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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 1965 1965

To: Wilbur Stein, John Allen Chalk

To: M. Mason, John Allen Chalk

To: Don Neilson, John Allen Chalk

To: Jack Bates, John Allen Chalk

To: John Paul Hundley, John Allen Chalk

To: Leo Schumpert, John Allen Chalk

To: Mr. & Mrs. Ira Robey, John Allen Chalk

To: Murrell Foster, John Allen Chalk

To: P.D. Wilmeth, John Allen Chalk

To: Ray Mooney, John Allen Chalk

To: Robert G. Neil, John Allen Chalk

To: Trudie & Paul Dunn, John Allen Chalk

To: Frances Long, John Allen Chalk

To: Harold Taylor, John Allen Chalk

To: Herald of Truth, John Allen Chalk

To: J.B. Nelson, John Allen Chalk

To: Mr. & Mrs. C.A. Harley, John Allen Chalk

To: Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Clark, John Allen Chalk

To: Mr. & Mrs. Dale Warrick, John Allen Chalk

To: Mr. & Mrs. D.R. Warner, John Allen Chalk

To: Whom It May Concern, John Allen Chalk

From: Val Click (enclosure), Val Click

To: Francis F. Carson, John Allen Chalk

To: Harper's Magazine, John Allen Chalk

To: James Groves, John Allen Chalk

To: James Sewell, John Allen Chalk

To: John W. Bowman, John Allen Chalk

To: Lucien Palmer, John Allen Chalk

To: Mr. & Mrs. J.C. Stephens, John Allen Chalk

To: Wendell Winkler, John Allen Chalk

To: Gordon H. Turner, Sr., John Allen Chalk

To: James W. Reynolds, John Allen Chalk

To: J.M. Swafford, John Allen Chalk

To: Mrs. T.W. Rea, John Allen Chalk

To: Rafael Rodriguez, John Allen Chalk

To: Tom Hudgins, John Allen Chalk

From: Mealnie Hostcott, Mealnie Hostcott

Correspondence between Chalk & John and Bernice Muller, John Muller and Bernice Muller

From: George W. Bailey, George W. Bailey

From: J.R. DeArmond, J.R. DeArmond

To: Dwain Evans, John Allen Chalk

To: Ennis Franklin, John Allen Chalk

To: Freeman Wyche, John Allen Chalk

To: Gary Turner, John Allen Chalk

To: Hobart Lee, John Allen Chalk

To: James McGill, John Allen Chalk

To: Jim Bill McInteer, John Allen Chalk

To: J. Porter Wilhite, John Allen Chalk

To: Marian Starks, John Allen Chalk

To: Melanie Westcott, John Allen Chalk

To: M. Norvel Young, John Allen Chalk

To: Nation's Business, John Allen Chalk

To: Preferred Risk Mutual Insurance Co., John Allen Chalk

To: Richard Mitchell, John Allen Chalk

To: Val Click, John Allen Chalk

To: Wash Luttrell, John Allen Chalk

To: Dr. & Mrs. O.H. Clopton, John Allen Chalk

To: Susie Turner, John Allen Chalk

From: Jerry Campbell, Jerry Campbell

To: George Bailey, John Allen Chalk

To: Jimmy Murray, John Allen Chalk

To: Kenneth Hahn, John Allen Chalk

To: Murrell Foster, John Allen Chalk

To: Pat Williams, John Allen Chalk

To: Paul Methvin, John Allen Chalk

To: Jim Swafford, John Allen Chalk

To: Dean Dennis, John Allen Chalk

To: James Hall, John Allen Chalk

To: James Lovell, John Allen Chalk

To: Malcolm Hill, John Allen Chalk

To: Mr. & Mrs. Joe Clarkston, John Allen Chalk

To: Emmett Roberts, John Allen Chalk

To: Eugene White, John Allen Chalk

To: Harold G. Taylor, John Allen Chalk

To: Herman Yeatman, John Allen Chalk

To: H.E. Seidmeyer, John Allen Chalk

To: Janice & Bill Goodpasture, John Allen Chalk

To: J.C. Choate, John Allen Chalk

To: Malcolm Hill, John Allen Chalk

To: Pat & Troy Warren, John Allen Chalk

To: Ronald Milton, John Allen Chalk

To: Walter H. King, John Allen Chalk

To: Dale McCaleb, John Allen Chalk

To: Ernest Clevenger, Jr., John Allen Chalk

To: Geoffrey H. Ellis, John Allen Chalk

To: Hazel Street C of C, John Allen Chalk

To: John Paul Hundley, John Allen Chalk

To: Richard L. Jones, John Allen Chalk

To: Willard Collins, John Allen Chalk

To: Dan Duvall, John Allen Chalk

To: Doris & Lee Morris, John Allen Chalk

To: E.W. McMillan, John Allen Chalk

To: James Lents, John Allen Chalk

To: Mr. & Mrs. Gene Krug, John Allen Chalk

To: Mrs. Don Hansen, John Allen Chalk

To: Shelby Smith, John Allen Chalk

To: Don Harriman, John Allen Chalk

To: Dr. & Mrs. William Johnson, John Allen Chalk

To: Frank Harley, John Allen Chalk

To: Frank L. Cox, John Allen Chalk