tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post5886602889354780723..comments2024-03-26T11:33:59.219-06:00Comments on Religion in American History: Know Your Archives, Part III -- A Confused Geek's Tour through some Southern Religious ArchivesPaul Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-13136602680216955512009-09-10T09:35:27.578-06:002009-09-10T09:35:27.578-06:00I spent a wonderful two weeks at the SBHLA (with n...I spent a wonderful two weeks at the SBHLA (with nice research money from them!) in the spring of 2006. The staff there is terrific, especially archivists Bill Sumners and Taffey Hall. They couldn't be nicer, and Taffey treated me to some of her delicious red velvet cake one afternoon.Neil J. Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09853984350914073074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-77863659130061103482009-09-03T15:26:10.032-06:002009-09-03T15:26:10.032-06:00Yes, I remember that carpet, and the aesthetics we...Yes, I remember that carpet, and the aesthetics were definitely OKC style. But that just makes you appreciate the Congregationalist architecture, even while it's fun feeling like you're rooting out stuff that will get you some high points on the geek scale at a place like the IPHC. Harold taught me a lot about Pentecostal history, too, which I appreciated. <br /><br />Joe Creech went to some really out of the way archives in North Carolina for his diss./book on Populism, hoping he checks in here and contributes.Paul Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-5232104410370054512009-09-03T15:16:09.803-06:002009-09-03T15:16:09.803-06:00Paul: Thanks for the insightful comments on these ...Paul: Thanks for the insightful comments on these playgrounds for religious history nerds. I also spent quite a lot of time at the IPHC archives in Oklahoma City. Had some really good material. Indoor/outdoor carpet, too, if I remember right.<br /><br />The Church of the Nazarene Archives, under the direction of Stan Ingersol, has recently moved to a suburb of KC. Wondering how that's changed things for them?Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.com