’s “Pink Fringe,” 1950 24 Methodist Conference on Human Relations, 1963 25-27 Methodist Federation for Social Action, 1948-1978 28 Methodist Foundation, 1937-1956

173B 01 Methodist Foundation, 1957-1960 02-03 Methodist Hospital – Lubbock, Texas, 1953-1978 04 Methodist Student Center – University of Texas, 1952 05-07 Methodist unification, 1937-1941 08 Midland, Texas – First Methodist Church, 1966 09 Midland, Texas – St. Paul Methodist Church, 1966-1967 10 Midway cemetery, 1970-1972 11 Military cemeteries, 1970-1973 12 Miller, Thomas Lee, 1971-1976 13 Mineral Wells, Texas – Adult convocation, circa 1960 14 Ministry and sacraments, 1949-1950

174A 01 Mission Orientation Center – Candidate’s Workbook, 1961-1962 02 Missionary Council address, circa 1940 03 Missionary enlistment – Texas annual conferences, 1959-1960 04 Missionaries – Angola, 1962 05 Mohn, E. Harold, 1958-1968 06 Mohundro, Samuel E., 1963 07 Morgan, Howard, 1952-1953 08 Morgan, James William, 1966 09-10 Morris, Virgil D., 1960-1964 11 Morrison, Donald, 1919-1920 12 Mount Sequoyah Assembly, 1973 13 Nash, Tom, 1936-1949 14 National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1963-1967 15 National Council of Churches , 1952-1954 Page 15 Bridwell Library

174B 01-07 National Council of Churches , 1955-1964

175A 01-04 National Council of Churches , 1965-1981 05 National Council of Churches – Bader, Jesse, 1949-1954 06 National Council of Churches – Capsule, 1971-1973 07 National Council of Churches – Cavert, Samuel McCray, 1943-1976 08-09 National Council of Churches – Congratulations, 1952-1953 10-11 National Council of Churches – Criticism, 1952-1961

175B 01 National Council of Churches – Dallas luncheon, 1970 02 National Council of Churches – Division of Christian Education, 1967 03 National Council of Churches – Favorable notes, 1952-1953 04-06 National Council of Churches – General Assembly, 1952-1972 07 National Council of Churches – General Board, 1953 08 National Council of Churches – Headquarters location, 1951-1957 09 National Council of Churches – Houston Council of Churches, 1955-1956 10 National Council of Churches – Matthews attack, 1953 11 National Council of Churches – National Lay Committee, 1954 12 National Council of Churches – National Vespers, 1947 13 National Council of Churches – Presidency, 1952-1974 14 National Council of Churches – Pronouncements, 1953-1954 15-16 National Council of Churches – Public Schools, 1951-1960 17 National Council of Churches – Publicity, 1952

176A 01 National Council of Churches – Readers Digest & 60 Minutes, 1981-1982 02-03 National Council of Churches – Revised Standard Version,1952-1954 04 National Council of Churches – Roman Catholic Church, 1951-1954 05 National Council of Churches – State councils of churches, 1951-1955 06 National Council of Churches – Tempo, 1971-1972 07 National Council of Churches – Un-American Activities Committee, 1953 08 National Council of Churches – United Church Women, 1953 09 National Council of Churches – Weigle, Luther A., 1949-1953 10 National Methodist Rural Life Conference, 1946-1948 11 Nebraska Conference, 1937-1954 12 Nelson, William Hamilton, 1932 13 Newbigin, Lesslie, 1961-1962 14-16 New Delhi, India, 1959-1962 William C. Martin papers Page 16

17 Newport, Arkansas – First United Methodist Church, 1974

176B 01 North American Faith and Order Study Conference, 1956-1957 02 North Texas Conference, 1934-1964 03 Northwest Conference, 1938-1940 04 Ogden, Schubert M., 1960s 05 Oil and gas lease, 1979 06 Olan, Levi A., 1968 07 Ordination and the sacraments, 1938-1952 08 Oregon Conference, 1939-1940 09 Otstott, Brownie, 1935 -1943 10 Outler, Albert C., 1952-1979

177A 01 Pacific episcopal area, 1938-1950 02 Pacific Northwest Conference, 1940 03 Palestine, Texas – First Methodist Church, 1968 04 Pattee, Fred L., Compelled Men, 1915 05 Pentecost, 1957 06 Perkins Outreach Seminar, 1966 07-08 Perkins School of Theology, 1928-1984 09 Philander Smith College, 1942-1973 10 Philippines Central Conference, 1953-1957 11 Pierce, Lovick, 1948-1964 12 Poetry, 1928-1974 13 Point Four, 1951 14-15 Port Arthur, Texas – First Methodist Church, 1924-1977

177B 01-03 Prayer, 1927-1976 04-05 Preaching / Homiletics, 1928-1972 06 Prison ministry, 1964-1974 07 Prisoners of War (POWs), 1955-1956 08 Proclaiming the Good News book manuscript, 1953-1954 09 Project FORWARD ’76, 1976 10 Protestants and Other Americans United (POAU), 1964 11 Prothro, Elizabeth Perkins, 1971-1979 12 Prouty, Carroll H., 1971-1977

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178A 01 Quadrennial program, 1956-1960 02-03 Quillian, Joseph, 1957-1979 04 Quotations, circa 1940-1970 05 Racism – Methodist Church, 1965-1966 06 Randolph Methodist Church, 1962 07 Redditt, John S., 1965-1973 08 Refugees, 1953-1957 09 Refugees – Cuban refugee resettlement program, 1962-1963 10 Religion and race, 1964-1967 11 Religion in higher education, 1959-1966 12 Restland of Dallas, 1964 13 Retirement home – Mineral Wells, Texas, 1955-1957 14 Reves, Claude M., 1931-1948 15 Rice, John S., 1974-1977 16 Richards, David E., 1970-1971 17 Richardson, Texas – First United Methodist Church, 1977 18 Riley, Philip M., 1937-1938 19 Rio Grande Conference, 1954-1957

178B 01 Rio Grande Conference, 1958-1966 02 Robb, Ed, 1976-1979 03 Roberts, Oral, 1967-1976 04 Robinson, Herndon I., 1954 05 Rock River Conference Board of Education, 1946 06 Rogers, Clyde N., 1969-1971 07 Rollow, William H., 1966 08 Romans, 1958-1963 09 Rosser, Charles M., 1932-1937 10 Roswell, New Mexico – First Methodist Church, 1950 11 Rupert, Hoover, 1969-1980 12 Rural church, 1969 13 Sallman portrait of W. C. Martin, 1962 14 Saint Paul Industrial Training School, Malakoff, Texas, 1957 15 Scarritt College, 1954-1967 16 Schaefer, William A., 1965-1971 17 Schisler, John Q., 1948-1959 18 Score, J. N. R., 1927-1935 William C. Martin papers Page 18

19 Scott and White Memorial Hospital, 1955-1961

179A 01 Sears, Sallie Faye Cobb, 1941 02 Selecman, Jackie (Mabel Edna White), 03 Seminar on missions, 1956 04 Seminar on recruitment – Glen Lake Camp, 1956-1957 05 Seneker, James Seehorn, 1967 06 Sensabaugh, Oscar Fitzgerald , 1956 07 Shettles, E. L., 1932-1941 08 Shuler, Bob, 1938 09 Simpson, Oscar L., 1949-1961 10 Sledge, Robert W., 1973 11 Sloane, Bentley, 1934-1943 12 Smith, Dale K., 1971-1975 13-14 Smith, Eugene L., 1949-1963 15 Smith, Gipsy R., 1936-1947 16 Smith, Lamar, circa 1960 17 Smith, Robert Everett, 1954-1965 18 Son, Myong Gul, 1958-1959 19-24 Southern Methodist University, 1927-1978

179B 01 Southern Methodist University trustees, 1957-1959 02 Southwest Missouri Conference, 1939-1940 03 Southwestern Inter-Council Office, 1950-1951 04 Statistics, 1948-1959 05 Steel, Marshall T., 1930-1968 06 Steel, S. A., circa 1925-1950 07 Stephenson, Paul and Elizabeth, 1938-1977 08 Stroud, John E., 1932-1934 09 Stuckey, Lewis N., 1924-1950 10-11 Tell Texas about Christ Crusade / Texas Council on Evangelism, 1956-1960

180A 01 Temperance and prohibition, 1930s-1972 02 Texas Alcohol Narcotics Education, Inc. (TANE), 1957-1964 03 Texas Annual Conference, 1968 04 Texas Christian Advocate, 1953-1960 05 Texas Conference, 1925-1944 06 Texas evangelism statistics, 1957-1958 Page 19 Bridwell Library

07 Texas Methodist Foundation, 1970-1976 08 Texas Methodist Historical Commission, 1911-1960 09 Texas Methodist Stewardship Movement, 1963-1964 10 Thomas, James A., 1920-1943 11 Thompson, Robert B. and Pollee, 1973-2002 12 Thompson, Vernon L., 1939-1960 13 Tidings tracts, circa 1965-1975 14 Tithing, 1959-1975 15 To Fulfill This Ministry (book by W. C. Martin), 1948-1976 16 Towner, Walter, 1937-1968 17 Truett, George W., 1929-1939 18 Tuck, Ernest E., 1952-1957 19 Turner, Decherd / Bridwell Library, 1963-1980

180B 01 Union League Club of Chicago, 1954 02 Union Theological Seminary, 1928 03 United Capital Funds, Inc., 1961-1963 04 United Nations, 1952-1975 05 Uniting Conference, United Methodist Church, 1968 06 Vatican II, 1962-1968 07 Vatican ambassador appointment opposition, 1951 08 Vernon, Walter N., 1938-1980 09 Vietnam, 1967-1971 10 Vivion, King, 1927 11 Waldrip, Marion Nelson, 1939-1950 12 Wallace, Jerry, 1914 13 Ward, A. Dudley, 1954-1963 14 Weeks, Andrew Jackson, 1927-1970 15 Wesley’s Chapel restoration, 1953-1978 16 Wesley Foundation history, 1956-1959 17 Wesley Foundation – Denton, Texas, 1955-1968

181A 01 Wesleyan Homes, Inc., 1962-1971 02 Western Mexican Conference / Texas Mexican Conference, 1936-1939 03-04 Wheatly, Melvin E., 1965-1969 05 Whitefield, George, 1946 06 Wichita Falls, Texas – First Methodist Church, 1952 William C. Martin papers Page 20

07 Wichita Falls, Texas – Reformation Day service, 1961 08 Williams, M. O., 1956-1961 09 Willson, J. M., 1954-1963 10 Withers, Harry C., 1949-1955 11 Wood, Florence / Wood Junior College, 1945-1948 12-16 World Council of Churches, 1948-1977

181B 01 World Methodist Council, 1976-1977 02 Year of Enlistment program, 1959

Series 2: Correspondence, 1922-1984 The second series, Correspondence, is arranged in two subseries: chronological correspondence and topical correspondence, reflecting Bishop Martin’s diverse ways of organizing his correspondence. In addition to the 189 folders of letters, post cards, and telegrams in this series, pieces of correspondence are scattered throughout all other series of the William C. Martin papers.

Subseries 1: Chronological correspondence 181B 03-13 Correspondence, 1922-1949

182A 01-08 Correspondence, 1950-1953

182B 01-11 Correspondence, 1953-1954

183A 01-13 Correspondence, 1954-1955

183B 01-11 Correspondence, 1955-1956

184A 01-13 Correspondence, 1956-1957

184B 01-10 Correspondence, 1957-1958

185A 01-15 Correspondence, 1958-1959

185B 01-10 Correspondence, 1959-1960

186A 01-11 Correspondence, 1960-1961 Page 21 Bridwell Library

186B 01-12 Correspondence, 1961-1962

187A 01-13 Correspondence, 1962-1963

187B 01-10 Correspondence, 1963

188A 01-07 Correspondence, 1964-1969

188B 01-08 Correspondence, 1970-1977

189A 01-07 Correspondence, 1978-1984 08-09 Undated correspondence, circa 1922-1984

Subseries 2: Topical correspondence 189A 10 Auto accident, 1973 11-12 Departure from Dallas, 1971 13 Departure from Little Rock, 1931-1941 14-15 Election to the episcopacy, 1938

189B 01-02 Election to the episcopacy, 1938 03 Form letters, 1948-1970 04 Integration, 1952-1960 05 Methodist literature, 1953-1964 06 Missionary circular letters, 1964-1965

190A 01-02 Thanks, 1931-1957 03 Travel, 1964 04 Unusual letters, 1923-1968

Series 3: Writings, 1916-1980 The third series, Writings, consists of 83 folders arranged in four subseries: printed matter; lectures; categorized sermons; and uncategorized sermons and addresses. Categorized sermons were originally part of a filing system containing twelve topical groups. Uncategorized sermons and addresses do not have topical grouping numbers and therefore are listed by title or original folder designation. Most sermon and address notes are hand- written outlines, not full-text discourses. All undated sermons and lectures in this series William C. Martin papers Page 22 have been assigned the date range of circa 1920-1970. A searchable, itemized inventory of the uncategorized sermons and addresses in subseries four can be accessed by activating this hyperlink: http://www.smu.edu/Bridwell/Collections/SpecialCollectionsandArchives/~/ media/Site/Bridwell/Archives/MartinSer3Sub4.pdf.

Subseries 1: Printed matter 190A 05 Published poem “Do You Know?” 1916 06 Published sermon “Good Time for Great Living,” 1946-1947 07 Booklet Our Faith in Immortality, 1949 08 Book To Fulfill This Ministry, 1949 09 Booklet When Temptation Comes, circa 1945 10 Book Proclaiming the Good News, 1954 11 Booklet Christ and Our Resources, circa 1956 12 The Episcopal Address of the Bishops of the Methodist Church, 1960 13 Statement “Faith for an Hour of Crisis,” circa 1960-1970 14 Published sermon “God’s Man in an Emerging World,” 1970 15 Book reviews and introductions, 1950-1960 16-17 Articles, 1937-1964

190B 01 Articles, 1918-1967 02 Articles - clippings scrapbook, 1938-1969 03 Articles for Texas Methodist / Texas Christian Advocate, 1941-1964 04 Articles for Together, 1957-1958 05 Notes for writing, circa 1930-1970

Subseries 2: Lectures 190B 06-12 Peyton Lectures, SMU, 1958-1959

191A 01-06 Willson Lectures, 1946-1948 07 Willson Lectures – Texas Wesleyan College, 1951-1964 08 Lectures on preaching, 1941

Subseries 3: Categorized sermons 191A 09-12 Christian nurture, circa 1920-1970

191B 01-05 Christian nurture, circa 1920-1970

192A 01-02 Evangelism, circa 1920-1970 Page 23 Bridwell Library

03 Communion, circa 1920-1970 04 Biographical, circa 1920-1970 05-06 Sermons for special occasions, circa 1920-1970 07 Sermons on social concerns, circa 1920-1970 08 Sermons on the church, circa 1920-1970

192B 01 Sermons on religious education and home, circa 1920-1970 02 Sermons on life service, stewardship, missions, circa 1920-1970 03 Sermons on the Bible and Christian doctrine, circa 1920-1970 04 Sermons for young people / commencements, circa 1920-1970 05 Children’s sermon, circa 1920-1970

Subseries 4: Uncategorized sermons and addresses 192B 06 A, circa 1920-1970 07 B, circa 1920-1970

193A 01-03 C, circa 1920-1970 04 D, circa 1920-1970 05 E, circa 1920-1970 06 F, circa 1920-1970 07 G, circa 1920-1970

193B 01 G, circa 1920-1970 02 H, circa 1920-1970 03 I, circa 1920-1970 04 J, circa 1920-1970 05 K, circa 1920-1970 06 L, circa 1920-1970 07 M, circa 1920-1970

194A 01 M, circa 1920-1970 02 N, circa 1920-1970 03 O, circa 1920-1970 04 P, circa 1920-1970 05 R, circa 1920-1970 06-07 S, circa 1920-1970

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194B 01-04 S, 1940-1967 05 T, circa 1920-1970

195A 01 T, circa 1920-1970 02 U, circa 1920-1970 03 V, circa 1920-1970 04-05 W, circa 1920-1970 06 Y, circa 1920-1970

Series 4: Data on Methodist Bishops, circa 1810-1985 The fourth series consists of 311 folders containing documents written by and about Methodist bishops. William C. Martin created this filing system at the beginning of his episcopal ministry as a resource for studying the lives of Methodist bishops and the roles that they played in leading the church. To this historical data, Bishop Martin added personal correspondence with, small publications by, photographs of, news clippings about other bishops, and five folders of information about himself. In the list that follows, the parenthetical notes (e.g.- “E 1918”) were copied from the original file folders and indicate the year in which each man was elected to the office of bishop.

195B 01 Notebook – “Bishops I have known,” circa 1970 02 Ainsworth, William Newman (E 1918), 1921-1942 03 Alejandro, Dionisio Deista (E 1944), 1949 04 Allen, L. Scott, 1967 05 Alton, Ralph Taylor (E 1960), 1960-1979 06 Ames, Edward Raymond (E 1852), circa 1900-1950 07 Anderson, William Franklin (E 1908), 1916-1944 08 Andrew, James Osgood (E 1832), circa 1850-1950 09 Andrews, Edward Gayer (E 1872), circa 1880-1950 10 Armstrong, James, 1969-1970 11 Arvidson, August Theodor (E 1946), 1950-1951 12 Asbury , Francis (E 1784), circa 1850-1950 13 Atkins, James (E 1906), circa 1900-1950 14 Badley, Brenton Thoburn (E 1941), 1931-1946 15 Baker, James Chamberlain (E 1928), 1920-1969 16 Baker, Osmon Cleander (E 1852), circa 1870-1950 17 Ballock, Enrique Carlos (E 1941), 1949 18 Barbieri, Sante Uberto (E 1949), 1951-1965 Page 25 Bridwell Library

19 Bascom, Henry Bidleman (E 1850), circa 1850-1950 20 Bashford, James Whitford (E 1904), circa 1900-1950 21 Bast, Anton (E 1920), circa 1950 22 Baxter, Bruce Richard (E 1940), 1940-1947 23 Beauchamp, William Benjamin (E 1922), 1934-circa 1950 24 Berry, Joseph Flintoft (E 1904), 1922-circa 1950 25 Bickley, George Harvey (E1920), 1914-circa 1950 26 Birney, Lauress John (E 1920), circa 1920-1950 27 Blackburn, Robert M., 1977 28 Blake, Edgar (E 1920), 1928-circa 1950 29 Boaz, Hiram Abiff (E 1922), 1927-1962 30 Booth, Newell Snow (E 1944), 1944-1968 31 Bowen, John Wesley Edward (E 1948), 1948 32 Bowman, Thomas (E 1872), circa 1890-1950 33 Branscomb, John Warren (E 1952), 1952-1959 34 Brashares, Charles Wesley (E 1944), 1944-1963 35 Bristol, Frank Milton (E 1908), circa 1910-1950 36 Brooks, Robert Nathaniel (E 1944), 1942-1948 37 Broomfield, John Calvin (E 1939), 1939-1950 38 Brown, Wallace E. (E 1924), 1928-1942 39 Bryan, Monk, 1964-1979

196A 01 Burns, Charles Wesley (E 1920), circa 1920-1950 02 Burns, Francis (E 1858), circa 1860 03 Burt, William (E 1904), circa 1900-1950 04 Candler, Warren Akin (E 1898), circa 1900-1950 05 Cannon, James, Jr. (E 1918), circa 1920-1950 06 Cannon, William Ragsdale (E 1968), 1968-1977 07 Capers, William (E 1846), circa 1880-1950 08 Carleton, Alsie Henry (E 1968), 1961-1976 09 Carroll, Edward Gonzalez (E 1972), circa 1972 10 Chen, Wen Yuan (E 1941), 1944-1945 11 Chitambar, Joshwant Rao (E 1930), circa 1930-1940 12 Choy, Wilbur, 1977 13 Clair, Matthew Wesley (E 1930), circa 1900-1950 14 Clark, Davis Wesgatt (E 1864), circa 1865-1950 15 Coke, Thomas (E 1784), circa 1850-1950 William C. Martin papers Page 26

16 Cooke, Richard Joseph (E 1912), circa 1900-1950 17 Coors, D. Stanley (E 1952), 1952-1960 18 Copeland, Kenneth W., 1949-1973 19 Corson, Fred Pierce, 1944-1972 20 Cranston, Earl (E 1896), 1903-1963 21 Crutchfield, Finis A., 1978-1980 22 Cushman, Ralph S. (E 1932), 1943-1952 23 Darlington, Urban Valentine Williams (E 1918), 1927-1954 24 Dawson, Dana (E 1948), 1948-1963 25 Decell, John Lloyd (E 1938), 1942-1946 26 Denney, Collins (E 1912), circa 1900-1950 27 Dickey, James Edward (E 1922), 1930-circa 1950 28 Dixon, Ernest, 1977 29 Dobbs, Hoyt McWhorter (E 1922), 1900-1955

196B 01 Dodge, Ralph Edward (E 1956), 1956-1967 02 Doggett, David Seth (E 1866), circa 1880-1950 03 DuBose, Horace Mellard (E 1918), circa 1950 04 Duncan, William Wallace (E 1886), circa 1950 05 Early, John (E 1854), circa 1860-1950 06 Emory, John (E 1832), circa 1850-1950 07 Ensley, Francis Gerald (E 1952), 1941-1967 08 Epp, George Edward, 1968 09 Eveland, William Perry (E 1912), circa 1950 10 Finger, H. Ellis, Jr., 1964-1971 11 Fisher, Frederick Bohn (E 1920), circa 1920-1950 12 Fitzgerald, James Newberry (E 1888), circa 1890-1950 13 Fitzgerald, Oscar Penn (E 1890), 1901-circa 1950 14 Flint, Charles Wesley (E 1936), 1940-1961 15 Foss, Cyrus D. (E 1880), 1901-circa 1950 16 Foster, Randolph Sinks (E 1872), circa 1900-1950 17 Fowler, Charles Henry (E 1884), 1892-circa 1950 18 Frank, Eugene Maxwell (E 1956), 1957-1978 19 Franklin, Marvin Augustus (E 1948), 1951-1964 20 Galloway, Charles Betts (E1886), 1944-circa 1950 21 Galloway, Paul Vernon (E 1960), 1960-1978 22 Garber, Paul Neff (E 1944), 1944-1969 23 Garrison, Edwin R. (E 1960), 1960-1964 Page 27 Bridwell Library

24 Garth, Schuyler Edward (E 1944), 1944-1947 25 George, Enoch (E 1816), circa 1810-1950 26 Golden, Charles Franklin (E 1960), 1962-1980 27 Goodrich, Robert E., Jr., 1970-1976 28 Goodsell, Daniel Ayres (E 1888), circa 1890-1950 29 Goodson, W. Kenneth, 1964-1969 30 Granberry, John Cowper (E 1882), circa 1880-1950 31 Grant, Alsie Raymond (E 1952), 1952-1969 32 Grose, George Richmond (E 1924), circa 1920-1950 33 Guansing, Benjamin I., 1968 34 Guerra, Eleazar, 1948 35 Gultom, Johannes, circa 1970 36 Gum, Walter Clark (E 1960), 1960-1969 37 Hagan, Odd Arthur (E1953), 1953-1958 38 Hamilton, Franklin Elmer Ellsworth (E 1916), 1907-circa 1950 39 Hamilton, John William (E 1900), circa 1900-1950 40 Hamline, Leonidas Lent (E 1844), circa 1850-1950 41 Hammaker, Wilbur Emery (E 1936), 1939-1967

197A 01 Hardin, Paul, Jr. (E 1960), 1960-1971 02 Hargrove, Robert Kennon (E 1882), circa 1950 03 Harmon, Nolan Bailey (E 1956), 1949-1966 04 Harrell, Costen Jordan (E 1944), 1941-1967 05 Harris, Marquis LaFayette (E 1960), 1960-1963 06 Harris, Merriman Colbert (E 1904), 1888-circa1910 07 Harris, William Logan (E 1872), 1887-circa 1950 08 Hartman, Lewis Oliver (E 1944), 1950-1955 09 Hartzell, Joseph Crane (E 1896), circa 1896-1950 10 Haven, Erastus Otis (E 1880), 1875-circa 1950 11 Haven, Gilbert (E 1872), 1870-circa1950 12 Hay, Sam Ross (E 1922), 1876-circa1950 13 Haygood, Atticus Greene (E 1890), 1875-1943 14 Hedding, Elijah (E 1824), circa 1850-1950 15 Henderson, Theodore Sommers (E 1912), 1927-circa1950 16 Hendrix, Eugene Russell (E 1886), circa1930-1950 17 Henley, James Walton (E 1960), 960-1968 18 Hicks, Kenneth W. (E 1976), 1975-1977 William C. Martin papers Page 28

19 Hodapp, Leroy C., 1979 20 Hodge, Bachman Gladstone (E 1956), 1956-1961 21 Holloway, Fred Garrigus (E 1960), 1960-1964 22 Holt, Ivan Lee (E 1938), 1936-1967 23 Holter, Don W., 1974 24 Hoss, Elijah Embree (E 1938), 1922-circa 1950 25 Howard, John Gordon, 1971

197B 01 Hughes, Edwin Holt (E 1908), 1915-1950 02 Hughes, Matthew Simpson (E 1916), 1920-circa1950 03 Hughes, William Alfred Carroll (E 1940), 1918 04 Hunt, Earl G., Jr., 1967-1969 05 Hurst, John Fletcher (E 1880) 1899-circa1950 06 Janes, Edmund Storer (E 1844), circa 1850-1950 07 Johnson, Eben Samuel (E 1916), 1821-circa1950 08 Jones, Robert Elijah (E 1920), 1942-circa1950 09 Joyce, Isaac Wilson (E 1888), 1898-circa1950 10 Kaibnick, Hermann, 1969 11 Kaung, Z. T. (E 1941), 1950 12 Kavanaugh, Hubbard Hinds (E 1854), circa1950 13 Kearns, Francis E., 1964-1974 14 Keener, John Christian (E 1870), circa1950 15 Keeney, Frederick Thomas (E 1920), 1931-1952 16 Kelly, Edward Wendell (E 1944), 1944-1955 17 Kennedy, Gerald Hamilton (E 1948), 1944-1980 18 Kennedy, Gerald Hamilton – Sermons, 1944-1948 19 Kern, Paul Bentley (E 1930), 1927-1955 20 Key, Joseph Stanton (E 1886), circa1950 21 Kilgo, John Carlisle (E 1910), circa1900-1950 22 King, Lorenzo Houston (E 1940), 1947 23 King, Willis Jefferson (E 1944), 1943-1969 24 Kingsley, Calvin (E 1864), 1865-circa1950 25 Lacy, George Carleton (E 1941), 1941-1952 26 Lambuth, Walter Russell (E 1910), circa1950 27 Ledden, Walter Earl (E 1944), 1945-1964 28 Lee, Edwin Ferdinand (E 1928), 1941-1948 29 Leete, Frederick DeLand (E 1910), 1935-1958

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198A 01 Leonard, Adna Wright (E 1916), 1932-1947 02 Lew, H. J., 1964-1968 03 Lewis, Wilson Seeley (E 1908), 1909-circa1950 04 Locke, Charles Edward (E 1920), 1938-circa1950 05 Loder, Dwight E., 1964-1978 06 Lord, John Wesley (E 1948), 1948-1972 07 Lovern, J. Chess, 1972-1979 08 Lowe, Titus (E 1924), 1939-1959 09 Luccock, Naphtali (E 1912), 1914-circa1950 10 Magee, Junius Ralph (E 1932), 1940-1971 11 Mallalieu, Willard Francis (E 1884), 1900-circa 1950 12-14 Martin, Paul Elliott (E 1944), 1944-1975

198B 01-05 Martin, William C. (E 1938) – Biographical data, 1921-1964 06 Mathews, James Kenneth (E 1960), 1956-1969 07 Marvin, Enoch Mather (E 1866), circa 1870-1950 08 McCabe, Charles Cardwell (E 1896), circa 1900-1950 09 McConnell, Francis John (E 1912), circa 1915-1968 10 McCoy, James Henry (E 1910), circa 1950 11 McDowell, William Fraser (E 1904), circa 1910-1950 12 McIntyre, Robert (E 1908), circa 1910-1950 13 McKendree, William (E 1808), circa 1950 14 McMurry, William Fletcher (E 1918), 1934-circa 1950 15 McTyeire, Holland Nimmons (E 1866), circa 1880-1950 16 Mead, Charles Larew (E 1920), circa 1930-1950 17 Melle, F. H. Otto (E 1936), 1945-1946 18 Merrill, Stephen Mason (E 1872), circa 1880-1950 19 Middleton, William Vernon (E 1960), 1959-1964 20 Milhouse, Paul W., 1968-1978 21 Miller, George Amos (E 1924), 1916-circa 1950 22 Mitchell, Charles Bayard (E 1916), circa 1910-1950 23 Mondol, Shot Kumar (E 1940), 1948-1965 24-25 Moore, Arthur James (E 1930), 1927-1975

199A 01 Moore, David Hastings (E 1900), 1905-circa1950 02 Moore, John Monroe (E 1918), 1922-1948 03 Moore, Noah Watson, Jr. (E 1960), 1960-1969 William C. Martin papers Page 30

04 Morris, Thomas Asbury (E 1836), 1915-circa1950 05 Morrison, Henry Clay (E 1898), circa1950 06 Mouzon, Edwin DuBose (E 1910), 1935-circa1950 07 Mueller, Reuben H., 1969-1971 08 Murrah, William Belton (E 1910), circa1950 09 Nall, Torney Otto, Jr. (E 1960), 1944-1965 10 Neely, Thomas Benjamin (E 1904), 1904-circa1950 11 Newell, Frederick Buckley (E 1952), 1952-1968 12 Newman, John Philip (E 1888), circa 1900-1950 13 Nichols, Roy C., 1969-1978 14 Nicholson, Thomas (E 1916), 1922-1944 15 Ninde, William Xavier (E 1884), 1898-1947 16 Northcott, Harry Clifford (E 1948), 1952-1964 17 Nuelson, John Lewis (E 1908), 1943-1946 18 Oldham, William Fitzjames (E 1904), 1921-circa1950 19-21 Oxnam, Garfield Bromley (E 1936), 1934-1964

199B 01-03 Oxnam, Garfield Bromley, 1938-1957 04 Paine, Robert (E 1846), circa 1880-1950 05 Palmer, Everett Walter (E 1960), 1960-1971 06 Parker, Edwin Wallace (E 1920), circa 1950 07 Parker, Linus (E 1882), circa 1950 08 Peck, Jesse Truesdell (E 1872), circa 1880-1950 09 Peele, William Walter (E 1938), 1939-1959 10 Pendergrass, Edward Julian (E 1964), 1964 11 Phillips, Glenn Randall (E 1948), 1948-1969 12 Pickett, Jerrell Waskom (E 1935), 1944-1964 13 Pierce, George Foster (E 1854), circa 1950 14 Pope, William Kenneth (E 1960), 1954-1976 15 Pryor, Thomas M., 1964-1969 16 Purcell, Clare (E 1938), 1940-1964 17 Quayle, William Alfred (E 1908), 1905-circa 1950 18 Raines, Richard Campbell (E 1948), 1948-1969 19 Reed, Marshall Russell (E 1948), 1951-1964 20 Richardson, Ernest Gladstone (E 1920), 1939-circa 1950 21 Roberts, John Wright (E 1866), circa 1875 22 Roberts, Robert Richford (E 1816), circa 1850-1950 23 Robinson, John E. (E 1904), circa 1950 Page 31 Bridwell Library

24 Robinson, John Wesley (E 1912), 1920-circa 1950 25 Rockey, Clement Daniel (E 1941), 1945-1967 26 Ryang, J. S., 1938-1939 27 Scott, Isaiah Benjamin (E 1904), circa 1950 28 Scott, Levi (E 1852), 1876-circa 1950

200A 01 Selecman, Charles Claude (E 1938), 1925-1958 02 Shamblin, J. Kenneth, 1978-1979 03 Shaw, Alexander Preston (E 1936), 1945-1966 04 Shepard, William Orville (E 1912), circa 1910-1950 05 Short, Roy Hunter (E 1948), 1945-1979 06 Simpson, Matthew (E 1852), circa 1875-1950 07 Singh, Mangal, 1956 08 Slater, Oliver Eugene (E 1960), 1960-1976 09 Smith, Alexander Coke (E 1902), circa 1930-1950 10 Smith, Angie Frank (E 1930), 1927-1964 11 Smith, Charles William (E 1908), circa 1910-1950 12 Smith, Harry Lester (E 1920), 1916-circa 1950

13 Smith, John Owen (E 1960), 1960-1978 14 Smith, William Angie (E 1944), 1928-1968

200B 01 Sommer, Johann Wilhelm Ernst (E 1946), circa 1946-1968 02 Soule, Joshua (E 1824), circa 1860-1950 03 Sparks, Maynard, circa 1960 04 Spellmeyer, Henry (E 1904), circa 1900-1950 05 Springer, John McKendree (E 1936), 1938-1963 06 Stokes, Mack B., 1973 07 Stowe, W. McFerrin, 1964-1978 08 Straughn, James Henry (E 1939), 1940-1948 09 Stuart, Robert Marvin (E 1964), 1964-1979 10 Stuntz, Homer Clyde (E 1912), circa 1920-1950 11 Subhan, John Abdus (E 1945), circa 1945-1955 12 Taylor, Prince Albert, Jr. (E 1956), 1956 13 Taylor, William (E 1884), 1921-1950 14 Thirkield, Wilber Patterson (E 1912), circa 1920-1950 15 Thoburn, James Mills (E 1888), 1889-circa 1950 William C. Martin papers Page 32

16 Thomas, James Samuel (E 1964), 1964-1974 17 Thomson, Edward (E 1864), 1865-circa 1950 18 Tigert, John James, III, (E 1906), circa 1900-1950 19 Tippett, Donald Harvey (E 1948), 1948-1968 20 Valencia, Jose Labarette (E 1948), 1949-1960 21 Vincent, John Heyl (E 1888), 1885-circa 1950 22 Voight, Edwin Edgar (E 1952), 1952-1963 23 Wade, Raymond J. (E 1928), 1940-1953 24 Walden, John Morgan (E 1884), circa 1890-1950 25 Waldorf, Ernest Lynn (E 1920), 1939-circa 1950 26 Walton, Aubrey Grey (E 1960), 1961-1971 27 Ward, Ralph Ansel (E 1937), 1940-1949 28 Ward, Seth (E 1906), 1906-circa 1950 29 Ward, William Ralph, Jr. (E 1960), 1960-1974 30 Warne, Francis Wesley (E 1900), circa 1900-1950 31 Warren, Henry White (E 1880), circa 1900-1950 32 Washburn, Paul, 1969-1979 33 Waterhouse, Richard Green (E 1910), circa 1950 34 Watkins, William Turner (E 1938), 1939-1961 35 Watts, Henry Bascom (E 1952), 1952-1959 36 Waugh, Beverly (E 1836), circa 1850-1950 37 Webb, Lance (E 1964), 1964-1977 38 Welch, Herbert (E 1916), 1940-1969

201A 01 Werner, Hazen Graff (E 1948), 1948-1967 02 Wertz, D. Frederick, 1968-1974 03 Wesley, Arthur Frederick (E 1944), 1944-1950 04 Whatcoat, Richard (E 1800), circa 1850-1950 05 White, C. Dale, 1980 06 Wicke, Lloyd Christ (E 1948), 1948-1971 07 Wightman, William May (E 1866), circa 1860-1950 08 Wiley, Isaac William (E 1872), 1864-circa 1950 09 Wilson, Alpheus Waters (E 1882), circa 1890-1950 10 Wilson, Luther Barton (E 1904), circa 1900-1950 11 Wunderlich, Friedrich (E 1953), 1953

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Series 5: Personal Materials, 1866-1984 The fifth and final series, Personal Materials, contains 175 folders of diaries, notebooks, diplomas, certificates, plaques, scrapbooks, photographs, inscribed books, and other personal items including four boxes of artifacts. These items are arranged in four subseries: World War I; diaries, journals, and notebooks; personal property; and photographs.

Subseries 1: World War I 201A 12 Military service, 1917-1919 13 Letters to Sally Martin, 1918-1919 14 Essay “An Officer’s Personal Experience,” 1917-1918 15 English Wesleyan ephemera, 1919 16 Map books of France and Luxembourg, 1910-1919 17 YMCA wartime pamphlets, 1917-1919 18-19 Evacuation Hospital No. 13, 1918-1972

Subseries 2: Diaries, Journals, and Notebooks 201B 01 Typescript digest of 1914-1915 journal, 1937 02-10 Diaries, 1915-1932

202A 01-05 Diaries, 1933-1946

202B 01-07 Diaries, 1947-1968

203A 01-05 Diaries, 1969-1980 06 Travel journals – Korea / Philippines, Europe, India, 1953-1961

203B 01 Travel journal – The Holy Land, 1964 02 Notebook, circa 1965-1980 03 Biographical data, 1964-1979 04 Observations and thoughts, circa 1960-1980 05 Lecture notes, Perkins School of Theology, circa 1950-1980 06-07 Sermon and Bible notes, circa 1950-1980 08 Episcopal addresses and statistics, circa 1945 09 Annual conference handbook, circa 1938-1964 10 Sermon notes, 1938-1964 11 District cash book, 1945 12 Lecture notes, circa 1936-1960 William C. Martin papers Page 34

13 Religious experiences compiled by William C. Martin, 1928-1931 14 Sermon register, 1937-1965 15 Ministerial records of William C. Martin, 1938-1964 16 Personal health, 1928-1981 17 Pastor’s book, Lisbon, Texas, 1920 18 Sermon notebooks, 1940-1960

204A 01 New York, 1935 02 Preachers and preaching, 1930-1960 03 Theology and life / The sermon, 1930-1960 04 Trip to the East reading list, 1928-1929 05 Psychology and Christianity / Holy Spirit, 1920-1950 06 Houston and Port Arthur , Texas, 1920-1950 07 Visit to Washington, D.C., 1933-1946 08 Notes on reading, 1930-1960 09 Thoughts / ideas to be developed, 1950-1970 10 Evangelical revivals, 1938-1960 11 Sermon ideas, 1930-1960 12 General Assembly, Miami, 1966 13 Being a pastor, 1930-1960 14 Chapel talks / Essay on religion, 1930-1960 15 Student notebooks, circa 1920

204B 01 Scripture keywords notebook, circa 1950 02 Record of service with the Department of Ministerial Education, 1967

Subseries 3: Personal property 204B 03 Autobiographical notes, 1925-1970 04 Autograph album – Laymen’s Banquet honoring Bishop Martin, 1964 05 Postcards – England and Europe, 1915-1930 06 Postcards – United States, 1920-1960 07-14 William C. Martin news clippings, 1929-1984 15 Name tags, 1931-1980 16 Phonograph records: NCC President’s Address by William C. Martin and “Two Years with the RSV” by Luther and Carter, 1954

205A 01 Book: Pocketbook of Hope, signed by the author, 1953 02 Book: Ritual of the Methodist Church, 1964 Page 35 Bridwell Library

03 Book: Light of the Years, signed by the author, 1936 04 Book: New Testament signed by 75 Methodist bishops, 1946 05 Book: Profiles in Courage, with 125 signatures, 1961 06 Book: Methodist Observer at Vatican II, signed by the author, 1967 07 Book: Who Trusts in God, signed by the author, 1968 08 Arizona Conference Journal, 1938 09 Northwest Conference Journal, 1938 10 Pacific Conference Journal, 1938 11 California Conference Journal, 1939 12 Southern California – Arizona Annual Conference Journal, 1939 13 Southwest Missouri Annual Conference Journal, 1939 14 Oregon Annual Conference Journal, 1940 15 Pacific Northwest Annual Conference Journal, 1940 16 Alaska Mission Conference Journal, 1951 17 Central Texas Conference Journal, 1985

205B 01 Autograph album from an event honoring Bishop and Mrs. Martin, May 1960

206A 01-03 Scrap books, 1938-1957 04 Testimonial dinner autograph album, May 1964

206B 01 World Parish Award, 1957-1958 02 United Capital Funds plaque, circa 1960 03 Huston-Tillotson College plaque, 1964 04 General Conference of the Methodist Church plaque, 1964 05 Harris Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas plaque, 1964 06 Division of World Missions, Board of Missions plaque, 1964 07 Texas Methodist Planning Commission plaque, circa 1965

207 01 Artifacts: nine gavels; desk set (letter opener, scissors, and decorative holder); Abraham Lincoln letter opener; medals and medallions, paperweights, German World War I belt buckle; and printing plates and blocks, circa 1918-1970

208 01 Artifacts: five gavels; desk set (pen holder); pen set; desk nameplate; and embosser, circa 1920-1970 William C. Martin papers Page 36

2016A 01 Diploma – Bachelor of Arts, Hendrix College, 1918 02 Diploma – Bachelor of Divinity, SMU, 1921 03 Diploma – Doctor of Divinity, Hendrix College, 1929 04 Certificate of honorary citizenship, State of Tennessee, 1957 05 Certificate – Alcalde de La Villita, 1960 06 Dallas Morning News article presentation copy, May 1963 07 Certificate – Honorary Citizen of Fort Worth, Texas, 1963 08 Certificate – Admiral of the Great Navy of Nebraska, 1964 09 Certificate – St. Andrew’s Methodist Church, Killeen, Texas, 1964 10 Award of Merit, Wesley’s Chapel Restoration, 1978 11 Diploma – Doctor of Laws, Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1940 12 Diploma – Doctor of Laws, Baker University, 1944 13 Diploma – Doctor of Divinity, Central College, 1947 14 Distinguished Alumnus Award, Southern Methodist University, 1952 15 Diploma – Doctor of Divinity, University of Denver, 1953 16 Diploma – Doctor of Laws, Southern Methodist University, 1957 17 Diploma – Doctor of Divinity, Texas Christian University, 1963

Flat File 3 Masonic 32nd degree certificate, 1937

2016B 01 Clothing, circa 1928

2017 01-07 Clothing, circa 1935-1980

Subseries 4: Photographs 205B 02 Photograph album – Japan, 1954 03 Photograph album – Korea, 1954

209A 01 Aberdeen University faculty, 1916-1919 02 Ballard, James William and Sarah Johnson, circa 1985 03 Bishops / Council of Bishops, 1866-circa 1970 04 Bishop’s Cabinets, 1942-1948 05 Brady Air Base chapel, Japan, circa 1950 06 Cairns, David S., 1953 07 Cole, Robert L., circa 1940 08 Eisenhower, Dwight D., circa 1953 09 India, circa 1950-1970 10 Japan, circa 1950-1970 Page 37 Bridwell Library

11 Jones, E. Stanley, circa 1960 12 Kirchentag, 1956 13 Korea, circa 1950-1960 14 Martin family photographs, circa 1900-1985 15 Martin, William C., circa 1893-1985

209B 01 Martin, William C., circa 1940-1970 02 Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, circa 1950-1960 03 McMurry College, William C. Martin Dormitory, circa 1950 04 Methodist Episcopal Church, South General Conference, 1938 05 Methodist Foundation, 1956 06 Musser, Frank, circa 1918 07 National Council of Churches of Christ, 1950s 08 North American Conference on Faith and Order, 1957 09 Perkins School of Theology—Course of Study School, 1968 10 Philippine Central Conference, 1950s 11 Port Arthur, Texas—First Methodist Church, circa 1930 12 Pope, Kenneth, 1960 13 Ranger Chorus (Chaplain John. B. Duncan), 1956-1958 14 Rio Grande Conference, 1950s 15 Sleeth, Ronald L., 1971 16 Smith, Gipsy, circa 1940 17 Southern Methodist University, circa 1950-1970 18 Southwestern University, 1955-1962 19 Taylor, Maxwell D., 1953 20 Turkey, 1950s 21 Unidentified groups and events, circa 1880-1960 22 United Capital Fund, Inc., 1962 23 William C. Martin Methodist Church, Bedford, Texas, 1972 24-26 World Council of Churches, 1948-1961 27 World War I, circa 1918-1919

Cover page photo credit: Portrait of William C. Martin by George Maniatis, New York, undated. Source: William C. Martin papers, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University.