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Henry Nathan Blanchard Papers

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Henry Nathan Blanchard was a Wake Forest College alumnus (1909) and a Chaplain in the U.S. Army. This collection contains article typescripts, sermons, and biographical information, particularly relating to Blanchard's work as an Army chaplain.

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Biographical and Historical Note

Henry Nathan Blanchard was born on September 24, 1885. He was an alumnus of Wake Forest College (1909) and was ordained in 1908. He married Bertha Wells on June 14, 1914, in Kent, Indiana, while serving as a pastor there; he also acted as pastor in Greenville, North Carolina. While a chaplain in the U.S. Army, Blanchard served in Mobile, Alabama; France; Charleston, South Carolina; Key West, Florida; and Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.

Collection Overview

This collection contains article typescripts, sermons, and biographical information about Blanchard, particularly relating to his work as an Army chaplain.

Collection Inventory

Biographical Card Box 1 Folder 1
Historical Commission Baptist State Convention Data for Files Box 1 Folder 1
Medical Field Service School, "Espirit de Corps," published at Carlisle Barracks, PA (1930 April 2) Box 1 Folder 1
"Across the Channel" by Camp Chaplain Henry N. Blanchard Box 1 Folder 1
Extract from Anniston Star, Anniston, AL (1923 August 26) Box 1 Folder 1
Sermon, "The Pure in Heart, Matthew 5:8" (1924 October) Box 1 Folder 1
Armistice Day Address (1929 November 11) Box 1 Folder 1
The Service Sunday School, Service Chaplains' Conference, Honolulu (1927 June 7) Box 1 Folder 1
Extract from the Key West Citizens Memorial Address (1922 February 16) Box 1 Folder 1
The Chaplain as Liaison Between the Army and the Community (1921 March 30) Box 1 Folder 1
Use of Literature and Publications in the Chaplain's Work (1920 July 7) Box 1 Folder 1

Summary Information

Repository: Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
Creator - Creator: Blanchard, Henry Nathan
Title: Henry Nathan Blanchard Papers
ID: MS9
Date [inclusive]: 1920-1930
Extent: 0.21 linear feet 1 half-document box

Administrative Information

Publication Information: Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives 2014
Revision Description: Revised by Stephanie Bennett July 2016
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation: Henry Nathan Blanchard Papers (MS9), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.

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