?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> ?xml-model href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SAA-SDT/EAD3/master/ead3.rng" type="application/xml" schematypens="http://relaxng.org/ns/structure/1.0"?> ms625 Marse and Marian Grant Papers Processed by Riley Richards Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives PO Box 7777 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109 336 758-5755 http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/ 2017 November 1 MS625 Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives English L/languagedeclaration> dacs Describing Archives: A Content Standard completed 2024-10-23T12:12:18-04:00 ArchivesSpace v3.5.0 This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on Wednesday October 23, 2024 at 12:12 Marse and Marian Grant Papers MS625 /repositories/2/resources/1825 Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives English 23.4 Linear Feet 17 record cartons, 1 oversize folder 1925 2012 circa 1925-2012 Marse and Marian Grant were two of the best known North Carolina baptists. Married for 66 years, they had three children. Marse Grant served as editor for the publication Children and Charity from 1949-1959 and for The Biblical Recorder from 1960-1982. Marian Grant served as a columnist for both Charity and Children and The Biblical Recorder as well as serving as the chair for the North Carolina Women's Forum. These papers document both the personal and professional lives of Marse and Marian Grant. They are accounts of the couples correspondence with their family, other members of the baptist community, and other editors and publishers. In addition, they include various news clippings both related to the correspondence and recording the writing of Marse and Marian. This collection also includes copies of the publication Children and Charity, as well as some personal artifacts including books and plaques. Biographical Note J. Marse Grant was born September 13, 1920, in High Point, N.C. to Leonidas L. and Elsie Blankenship Grant. Grant attended High Point College, graduating in 1941. His early career was spent as a journalist at several N.C. newspapers. By 1949, Grant was Editor of , the long running news publication of the N.C. Baptist Children's Homes. He remained in this role until January 1960, when he became Editor of the , is the official journal for the N.C. Baptist State Convention. He stayed in this position from 1960-1982. In 1970, he wrote the book . Grant married Marian Sanford Gibbs on June 16, 1941, and soon after their marriage Marian began working alongside her husband. Throughout her long career, she contributed numerous articles to and later to the . Marian Grant was the first woman to serve as chairperson of the Southern Baptist Convention Committee on Order of Business and was recording secretary of the N.C. Woman's Missionary Union. Married for 66 years, Marse and Marian had three children together. Marse Grant died October 17, 2008 and Marian Grant died March 15, 2017. Collection Overview These papers document both the personal and professional lives of Marse and Marian Grant. The collection includes the couples' correspondence with their family, other members of the Baptist community, and other editors and publishers. News clippings related to the correspondence and recording the writings of Marse and Marian are also present along with copies of the publication Children and Charity and a small number of personal artifacts, books, and plaques. Materials are listed in original order. Preferred Citation Marse and Marian Grant Papers (MS625), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. Access Restrictions This collection is open for use. Copyright Notice The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124560 1957 1957 8 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124561 1960 1960 8 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124562 1965 1965 8 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124563 1968 1968 8 Speeches: Marian Grant /repositories/2/archival_objects/124564 1971 1999 7 Speeches: Marian Grant /repositories/2/archival_objects/124565 1971 1999 7 Speeches: J. Marse Grant /repositories/2/archival_objects/124566 1964 1992 7 Speeches: J. Marse Grant /repositories/2/archival_objects/124567 1955 1972 7 Speeches: J. Marse Grant /repositories/2/archival_objects/124568 1961 1972 7 Speeches: Marian Grant /repositories/2/archival_objects/124569 1963 2009 7 Speeches: J. Marse Grant /repositories/2/archival_objects/124570 1980 1991 7 Speeches: J. Marse Grant /repositories/2/archival_objects/124571 1975 1984 7 Speeches: J. Marse Grant /repositories/2/archival_objects/124572 1971 1986 7 Speeches: J. Marse Grant /repositories/2/archival_objects/124573 1962 1990 7 Speeches: Marian Grant /repositories/2/archival_objects/124574 1967 2003 7 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124575 1969 1969 7 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124576 1973 1973 2 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124577 1974 1974 2 Correspondence and certificates /repositories/2/archival_objects/124578 1975 1975 2 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124579 1976 1976 2 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124580 1977 1977 2 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124581 1978 1978 2 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124582 1979 1979 2 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124583 1980 1980 2 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124584 1981 1981 2 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124585 1982 1982 2 Correspondence /repositories/2/archival_objects/124586 1983 1983 2 Correspondence /repositories/2/archival_objects/124587 1984 1984 2 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124588 1985 1985 2 Correspondence /repositories/2/archival_objects/124589 1986 1986 2 Correspondence /repositories/2/archival_objects/124590 1987 1987 2 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124591 1988 1988 2 Correspondence /repositories/2/archival_objects/124592 1989 1989 2 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124593 1990 1990 2 Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and member directories /repositories/2/archival_objects/124594 1991 1991 2 Correspondence between Rev. Livingston Johnson and E. Y. Mullius /repositories/2/archival_objects/124595 1925 1925 3 Photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124596 1926 1934 3 Newspaper clippings, photographs, and personal notes /repositories/2/archival_objects/124597 1942 1942 3 Photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124598 1943 1943 3 Church program /repositories/2/archival_objects/124599 1945 1945 3 Newspaper clipping /repositories/2/archival_objects/124600 1948 1948 3 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124601 1949 1949 3 Correspondence, certificates, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124602 1950 1950 3 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124603 1951 1951 3 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124604 1952 1952 3 Photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124605 1953 1953 3 Correspondence /repositories/2/archival_objects/124606 1954 1954 3 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124607 1955 1955 3 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124608 1956 1956 3 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124609 1957 1957 3 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124610 1994 1994 4 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124611 1995 1995 4 Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and budgets /repositories/2/archival_objects/124612 1996 1996 4 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124613 1997 1997 4 Correspondence /repositories/2/archival_objects/124614 1998 1998 4 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, photographs, and directories /repositories/2/archival_objects/124615 1999 1999 4 Correspondence and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124616 2000 2000 4 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124617 2001 2001 4 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124618 2002 2002 4 Correspondence /repositories/2/archival_objects/124619 2003 2003 4 Correspondence /repositories/2/archival_objects/124620 2004 2004 4 Correspondence and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124621 2005 2005 4 Correspondence and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124622 2006 2006 4 Correspondence /repositories/2/archival_objects/124623 2007 2007 4 Photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124624 2008 2008 4 Grant pedigree /repositories/2/archival_objects/124625 1999 1999 4 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124626 1958 1958 4 Correspondence /repositories/2/archival_objects/124627 1959 1959 6 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124628 1960 1960 6 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124629 1961 1961 6 Correspondence /repositories/2/archival_objects/124630 1962 1962 6 Newspaper Clipping /repositories/2/archival_objects/124631 1967 1967 6 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124632 1968 1968 6 Correspondence /repositories/2/archival_objects/124633 1969 1969 6 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124634 1970 1970 6 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124635 1971 1971 6 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124636 1972 1972 6 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124637 1954 1954 5 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, photographs, and publications /repositories/2/archival_objects/124638 1953 1953 5 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124639 1955 1955 5 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124640 1962 1962 5 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124641 1963 1963 5 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124642 1964 1964 5 Newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124643 1957 1959 5 Newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124644 1963 1969 5 Newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124645 1970 1970 5 Newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124646 1971 1974 5 Newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124647 1975 1977 5 Newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124648 1978 1980 5 Newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124649 1981 1981 5 Newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124650 1982 1983 5 Newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124651 1984 1984 5 Newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124652 1985 1985 5 Newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124653 1986 1986 5 Newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124654 1987 1987 5 Newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124655 1988 1988 5 Newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124656 1989 1989 5 Newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124657 1990 1990 5 Newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124658 1991 1991 5 Newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124659 1992 1997 5 Newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124660 1998 1998 5 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124661 1957 1959 1 Photograph of Grant printing plate /repositories/2/archival_objects/124662 undated 9 Correspondence /repositories/2/archival_objects/124663 1950 1950 9 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124664 1951 1951 9 Correspondence and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124665 1952 1952 9 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124666 1954 1954 9 Correspondence and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124667 1955 1955 9 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124668 1956 1956 9 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124669 1958 1958 9 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124670 1961 1961 9 Correspondence and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124671 1963 1963 9 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124672 1966 1966 9 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124673 1968 1968 9 Correspondence /repositories/2/archival_objects/124674 1973 1976 9 Newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124675 1978 1978 9 Correspondence /repositories/2/archival_objects/124676 1980 1980 9 Newspaper clippings and directories /repositories/2/archival_objects/124677 1981 1981 9 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, photographs, passports, and certificates /repositories/2/archival_objects/124678 1982 1982 9 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124679 1983 1983 9 Correspondence /repositories/2/archival_objects/124680 1985 1985 9 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, photographs, and certificates /repositories/2/archival_objects/124681 1986 1986 9 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124682 1987 1987 9 Correspondence /repositories/2/archival_objects/124683 1988 1988 9 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124684 1989 1989 9 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124685 1990 1990 9 Correspondence. survey report /repositories/2/archival_objects/124686 1991 1991 9 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124687 1994 1994 9 Newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124688 1996 1996 9 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124689 1999 1999 9 Personal notes /repositories/2/archival_objects/124690 2007 2007 9 Death certificate, newspapers, and a program /repositories/2/archival_objects/124691 2008 2008 9 Correspondence /repositories/2/archival_objects/124692 2009 2009 9 Correspondence and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124693 2010 2010 9 Photographs, Personal Notes /repositories/2/archival_objects/124694 2011 2011 9 Correspondence, personal notes, and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124695 2012 2012 9 High Point University 50th Class Reunion Pamphlet /repositories/2/archival_objects/124696 1991 1991 9 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124697 1971 1971 10 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124698 1972 1972 10 Scrapbook with newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124699 1986 1988 16 Scrapbook with newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124700 1982 1984 16 Scrapbook with newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124701 1988 1991 16 Scrapbook with newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124702 1984 1986 16 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124703 1966 1966 12 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124704 1970 1970 12 Correspondence /repositories/2/archival_objects/124705 1973 1973 13 Correspondence /repositories/2/archival_objects/124706 1976 1976 13 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124707 1992 1992 13 Correspondence, personal notes, and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124708 1993 1993 13 Correspondence /repositories/2/archival_objects/124709 1956 1956 13 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124710 1959 1959 13 Children and Charity newspapers /repositories/2/archival_objects/124711 1950 2012 14 Oversize documents /repositories/2/archival_objects/124712 1939 1955 15 Certificates /repositories/2/archival_objects/124713 1937 1982 15 Publications /repositories/2/archival_objects/124714 1959 1982 15 Plaques /repositories/2/archival_objects/124715 1965 1985 circa 1965-1985 15 Photographs and negatives /repositories/2/archival_objects/124716 undated 15 Scrapbook with newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124717 1981 1982 15 Daily report books /repositories/2/archival_objects/124718 1942 1942 15 Bibles and other books /repositories/2/archival_objects/124719 1964 1984 15 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124720 1967 1967 11 Correspondence /repositories/2/archival_objects/124721 1974 1974 11 Correspondence, related newspaper clippings, and photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124722 1984 1984 11 Correspondence /repositories/2/archival_objects/124723 1995 1995 11 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124724 1997 1997 11 Correspondence and newspaper clippings /repositories/2/archival_objects/124725 1998 1998 11 Plaques /repositories/2/archival_objects/124726 1965 2003 17 and Southern Baptist Convention panoramic photographs /repositories/2/archival_objects/124727 1937 1960 circa 1937-1960 1