Document Type
Finding Aid
Publication Date
11-9-2018
Inclusive Dates--Span
1979-1989
Inclusive Dates--Bulk
1979-1989
Scope and Content Note
These papers include a biography, funeral sermons, research, and pictures of and taken by Harold Kennamer.
Biographical Note
Archie Harold Kennamer was born October 8, 1915 in Woodville to David Campbell Kennamer and Clemmie Isom Kennamer. He died on December 19, 2014 in Abilene and was buried in Woodville, Alabama. He was active in communities where he ministered with churches. He was the first president of the Chamber of Commerce in Keller, TX. In Tulia, TX, he was a member of the Kiwanis Club for 15 years and served as club president. He campaigned to elect a state representative to the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, and the Tulia chapter was the first in Texas to establish an endowed foundation. Harold conducted gospel meetings in Estevan, Saskatchewan and Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Montana, Alabama, Texas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, and Utah. For 26 years, he conducted a series of meetings with the oldest congregation in the state of Georgia at Pleasant Grove which was established in 1848 and integrated from the beginning.
Donor Note
Carrise Berryhill, William E. Young, Dun Kennnemar Young
Arrangement
The collection is organized into 23 folders housed in one box.
Content List
Box 1
[First Folder] Finding Aid
Biography
Funeral Sermon Outlines
Upper Spencer
Tribute Dinner
Kennamer (Personal) Restoration
Restoration Pictures
RestorationTour Slides (1 of 2)
Restoration Tour Slides (2 of 2)
Greece Slides
Greece and Rome Slides
Rome Slides
Vacation: Rome and Pompeii Slides
England Slides
Egypt Slides
Lebanon, Syria, Egypt Slides
Egypt and Masadra Slides
Holyland Slides (1of 6)
Holyland Slides (2 of 6)
Holyland Slides (3 of 6)
Holyland Slides (4 of 6)
Holyland Slides (5 of 6)
Holyland Slides (6 of 6)
Subjects
Churches of Christ--Texas, Churches of Christ--Texas (Abilene), Churches of Christ, Stone-Campbell Movement, Restoration Movement
Language
ENGLISH
Extent of Collection
0.5 linear feet (1 box)
Manuscript Number
Center for Restoration Studies Manuscripts #433
Physical Location
Center for Restoration Studies
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [file or folder name], Archie Harold Kennamer Papers, 1979-1989. Center for Restoration Studies MS #433. 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
D. Brandon Morrison, Mac Ice, Amanda Dietz
Comments
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