Document Type

Finding Aid

Publication Date

1-10-2022

Inclusive Dates--Span

1907-1948

Inclusive Dates--Bulk

1907-1948

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains sermon outlines, journals, correspondence, news articles, and personal writings. The collection is housed in two boxes.

Biographical Note

Claud Francis Witty was born in 1877 in Illinois. He attended Culver-Stockton College and studied under evangelist A.M. Morris, both in Missouri, and began preaching in Illinois in 1897. In 1912, he settled in the Detroit area and began working with the local churches there. He worked with the Plum Street Church of Christ for two years before establishing the West Side Central Church where he worked for 32 years. Witty retired from preaching in 1951.

Donor Note

Unknown

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by material type.

Content List

See PDF finding aid for inventory.

Subjects

Churches of Christ--Michigan (Detroit)

Language

ENGLISH

Extent of Collection

1 linear foot (2 boxes)

Manuscript Number

Center for Restoration Studies Manuscripts #58

Physical Location

Center for Restoration Studies

Use Restrictions

Open to researchers. Contact Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives to make an appointment.

Processing Status

Processed

Finding Aid created by

Kayla Sanderson, Amanda Dietz, Mac Ice

Subjects--Personal Names

Witty, Claud Francis, 1877-1952

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