Document Type
Finding Aid
Publication Date
3-15-2022
Inclusive Dates--Span
1892-1922
Inclusive Dates--Bulk
1892-1922
Scope and Content Note
A collection of sermon outlines from James Sterling Dunn. An index is located at the beginning of the looseleaf documents.
Biographical Note
James Sterling Dunn was born in Tennessee in 1874. His father died when he was eight; his mother lived in Nashville, Tennessee.
Upon completion of his public school education, he attended Winchester Normal for three years. He taught there for three years, and then he entered Nashville Bible School. He was baptized at the age of seventeen. Dunn preached the Gospel in many different places. He was instrumental in helping many brethren in building their own church buildings. He enjoyed mission work, and was particularly successful in difficult areas. Within the first sixteen years of his ministry he baptized over 2000 people into Christ.
He was married to Claudia Holland in 1900. Dunn moved to Texas where he served the Lord successfully in the Fort Worth area. He preached for some time for the Central church there, one of the most successful congregations in the state. Dunn passed away in 1922 and is buried within a family plot in the old Memorial Park Cemetery in Dallas, Texas.
Donor Note
J.S. Dunn family
Arrangement
The almost 350 page booklet of sermon outlines has been separated into two folders.
Content List
[First Folder] Finding Aid
Folder 1
Index; pages 1a-100
Folder 2
Pages 103-345
Subjects
Churches of Christ--Texas
Language
ENGLISH
Extent of Collection
Two folders This collection is housed in the small manuscripts filing cabinet.
Manuscript Number
Center for Restoration Studies Manuscripts # 41
Physical Location
Center for Restoration Studies
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [file or folder name], James Sterling Dunn Papers, 1892-1922. Center for Restoration Studies MS #41. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.
Use Restrictions
Open to researchers. Contact Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives to make an appointment.
Processing Status
Processed
Finding Aid created by
Reid, Audrey Schaffner, Amanda Dietz, Mac Ice
Comments
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