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By Tanner Simon '20
Collection Overview
Title: Roger E. Sappington Research Collection
ID: MSS/MSS-0006
Extent: 24.88 Linear Feet
Collection Historical Note
Roger Sappington (1929-1989) was born on March 6, 1929 to Ross and Beulah Sappington in Avon Park, Florida. He attended Manchester College and Bethany Theological Seminary before attaining his Ph.D from Duke University in 1959. In 1949, Sappington married LaVerle Hochstetler, with whom he had four children. In 1951, Sappington was ordained as a minister for the Church of the Brethren, serving a congregation in Lima, Ohio. In 1958, he took a position at Bridgewater College in Virginia as a professor of history, where he would teach for 31 years until his death in 1989. In addition to being a professor, Sappington was also the debate coach at the College. He was a member of the National Historical Committee of the Church of the Brethren, serving as chairman between 1958-1963 and 1970-1973. A dedicated Brethren historian, Sappington authored a number of books, including Brethren Social Policy (1960), Courageous Prophet (1964), The Brethren Along the Snake River (1966), The Brethren in the Carolinas (1971), The Brethren in Virginia (1973), The Brethren in the New Nation (1976), The Brethren in Industrial America (1985) and The Brethren in Tennessee and Alabama (1988). Sappington passed away in 1989 at the age of 60.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Brethren Service Committee, 1938-1952],
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Series 2: Brethren Social Policy, 1959-1961],
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Series 3: Research Material, 1800-1985],
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Series 4: Brethren in Virginia, 1889-1989],
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Series 5: Meeting Minutes and Committees, 1957-1980],
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Series 6: The History of the Bridgewater Virginia Church of the Brethren, 1813-1978],
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Series 7: Sappington's Sermons, 1935-1958],
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Series 8: Brethren Committee Meeting Notes, 1912-1985],
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Series 9: Professorial Papers, 1962-1987],
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Series 10: Assorted Biographical Research and Resources, 1833-1988],
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Series 11: General brethren Research, 1865-1970],
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Series 12: Brethren in Industrial America & The Brethren in the New Nation, 1893-1970],
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Series 13: The Brethren in the Carolinas: the history of the Church of the Brethren in the district of North and South Carolina, 1869-1986],
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Series 14: General Notes on Conscientious Objection and Peace, 1926-1988],
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Series 15: Correspondence, 1955-1988],
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Series 16: Sappington's Graduate Work, 1950-1992],
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Series 17: The Courageous Prophet: chapters from the life of John Kline; The Brethren Along the Snake River; Reuel B. Prichett: Tennessee churchman and antiquarian, 1964-1972],
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Series 18: Sappington's Classes, 1937-1991],
[Series 19: Sappington's Undergraduate Class Papers, 1946-1959],
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Series 20: Index Cards],
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All]
- Series 19: Sappington's Undergraduate Class Papers, 1946-1959
- Box 19
- Folder 1: Grammar Communications and Personal Stories, 1946
- Folder 2: Manchester Debate, 1948
- Folder 3: Manchester Debate, 1948-1951
- Folder 4: Foreign Relations, 1949
- Folder 5: Drama
- Folder 6: War and Peace--History, Manchester with Dr. Keim
- Folder 7: General Political Science
- Folder 8: General
- Folder 9: Foreign Languages--German
- Folder 10: Small Community, 1950
- Folder 11: General Intro to Philosophy, 1950
- Folder 12: International Relations, 1950
- Folder 13: Peace Studies, Manchester with Gladdys Muir, 1950
- Folder 14: World Government, Debater, Manchester
- Folder 15: Non-Communist Organization, Debate, 1951
- Folder 16: Legislation-Brethren Youth Seminar, Washington, DC, 1951
- Folder 17: Public Speaking--Speech, 1951
- Folder 18: Family Relationships, 1951
- Folder 19: Ordinances--Church History--Term Paper, 1951
- Folder 20: Defense-Bethany Forum, 1951
- Folder 21: Old Testament, 1952
- Folder 22: General-- Course Outlines, Manchester and Bethany, 1951-1953
- Folder 23: Bible--Manchester Religion Classes and Paper, 1949-1952
- Folder 24: Ancient Languages--Greek, 1952
- Folder 25: Politics, 1952
- Folder 26: Biblical Theology and Term Paper
- Folder 27: Church History and Term Paper with Dr. Mallott, 1951-1952
- Folder 28: Christian Ethics, Bethany, 1952-1953
- Folder 29: Evangelism with Dr. Beahm, 1952
- Folder 30: Doctrines with Dr. Beahm and Term Papers, Duke, 1951-1953
- Folder 31: Homiletics Classes and Sermons, 1949-1953
- Folder 32: Radio Broadcasting
- Folder 33: Pastoral Theology
- Folder 34: Governments, Duke, 1953
- Folder 35: Denominations, Bulletins, Flyers, 1952-1954
- Folder 36: Rural Conditions, 1955
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Brethren Service Committee, 1938-1952],
[
Series 2: Brethren Social Policy, 1959-1961],
[
Series 3: Research Material, 1800-1985],
[
Series 4: Brethren in Virginia, 1889-1989],
[
Series 5: Meeting Minutes and Committees, 1957-1980],
[
Series 6: The History of the Bridgewater Virginia Church of the Brethren, 1813-1978],
[
Series 7: Sappington's Sermons, 1935-1958],
[
Series 8: Brethren Committee Meeting Notes, 1912-1985],
[
Series 9: Professorial Papers, 1962-1987],
[
Series 10: Assorted Biographical Research and Resources, 1833-1988],
[
Series 11: General brethren Research, 1865-1970],
[
Series 12: Brethren in Industrial America & The Brethren in the New Nation, 1893-1970],
[
Series 13: The Brethren in the Carolinas: the history of the Church of the Brethren in the district of North and South Carolina, 1869-1986],
[
Series 14: General Notes on Conscientious Objection and Peace, 1926-1988],
[
Series 15: Correspondence, 1955-1988],
[
Series 16: Sappington's Graduate Work, 1950-1992],
[
Series 17: The Courageous Prophet: chapters from the life of John Kline; The Brethren Along the Snake River; Reuel B. Prichett: Tennessee churchman and antiquarian, 1964-1972],
[
Series 18: Sappington's Classes, 1937-1991],
[Series 19: Sappington's Undergraduate Class Papers, 1946-1959],
[
Series 20: Index Cards],
[
All]
