Elementos de identidad
Código de referencia
Nombre y localización del repositorio
Nivel de descripción
Título
Fecha(s)
- 1913-1976 (Creación)
Extensión
13.5 cubic feet
Nombre del productor
Historia biográfica
William Angie Smith (1894-1974), American Methodist bishop, was born December 21, 1894 in Elgin, Texas. He graduated from Southwestern University in 1917 and was ordained elder in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in 1924. Smith served charges in several places, including El Paso, Texas; Shreveport, Louisiana; Nashville, Tennessee; Washington, DC; Birmingham, Alabama, and Dallas, Texas. In 1944, he was elected bishop by the South Central Jurisdictional Conference and assigned to the Oklahoma-New Mexico Area, which comprised of the Oklahoma, Oklahoma Indian Mission, and New Mexico Annual Conferences. Smith served these conferences for twenty-four years. He also served as president of the Board of Evangelism from 1952 to 1964 and as president of the Council of Bishops in 1957. Smith was also heavily involved with the World Methodist Council and the United States military chaplaincy program. Smith married Bess Owens in 1920 and had 3 sons: William III, Bryant, and Shelby. Mrs. Smith was also very active in the Methodist Church, particularly with the Bishops Wives Association. Bishop William Angie Smith died on March 15, 1974 at the age of 79.
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
This collection contains scrapbooks and other materials detailing the ministry and life of William Angie Smith, bishop of the Methodist Church. The first part of the collection consists of fifty-nine scrapbooks that document Smith's life from high school until shortly after his retirement from the episcopacy in 1968. While the majority of the material in these scrapbooks encompass the dates listed for each scrapbook, there are exceptions to the rule. Three other scrapbooks attributed to Bess Smith, wife of the Bishop, contain congratulatory letters on the occasion of their retirement. The final segment of the collection is comprised of loose materials that contains his retirement years and portraits. The records themselves illustrate almost every accomplishment Smith achieved whether it be sacred or secular. Methodist related schools in Oklahoma and Texas are well represented. Local church information ends to center on his evangelistic meetings and correspondence with the pastors. Other correspondences are representative of his work with general church boards, jurisdictions and various conferences. Native American work in Oklahoma is strongly represented.
Sistema de arreglo
The arrangement is chronological by scrapbook date.
Condiciones de acceso y uso de los elementos
Condiciones de acceso
There are no restrictions regarding this collection.
Acceso físico
Acceso técnico
Condiciones
Detailed use restrictions relating to our collections can be requested from the office of the archivist at the General Commission on Archives and History. Photocopying is handled by the staff and may be limited in certain instances. Before using any material for publication from this collection a formal request for permission to publish is expected and required.
Idiomas del material
- inglés
Escritura(s) de los documentos
Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras
Instrumentos de descripción
Elementos de adquisición y valoración
Historial de custodia
Origen del ingreso
Accession: 2009-042. Gift. Shelby L. Smith, 06/16/2009.
Valoración, selección y eliminación
Acumulaciones
Elementos de material relacionado
Existencia y localización de originales
Existencia y localización de copias
Unidades de descripción relacionadas.
The original clippings were photocopied and then thrown out. Annual conference journals were transferred to the library
William Angie Smith Papers (unprocessed) 1926-1962, BridArch 301.23, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. William Angie Smith Memorabilia, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Centenary College Scrapbook, Centenary College, Shreveport, Louisiana
Descripciones relacionadas
Elemento notas
Nota general
When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, William Angie Smith Collection, United Methodist Church Archives - GCAH, Madison, New Jersey. Do not make use of the items call number as that is not a stable descriptor.
Notas especializadas
Identificador/es alternativo(os)
Área de control de la descripción
Reglas o convenciones
Fuentes
Nota del archivista
Prepared by Joseph Strausbaugh, Student Assistant and Mark Shenise, Associate Archivist
Puntos de acceso
Puntos de acceso por materia
Puntos de acceso por lugar
Puntos de acceso por autoridad
- Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Materia)
- Methodist Church (U.S.) (Materia)
- Corson, Fred Pierce (Materia)
- Denman, Harry (Materia)
- Galloway, Paul V. (Materia)
- Mouzon, Edwin Du Bose (Materia)
- Smith, Bess Owens (Materia)