Inventory of the Andrew Spencer Turnipseed Papers, 1902-2002 and undated (bulk 1928-1965)
Collection consists primarily of manuscripts and
research materials related to Turnipseed's writings
(1902-1960s), in particular his multivolume, unpublished
autobiography
I Tried: An Autobiography of Andrew Spencer Turnipseed. The collection documents
Turnipseed's ancestry, early life, and roles as a
theologian and activist. Includes many folders of personal and professional
correspondence (1929-1980s); lectures and sermons
(including 13 audio cassettes); course materials; and
travel files. In addition, there are subject files on
topics such as Methodism; civil rights; race relations and Southern politics; and
public education, including higher education for
African-Americans in Alabama. Acquired as part of the John
Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American
History and Culture.
- Title
- Andrew Spencer Turnipseed Papers, 1902-2002 and undated (bulk 1928-1965)
- Creator
-
Turnipseed, Andrew Spencer, 1911-2002.
- Extent
- 32.7 Linear
Feet, 20,050 Items
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Location
- For current information on
the location of these materials, please consult the
Library's online catalog.
- Language
- English.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research. However, original audio materials are closed to use; listening or viewing copies must be made before contents can be accessed. Also, some collection materials may need preservation work before use.
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
All or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have
not been transferred to Duke University. For more
information, consult the copyright section of the
Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
Loose miscellaneous materials, 1957-2002
Box 1
Personal and professional correspondence, 1954-1982
Box 1
Manuscript, I Tried: An Autobiography of Andrew Spencer Turnipseed
Box 1
[Original audiovisual materials are closed to use. Use of these materials may require production of listening or viewing copies. Please contact a reference archivist before coming to use this collection.]
Audio tapes of sermons and speeches, ca. 1952-1963
Box 6
Course materials, ca. 1936-1937
Box 7
Course materials, ca. 1936-1937
Box 8
Autobiographical research materials, 1928-1932
Box 9
Autobiographical research materials, 1928-1932
Box 10
Autobiographical research materials, 1928-1932
Box 11
Loose miscellaeous materials
Box 11
Alabama Temperance Alliance
Box 12
Council on Human Relations
Box 12
Southern Regional Council, Inc.
Box 12
Family budget, corresopndence, and church material, 1940-1941 and undated
Box 13
Annual Methodist Church Conference, Panama City, 1940
Box 13
Methodist Federation for Social Action
Box 13
Correspondence, Panama City
Box 13
Panama City Conference Advocates, 1940-1944
Box 13
Annual Methodist Church Conference, Panama City, 1940
Box 14
Mission trips and Holy Land tour, 1962-1964
Box 14
Correspondence, 1940-1941
Box 14
Correspondence, legal papers (deed), notes, and large index sheets, 1940s
Box 14
Racial Imbalance in the Public Schools
Box 15
Professional correspondence, 1964-1965
Box 15
Professional correspondence, ca. 1954-1959
Box 16
Methodist Federation for Social Action
Box 16
Reviews, items about Turnipseed
Box 16
Professional correspondence, ca. 1950s
Box 17
Correspondence about scholarships, conference reports, various clippings and print material, and school papers by Turnipseed, circa 1932-1962
Box 17
Notebook, Classified Sermon Record
Box 17
Autobiographical research material
Box 17
Personal and professional correspondence, ca. 1960s
Box 18
Material concerning the death of Martha Turnipseed Moore, daughter
Box 18
Correspondence from travels
Box 18
Material related to Methodist Foundation for Social Action
(3 folders)
Box 19
Autobiographical research material
Box 19
Vol. II, Chap. 8
(3 folders)
Box 20
Autobiographical research material
Box 20
Professional correspondence, Methodist leaders, 1949-1950s
Box 20
Press publications, general, 1947-1952
Box 20
Cooperation, Boswell Amendment, Town and Country Commission, Montgomery Ministerial Assoc., 1946-1949
Box 20
Writings and print materials, 1947, 1952 and undated
Box 20
Professional and personal correspondence, 1960s
Box 21
Editorial corrections [untitled work]
Box 21
Personal and professional correspondence, 1950s-1980s
Box 22
Loose miscellaneous material
Box 22
Correspondence, personal and church-related, 1942-1944, 1961-1975 and undated
(3 folders)
Box 23
Personal correspondence from J.M. Dannelly, ca. 1929-1930
Box 23
Citizen Advisory and Education Council
Box 23
Speaking engagements, 1959
Box 23
General interest, Greenville
Box 23
Registered war rations book and various writings, clippings, and bulletins, 1943, 1961, 1971-1980 and undated
Box 23
Articles and correspondence
Box 24
Pulpit Echoes, newspaper column, 1947
Box 24
Youngblood, research notes, 1947-1951
Box 24
Professional correspondence from Clare Purcell, ca. 1958
Box 25
Education files
(4 folders)
Box 25
Christian Action for World Peace
Box 25
Alabama Temperance Alliance - constitutional correspondence
Box 25
Personal and professional correspondence, ca. 1950s-1960s
Box 26
Professional correspondence, 1960-1961
Box 27
Events, conferences, engagements, ca. 1950s-1970s
Box 27
Methodist Children's Home
Box 27
Professional correspondence
Box 29
Annual report, Hanson Place Central United Methodist Church, 1960s-1970s
Box 29
Medical records/insurance information
Box 29
Correspondence and clippings, 1957-1959, 1994
Box 29
Hanson Place Central United Methodist Church
Box 30
Transition from St. Paul's to Hanson Place
Box 30
Niagara Falls, 1962-1966
(2 folders)
Box 31
Europe and USSR Trip, 1962
Box 31
Pulpit Echoes, 1948-1950
(4 folders)
Box 31
Efforts to move from Niagara Falls, 1963-1965
(2 folders)
Box 31
Toppins correspondence, 1961-1973
Box 32
Research material and notes, Timely Therapy, 1916-1920
Box 32
Correspondence from C. G. Gomillion, 1987
Box 32
Sledd Club, 1943-1945 and undated
Box 33
Research material and notes, Timely Therapy
Box 33
Research material and notes, Timely Therapy
(4 folders)
Box 34
Draft, Timely Therapy
(4 folders)
Box 34
Draft, Timely Therapy
(11 folders)
Box 35
Survival-Assistance, 1961
Box 36
Personal and professional correspondence, 1920s-1960s
Box 36
Research material and notes, Timely Therapy
Box 36
Emory correspondence, 1929-1930
Box 36
Methodist Federation for Social Action, 1945-1951 and undated
Box 37
A Positive Program for the South, 1948
Box 37
Committee on Higher Education, Negroes, 1949, 1952
(2 folders)
Box 37
Niagara Falls Ministry material
(2 folders)
Box 37
Sermons by J.F. McLeod, undated
Box 38
Personal and professional correspondence, 1960s-1970s
Box 38
Niagara Falls Ministry material, 1961-1968 and undated
Box 38
Material related to Rev. Frank Donnelly, 1960-1963
Box 38
Personal and professional correspondence, [1960s]
Box 39
Clippings regarding race, politics, violence in the South, 1957-1958
Box 39
Centennial Anniversary, St. Paul's Church, Niagara Falls
Box 39
College materials, Marti Turnipseed (daughter), Boston Univ., Christian Century, 1963-1964
Box 39
Methodist Children's Home, 1950s
(6 folders)
Box 40
Birmingham-Southern lunch counter sit-in, Marti Turnipseed, 1963-1965
(3 folders)
Box 40
Research files and notes, ca. 1920
Box 41
Manuscript, Timely Therapy
Box 41
Methodist Children's Home
Box 41
Articles on religion, 1921
Box 42
Research files, ca. 1914-1920
Box 42
Original chapters, autobiography
Box 42
Autobiographical research material, ca. 1902-1920
Box 43
Original chapters, autobiography
Box 44
Autobiographical research material
Box 45
Autobiographical research material
Box 46
Church Forces Organized for Good Government
Box 46
Board of Temperance and Social Service, 1951-1954
Box 46
Michigan Christian Advocate and Citizens Advisory and Educational Council materials, 1943-1953
Box 46
Professional correspondence, 1947-1954
Box 47
Making Methodism Methodist, publications
Box 47
Original chapters, autobiography
Box 47
Professional correspondence with A.E. Barnett, 1945-1954
Box 48
Research material, untitled manuscript
Box 48
Methodist Federation for Social Action
Box 48
Commission on World Peace
Box 48
Autobiographical research material
Box 49
Loose miscellaneous material
Box 49
Research material, untitled manuscript
Box 50
Methodist Federation for Social Action
Box 50
History as a Center of Contemporary Theological Orientation
Box 50
Notes, essays on the Gospels and New Testament
Box 50
Loose miscellaneous materials
Box 51
Notes on the Synoptic Gospels
Box 51
A History of the Christian Church, Williston Walker, Manuscript
Box 51
A History of the Christian Church, Williston Walker, manuscript
Box 52
Research material and original chapters, untitled manuscript
Box 52
Research material and original chapters, untitled manuscript
Box 53
Butts, Thomas, Niagara Falls (sermons and correspondence), [1960s]
Box 53
Protestant and Jewish Association for Care of Blind and Infirm Negroes, 1952-1955 and undated
Box 54
Pulpit Echoes, columns and other items, 1947-1948, 1953
(4 folders)
Box 54
Citizens' Advisory and Education Council, 1947-1957
Box 54
Dexter Avenue Methodist, 1954
Box 54
Interdenominational Alliance, 1952 and undated
Box 54
Miscellanous writings and correspondence, 1946-1959
Box 54
Miscellaneous correspondence, sermons, writings, and clippings, 1945-1950
(6 folders)
Box 55
Methodist minister in Alabama, Florida, and New
York State from 1933 to 1978. Leader of the progressive
wing within Alabama's Methodist Church during 1940s and
1950s; noted for involvement in civil and human rights
issues.
[Identification of item], Andrew Spencer
Turnipseed Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
The Andrew Spencer Turnipseed Papers were
received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2002.
Processed by Kate Crassons
Completed February 6, 2003
Last Updated March 4, 2004
Encoded by Elizabeth Arnold
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
This collection is minimally processed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
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