Elvet E. Moorman course and lecture notes, 1872 - 1899

File — Box: 6

Identifier: MSS-SM 036

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection includes a notebook from Butler student Elvet E. Moorman. The lecture notes are from classes given by Professor Jabez Hall, a professor of Homiletics and Pastoral Theology. The collection also includes an undated notebook (possibly from 1872) of lectures on homiletics and “the composing of sermons on Christian discourse” by an unidentified Butler professor, as well as a notebook of lectures on literature, logic, and Roman law, also by an unidentified Butler professor.

Dates

Creation: 1872 - 1899

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. When requesting access to a small collection, please include the File Identifier (eg. MSS-SM ###) in your request.

Biographical Notes

Elvet. E. Moorman was student at Butler College (later Butler University) in the late 1890s. He graduated with a B.A. in 1899, having written the thesis, Comparison of Greek and Latin Christianity; for his M.A. in 1900 he wrote the thesis, Paul’s Theology in the Galatian Letter. It is also unknown when the other two notebooks were written; however, there is a notecard dated January 1, 1872, in the homiletics notebook.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Unknown provenance; donated to Butler University Libraries circa 1990.

Bibliography

Moorman, Elvet Eugene. “Comparison of Greek and Latin Christianity.” Digital Commons @ Butler University, 2015. https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/mantheses/50/.