Category Archives: missions

Sharing Student Scholarship Online: Access at Baylor, 1900-1920

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Amanda Norman

For the first five weeks of the spring 2013 semester, we’re putting up teasers about the fascinating Baylor history that Higher Education and Student Affairs students analyzed and shared on the class’ blog. So far we’ve explored students and student … Continue reading →

Posted in Baptist women, Baylor University, Higher Education and Student Affairs, missionaries, missions, Nathan Alleman, Samuel Palmer Brooks, study abroad, Theology study and teaching, women's rights | Leave a comment

Research Ready: November 2012

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Amanda Norman

Each month, we post a processing update to notify our readers about the latest collections that have finding aids online and are primed for research. Here’s the scoop for November: Baylor-Carrington Family Papers, 1715-2007, undated: These family papers consist of … Continue reading →

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Research Ready: October 2012

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Amanda Norman

Each month, we post a processing update to notify our readers about the latest collections that have finding aids online and are primed for research. Here’s the scoop for October: Bolt Family Homestead and Legion Valley Indian Massacre Collection, 1985: … Continue reading →

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Research Ready: July 2012

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Amanda Norman

Each month, we post a processing update to notify our readers about the latest collections that have finding aids online and are primed for research. Here’s the scoop for July: Andrew Joseph (A.J.) Armstrong papers: The Andrew Joseph Armstrong papers … Continue reading →

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Research Ready: June 2012

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Amanda Norman

Each month, we post a processing update to notify our readers about the latest collections that have finding aids online and are primed for research. Here’s the scoop for June: William Cowper Brann Collection: The William Cowper Brann Collection contains … Continue reading →

Posted in Albert Luper, architecture, Archives, Baylor University, Brazil, De La Vega land grant, Fannie Mae Luper, genealogy, Greaver Lewis Miller, Historic Waco, Iconoclast, Korean War, missionaries, missions, Portugal, Research Ready, Rich Field, Robert F. Darden Jr., Roger Conger, Roy Ellsworth Lane, William Cowper Brann, World War I | Leave a comment