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John Allen Chalk: Personal Correspondence

Spanning John Allen Chalk’s life from 1954 to 1971, the collection begins with his ministry at the Broad Street Church of Christ in Cookeville, Tennessee, continues through his tenure at the Herald of Truth radio program, and ends with his decision to attend law school at the University of Texas. Ranging from perfunctory business transactions to the deepest of confessions, the letters highlight a time in Chalk’s life that proved both rewarding and exhausting. Of special interest are his dedication to the civil rights movement and tremendous influence in the Churches of Christ and Christian higher education in particular, as evidenced by correspondence with B.C. Goodpasture, Jim Bill McInteer, Willard Collins, and W.A. Bradfield, among others. This collection was made possible through a generous gift in memory of Corinne Graham. Additional support was provided by John Allen Chalk and the friends of the Meredith Restoration History Archive. We are grateful for those who skillfully indexed, organized, and scanned the documents, particularly John Coffey, Shelby Griffith, and Ananias Moses.

Submissions from 1966 1966

To: Bill Davis, John Allen Chalk

To: John Acord, John Allen Chalk

To: Roy C. Gorham, John Allen Chalk

To: Sven-Olov Fahlgren, John Allen Chalk

From: W. Joe Hacker, Jr., W. Joe Hacker, Jr.

To: Elders of Dearborn Heights C of C, John Allen Chalk

To: Elders of Redbank C of C, John Allen Chalk

To: Elders of Riverdale C of C, John Allen Chalk

To: Ellie Spencer, John Allen Chalk

To: Lowell Massey, John Allen Chalk

Correspondence between Chalk & James Lovell, James Lovell

From/To: Charles Hodge (Chalk's reply filed first), Charles Hodge

From/To: Mrs. Vodie Kerr (Chalk's reply filed first), Vodie Kerr

From/To: W.L. Fry (Chalk's reply filed first), W.L. Fry

To: Elders of C of C in Midland, TX, John Allen Chalk

To: Elders of C of C in Savannah, TN, John Allen Chalk

To: Elders of Eastside C of C, John Allen Chalk

To: Elders of McGregor C of C, John Allen Chalk

To: Elders of Roseville C of C (2 letters), John Allen Chalk

To: Maryville C of C, John Allen Chalk

Correspondence between Chalks & B.L. Stanley (4 letters), B.L. Stanley

From: Bobby J. Richardson, Bobby J. Richardson

From: Larry Burr, Larry Burr

From/To: Paul Galyan (Chalk's reply filed first), Paul Galyan

From/To: Tom Tarbet (Chalk's reply filed first), Tom Tarbet

To: Chicago Public Schools, John Allen Chalk

From: Kay Patton, Kay Patton

From: Kay Patton, Kay Patton

From: Leland Mitten, Leland Mitten

To: Joe Barnett (3 letters), John Allen Chalk

To: DYE from Dan, John Allen Chalk

To: Arnold W. Cressman, John Allen Chalk

To: Elders of Hendersonville C of C, John Allen Chalk

To: Jack Hendry, John Allen Chalk

To: Mr. & Mrs. Claire Hobart, John Allen Chalk

To: Restoration Quarterly, John Allen Chalk

From: F.A. Daniel (enclosure), F.A. Daniel

To: G.W. Ekeberg, John Allen Chalk

From/To: Elders of C of C in Denver City, TX, Elders of CoC in Denver City, TX

To: Dick Peik, John Allen Chalk

To: Elders of C of C @ 4301 Mandrake Rd, John Allen Chalk

To: Jack Crawley, John Allen Chalk

To: James Batts (2 letters), John Allen Chalk

To: Kathy Brue & Sue Ketcham, John Allen Chalk

To: Mr. & Mrs. David Desha, John Allen Chalk

To: Paulette & Bob Fuller, John Allen Chalk

To: Roger Gribble, John Allen Chalk

To: Roger Turner, John Allen Chalk

To: Mr. & Mrs. Milton Bessire, John Allen Chalk

To: Nathan Thorp, John Allen Chalk

From: L.R. Wilson, L.R. Wilson

From: Joe L. Evins, Joe L. Evins

From: Le Moine G. Lewis, Le Moine G. Lewis

From: John W. Cochran, John W. Cochran

To: F. Allen Daniel from Walter E. Burch, Walter E. Burch

From: David Stewart, David Stewart

From: Mary Shell O'Dell, Mary Shell O'Dell

To: Mr. A.M. Burton, John Allen Chalk

From: Carl Ketcherside, Carl Ketcherside

From/To: Allen Dixon (Chalk's reply filed first), Allen Dixon

From/To: Dick Cupp (Chalk's reply filed first), Dick Cupp

From/To: J. Carl Davis (Chalk's reply filed first), J. Carl Davis

From/To: L.D. McCoy (Chalk's reply filed first), L.D. McCoy

From/To: Pearl Street C of C, Pearl St. CoC

From/To: W.E. Jones (Chalk's reply filed first), W.E. Jones

To: Joyce Trousdale, John Allen Chalk

Correspondence between Chalk & Jim Willis (3 letters), Jim Willis

Correspondence between Leroy Garrett, Leroy Garrett

From: James Cobb & Bill Thompson, James Cobb and Bill Thompson

From: Jimmie (no last name), Jimmie unknown

From: Joe R. Barnett, Joe R. Barnett

From/To: Carl Ketcherside (Chalk's reply filed first), Carl Ketcherside

From/To: David Ralston (Chalk's reply filed first), David Ralston

From/To: E.W. Woodard, E.W. Woodard

From/To: Mary Shell O'Dell (Chalk's reply filed first), Mary Shell O'Dell

From/To: Roger Fisher (Chalk's reply filed first), Roger Fisher

To: Fred B. Walker, John Allen Chalk

From: Jeanne Thorne, Jeanne Thorne

From/To: Mildred Shires (Chalk's reply filed first), Mildred Shires

From/To: William H. Hockley, William H. Hockley

To: Dub McClish, John Allen Chalk

To: Jerry Jenkins, John Allen Chalk

To: Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Greer, John Allen Chalk

To: Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Sweet, John Allen Chalk

Correspondence between Chalk & James L. Lovell, James L. Lovell

Correspondence between Chalk & Robert (Bob) Fuller (3 letters), Robert (Bob) Fuller

To: Harold Poland, John Allen Chalk

To: Leighton Sissom (2 copies), John Allen Chalk

To: Roger Fisher, John Allen Chalk

From/To: Eugene Irvin, Jr. (Chalk's reply filed first), Eugene Irvin, Jr.

From/To: James Vandiver (Chalk's reply filed first), James Vandiver

From/To: Leon E. Tester (Chalk's reply filed first), Leon E. Tester

To: Harold Poland, John Allen Chalk

From: Henry H. Knight, Henry H. Knight

From/To: Charles Hoggatt, Charles Hoggatt

From/To: Charles Moore (Chalk's reply filed first), Charles Moore

From/To: Charles R. Miller, Jr. (Chalk's reply filed first), Charles R. Miller, Jr.

From/To: Douglass Gunselman (Chalk's reply filed first), Douglass Gunselman

From/To: Hobart Lee (Chalk's reply filed first), Hobart Lee

From/To: John W. Neth (Chalk's reply filed first), John W. Neth