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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

From: J.D. Boucher, J.D. Boucher

From: Joe D. Schubert, Joe D. Schubert

Submissions from 1964 1964

From: Stanley James A. McInery, Stanley James A. McInery

From: the Maurice Hall family, Maurice Hall

From: B.D. Hudson (3/30/64), B.D. Hudson

From: Joe L. Evins (3/30/64), Joe L. Evins

To: Annie Laws (3/30/64), John Allen Chalk

To: W.C. Hall (3/30/64), John Allen Chalk

To: Alex R. Allenson, Inc., John Allen Chalk

To: Mr. & Mrs. Virgil Rich, John Allen Chalk

To: Ray Jouett, John Allen Chalk

To: Raymond C. Kelcy, John Allen Chalk

To: Raymond P. Morris, John Allen Chalk

To: W.J. Holloday, John Allen Chalk

From: Bruce R. Curd (3/25/64), Bruce R. Curd

From: Charles L. Brown (3/23/64), Charles L. Brown

From/To: Elders of C of C @ Sixth at Adams, Elders of CoC at Sixth at Adams

To: Bruce Curd (3/23/64), John Allen Chalk

To: E.C. Maynard (3/23/64), John Allen Chalk

To: Pax House, John Allen Chalk

From: J.W. Walker - letter enclosed, J.W. Walker

From: E.C. Maynard (3/21/64), E.C. Maynard

From: John W. McGee, John W. McGee

To/From: M.F. McKnight, John Allen Chalk

To: M.F. McKnight, John Allen Chalk

From: John A. Moore (3/20/64), John A. Moore

From: Stanley James A. McInery, Stanley James A. McInery

To: College C of C, attn Richard Day, John Allen Chalk

To: Joe L. Evins (3/19/64), John Allen Chalk

To: Jule Miller (3/19/64), John Allen Chalk

To: Mr. & Mrs. Orvis Baker, John Allen Chalk

From: Katherine Jones, Katherine Jones

To: Albert Lemons, John Allen Chalk

To: Gerald Blume (3/18/64), John Allen Chalk

To: Jay Lockhart, John Allen Chalk

To: Jule Miller (3/18/64), John Allen Chalk

To: Jule Miller (3/18/64), John Allen Chalk

To: Stanley J.A. McInery (3/18/64), John Allen Chalk

From: Annie Laws (3/17/64), Annie Laws

From: Francis P. Council, Francis P. Council

To: Dyrel W. Collins, John Allen Chalk

To/From: Noel Meredith, John Allen Chalk

To: J.M. Powell (3/17/64), John Allen Chalk

To: J. Noel Meredith, John Allen Chalk

To: Kenneth Dye (3/17/64), John Allen Chalk

To: Mr. & Mrs. Freddie Wiese, John Allen Chalk

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

To: Mr. & Mrs. R.D. Burson (3/17/64), John Allen Chalk

To: Polly & Mann Strawn, John Allen Chalk

To: V.L. Pennington, John Allen Chalk

From: J. Noel Meredith, J. Noel Meredith

From: Mrs. Gerald L. Blume (3/16/64), Gerald L. Blume

To: LeRoy Brownlow, John Allen Chalk

From: Katherine Green (3/14/64), Katherine Green

From/To: T, Pierce Brown, T. Pierce Brown

To: Wyman Wilkerson (3/12/64), John Allen Chalk

From: Richard D. Day, Richard D. Day

From: Wyman Wilkerson (3/11/64), Wyman Wilkerson

From: J.M. Powell (3/9/64), J.M. Powell

From: W.C. Hall (3/6/64), W.C. Hall

To: E.C. Maynard (3/6/64), John Allen Chalk

To: Jim Bill McInteer (3/6/64), John Allen Chalk

To: Katherine Green, John Allen Chalk

To: T.E. Mayer, John Allen Chalk

From: the Rich family, Rich

To: Bill Teuton (3/5/64), John Allen Chalk

From: Jay Lockhart, Jay Lockhart

From: Jim Bill McInteer - papers enclosed, Jim Bill McInteer

From: Katherine Green (3/3/64), Katherine Green

To: C.W. Collett (3/3/64), John Allen Chalk

To: Don Flatt (3/3/64), John Allen Chalk

To: Jimmy Bays, John Allen Chalk

To: Ralph E. Dunford (3/3/64), John Allen Chalk

From: Bill L. Teuton (3/2/64), Bill L. Teuton

From: C.W. Collett, C.W. Collett

From: Jim Bill McInteer (3/2/64), Jim Bill McInteer

From: Mrs. Gerald L. Blume (3/2/64), Gerald L. Blume

To: W.A. Bradfield (3/2/64), John Allen Chalk

To: Gerald Blume (2/28/64), John Allen Chalk

To: R.D. Burson, Jr. (2/28/64), John Allen Chalk

To: Ross M. Sams, John Allen Chalk

From: Mrs. Gerald L. Blume (2/25/64), Gerald L. Blume

From: E.C. Maynard (2/21/64), E.C. Maynard

From: John A. Moore (2/21/64), John A. Moore

From: Pat E. Harrell (2/21/64), Pat E. Harrell

From: Ross M. Sams, Ross M. Sams

From: W.A. Bradfield (2/21/64), W.A. Bradfield

From: Jimmy Bays (2/20/64), Jimmy Bays

From: Stanley James A. McInery, Stanley James A. McInery

From: W.E. Jones (2/20/64), W.E. Jones

From: J. Paul Du Bois, J. Paul Du Bois

From: Teston Gilpatrick, Teston Gilpatrick

From: Arlon H. Way, Arlon H. Way

From: W.A. Bradfield (2/17/64), W.A. Bradfield

To: Bobby G. Reynolds, John Allen Chalk

To: James W. Nichols (2/17/64), John Allen Chalk

To: Janet Traylor, John Allen Chalk

To: Leslie (Les) Damon, John Allen Chalk

To: Murray Miles, Jr. (2/17/64), John Allen Chalk

To: Richard Mitchell (2/17/64), John Allen Chalk