Everson mss., 1897-1954
Summary Information
Repository:
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Indiana University
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-5500
Phone: 812-855-2452
Fax: 812-855-3143
Email: liblilly@indiana.edu
http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly
Creator
Everson, William Graham,
1879-1954.
TitleEverson mss., 1897-1954
Collection No.
LMC 3002
Extent
ca. 4,000 items
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
Consists of the papers of William Graham
Everson, 1879-1954, minister, writer, military officer and college
president.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
William Graham Everson, 1879-1954, was a minister, writer, military officer and
college president. Everson was born in Wooster, Ohio and was ordained a Baptist
minister in 1897. That year he entered Franklin College in Franklin, Indiana and
received his bachelor of divinity degree in 1908. While a student he enlisted in the
Indiana National Guard. He served in both the Spanish-American War and World War I.
Rising through the ranks, he was promoted to brigadier-general in 1922 and assigned
to command the 76th Infantry Brigade. From 1929-1931 he served as chief of the
National Guard Bureau as a major general. He retired his military commission in 1931
to devote full-time to his ministry. His pastorates spanned the country, from
Kentucky to Oregon, retiring from his last ministry at the First Baptist Church of
Richmond, Indiana in 1948. While minister of the First Baptist Church, Portland,
Oregon, he was appointed president of Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon and
presided from 1938-1943. In 1904 he married Mary Coon, 1881-1963, also a graduate of
Franklin College. They had two children, John and Mary Louise.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series: I. Correspondence; II. Writings; III. Career;
IV. Photographs; V. Scrapbooks; VI. Miscellaneous; VII. Artifacts.
Scope and Content Note
Consists of the papers of William Graham Everson, 1879-1954, minister, writer,
military officer and college president. The collection includes correspondence,
writings, materials related to Everson's career, photographs, scrapbooks, and
artifacts.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries'
online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by
searching the catalog using these terms.
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Names
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Franklin College (Franklin,
Ind.)
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Linfield College
--Presidents.
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First Baptist Church
(Richmond, Ind.)
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First Baptist Church
(Portland, Ore.)
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Everson, William Graham,
1879-1954.
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Topics
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Baptists --Clergy.
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Baptists --Sermons.
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College yearbooks --Indiana
--Franklin --Specimens.
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Flags --United States
--Specimens.
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Military decorations --United
States --Specimens.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Gift. 2007
Usage Restrictions
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Everson mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana.
Series:
Box 1
Correspondence, 1914-1954
1914-1954
(10 folders)
Arranged chronologically.
Not indexed.
Series:
Writings
Addresses, lectures, sermons, 1909-1952.
(22 folders)
Arranged chronologically.
May also contain church bulletins for date sermon was given.
Box 2
Addresses,... (cont.)
(6 folders)
Articles
(1 folder)
"Final Authority in
Religion"
for Newton Theological Institute, 1908
"There is Room for the
Christ-Child"
for The Muncie Star, Dec. 22, 1921
"The World and War"
for The
Muncie Press, Nov. 28,
1923.
Book. Forever as the Stars (unpublished). Draft pages, holograph
and typescript.
(2 folders)
Diaries
(5 folders)
May 5,
1917-May 4, 1918
May 25,
1918-Apr. 6, 1919
Notebook. Contains chronology of career, 1892-1899 , poem,
notes for sermons, etc.
Radio broadcasts. Typescripts, 1931-1934 , for broadcasts in Denver,
Colorado and Portland, Oregon
Writings by others
(1 folder)
Notebook of messages from friends of Everson's upon his
departure from Richmond, Indiana in 1897 to attend Franklin College and from friends in
Franklin, Indiana, 1899
Poem "Abraham Lincoln," by Richard L.
Johnson. Typescript.
Box 5
Index cards concerning various subjects for sermons, talks,
etc.
Series:
Box 2
Career
Arranged into the following subseries: College, Military and Pastorates.
Completing this section is a folder of mostly printed items concerning talks
and sermons given elsewhere by WGE.
Subseries:
College
Box 2
Franklin College, Franklin, Indiana (student).
(2 folders)
Includes yearbooks for 1899and
1902;handmade calendar with
photographs of WGE; miscellaneous items, including commencement
invitation and grades
Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon (president, 1938-1943).
Includes student Handbook, bulletins, Linfield College Songs.
Subseries:
Military
Box 2
Certificates. Mostly concerning various advancements in rank
and one certificate of distinction from the Italian military
delegation dated 1916
(see also: Box 8)
"The Company Log from September 7th
1917 to May 2nd 1919. " 332nd Infantry A.E.F.
(American Expeditionary Forces). Bound Personal Orders, Oct. 1,
1929-Sept. 30, 1930.
Includes orders from The War Department and itineraries.
Miscellaneous
Includes Officer's identity card, American Expeditionary Forces,
ca. 1919;Officer's Record
Book, 1918-1919;record of service in the Indiana National
Guard, 1898-1919
Subseries:
Box 3
Pastorates
Following Everson's bible, this section is arranged by the dates Everson
served as pastor, and the name and location of the church.
Mostly printed materials.
The Holy Bible... (New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons,
1901)
1911-1915. Fourth Avenue Baptist Church, Louisville,
Kentucky.
Postcard
Church bulletin
Materials and clippings concerning Missionary Exhibit,
Oct. 21-23, 1914
1915-1921. Norwood Baptist Church, Norwood,
Ohio.
"Dedication Services...Oct.
14-15-16-17-19, 1919 "
(2 copies)
Seventy-fifth anniversary, 1866-1941, pamphlet.
1921-1930. First Baptist Church, Muncie, Indiana.
Church bulletins and various printed items related to the mortgage
burning and dedication service
1931-1933. First Baptist Church, Denver,
Colorado.
"1932
Directory of the First Baptist Church"
"A Century of Baptist Faith, First Baptist
Church of Denver, 1864-1964 "
(2 copies)
Announcement of Special Revival Services, Sept.
18-Oct. 2, 1932
1933-1939. The First Baptist Church, "The
White Temple," Portland, Oregon.
(2 folders)
Handbook and Visiting List, 1893
Church bulletins
Announcement of Special Revival Services, Mar. 18-Apr.
1, 1934
brochure for "The World in the White Temple,
February 19, 20, 21, 22,
1935 "
Various tracts and other printed materials
Financial - lists of donations and moving expenses to
Richmond, Indiana
1946-1948. First Baptist Church, Richmond,
Indiana.
Church bulletins
Printed items
Miscellaneous church bulletins, announcements, programs
concerning sermons, talks, etc. by WGE, 1926-1954
Series:
Photographs
Arranged by subject.
Box 3
Buildings
(Total: 15)
(See also: Box 6)
Everson, William Graham.
(11 portraits. Total: 18)
(See also: Box 6)
Everson, William Graham in military uniform.
(14 portraits. Total: 25)
(See also: Box 6)
Everson, Mary Coon.
(13 portraits. Total: 25) (2 folders)
Everson, William Graham and Mary Coon.
(7 portraits. Total: 17)
(See also: Box 6)
Everson, William Graham, Mary Coon, and children.
(Mostly snapshots. Total: ca. 48. Some may be
duplicates.)
Everson, John.
(Mostly snapshots. Total: ca. 62. Some may be
duplicates.)
Family and friends.
(Portraits, including two tintypes. Total: 80. Some may be
duplicates) (4 folders)
(See also: Boxes 4, 5, 6 and 8)
Military-related. Including several of WGE and airplanes he flew
cross country.
(Total: 11. 2 are duplicates)
(See also: Boxes 5 and 6)
Official American Expeditionary Forces photos by the Signal
Corps.
(Total: ca. 124) (2 folders)
Includes index.
Box 4
Official A.E.F. photos... (cont.)
(2 folders)
Photographic assignment by Mary Louise Everson for New York
Institute of Photography
Box 5
Snapshots.
(Total: ca. 385)
Box 6
Large photographs.
(Total: 38. 3 are duplicates)
Box 8
Two large group photographs.
Series:
Box 4
Scrapbooks
1916-1944. Mostly clippings. Loose items
removed
(2 folders)
1931-1944. Mostly clippings
1937-1941. Photographs, clippings and printed
items
1943. Loose pages. Mostly
clippings concerning resignation from presidency of Linfield
College
Series:
Miscellaneous
Box 4
Everson, Mary Coon. Includes invitation to Richland Township
[High] School commencement exercises; program for senior class play,
Franklin College, 1904
Obituary and memorial materials
Religious tracts. Printed
Miscellany
Box 7
Certificates, diplomas, etc.
Includes marriage certificate, diplomas for both WGE and Mary Coon,
various certificates relating to the military and his membership as a
freemason, etc.
Series:
Box 5
Artifacts
Arranged in two subseries: Flags and Other.
Subseries:
Flags
Box 5
Three United States flags. Two with 48 stars, one with 50
stars
One United States Yacht Ensign flag
One flag signifying WGE as Major General of the United States
Militia Bureau
Subseries:
Other
Box 5
Indiana State Police badge inscribed to "Major
General Wm G Everson... Nov. 1,
1929 "
Medal encased in glass: "Commemorating the 50th
Anniversary of the Class Graduation, Linfield College, McMinnville,
Oregon, incorporated Jan. 30,
1858 "
Plaque: "...Commemorating Four Years Inspiring
Linfield Leadership, Class of '42"
Purple Heart, three dog tags and various military ribbons and
patches
Vial of ashes from burned mortgage, First Baptist Church,
Muncie, Indiana, Jan. 2,
1944
