Document Type
Finding Aid
Publication Date
5-16-2026
Inclusive Dates--Span
1870-1996
Inclusive Dates--Bulk
1870-1996
Scope and Content Note
This collection includes research files and book manuscripts. This includes copies of Gospel Advocate, Firm Foundation, and Christian Leader spanning from 1870-1915. The folders include research material on specific people, particularly preachers.
Biographical Note
The following biographical note is excerpted from FindAGrave.com:
“Ethelyn Louise Barnes was the second child of George and Ethel Barnes. She had a older sister Mary Elizabeth Barnes Martin and a younger sister Georgia Ruth Barnes Evers. She was born on August 24, 1921 in Sherman, Texas. She attended schools in Shannon, Independence, Whitesboro and Sherman, graduating from Whitesboro. She was baptized in 1932 at Walnut Street Church of Christ by JP Sanders of Sherman, Texas. She held the position of secretary to the Water Superintendent and City Manager.
Ethelyn was a writer, having her first book published in 1956 entitled "Come Unto Me". She also wrote articles appearing in Christian magazines, was a Bible scholar and church historian.
She married Vernon Eugene Mitchell on September 10, 1942 in her home in Sherman with Byron Fullerton, Minister of the Walnut Street Church of Christ officiating. They had one daughter Marcia Ruth.
Her greatest accomplishment and legacy to the Miller family is her book "Rifle Ball, Horseshoes, Wagon Wheels and a Bible". Though never formally published, it is the story of John & Thomas Miller, their Descendants and Alliances.”
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147541120/ethelyn_louise-mitchell, Ethelyn Louise Barnes Mitchell, accessed 16 May 2026.
Donor Note
Joan Ball
Arrangement
The processors retained the original order as received.
Content List
See PDF finding aid for folder inventory.
Language
ENGLISH
Extent of Collection
7.5 linear feet (5 boxes)
Manuscript Number
Center for Restoration Studies Manuscripts #106
Physical Location
Center for Restoration Studies
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [file or folder name], Ethelyn Louise Barnes Mitchell Collection, 1870-1996, Center for Restoration Studies MS #106. 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
Matthew Stephens, Audrey Schaffner, Amanda Dietz, Mac Ice
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
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