Carolyn Wilson Digital Collections (Lipscomb Univ.)
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Burton Building mid 1960s
No full textLipscomb University\u27s Burton Building in the mid 1960s.https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/historical_photos2/1012/thumbnail.jp
Baxter, Batsell
No full textBatsell Baxter served Lipscomb twice as president, called each time to bring peace to a campus in turmoil. Quiet and unassuming, he pursued his work with zeal and confidence. He won the confidence of others with his devotion to truth, his humility, facile comment, quick humor, deep personal faith, and firmness of purpose. He launched the Lipscomb Expansion Program that would elevate the school to senior college status. In the final years of his life he served as Bible department chair and taught his classes on the day of his death in 1956, culminating a life spent in selfless service to God.https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/legends/1050/thumbnail.jp
Batey, Irma Lee
No full textShe may never have stood in the pulpit, but few influenced the music of worship among churches of Christ in the 20th century more than Irma Lee Batey (’18). As music department chair from 1946 until retiring in 1963 and from 1968–70, she taught young men to lead singing in worship. “Teacher” wrote a column on church music for the Gospel Advocate, wrote several books on church music, among them, Sacred Songs for Children and Vitalizing Worship. She directed the Song Leaders’ Workshop at the annual lectureship. She will always be remembered for her compassion, her dedication to improving congregational singing, and her love for the church.https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/legends/1049/thumbnail.jp
Ellis, Carroll
No full textProving that dynamite indeed comes in small packages, Dr. Carroll Ellis burst onto the Lipscomb scene in 1949. As chair of the department of speech communication, he was noted for his dynamic, passionate classroom presentations and administrative informality. Even though a gregarious “people person,” he never gave easy marks to students to win affection. His passion for debate and love for his students resulted in excellent teams and debaters who went on to become university presidents, Ph.D.s, academic department chairs and preachers. He made learning enjoyable, and communication students achieved new levels of excellence under his leadership. Dr. Ellis retired in 1989.https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/legends/1034/thumbnail.jp
Ijams, E. H.
No full textEconomic recovery from the Great Depression and two major campus fires challenged E. H. Ijams as he became president in 1934. In his ten-year presidency, indebtedness was reduced significantly through a major fund-raising campaign. Great strides were undertaken to improve academic quality in the sciences, fine arts, teacher preparation, and Bible instruction. The college and high school libraries were separated. A gentle man and thought-provoking preacher, he helped to organize Central Church of Christ in the 1920s with a goal of practicing “real religion”, combining daily teaching with daily benevolence. His leadership helped to secure Lipscomb’s future and touched many with the message of Jesus Christ.https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/legends/1025/thumbnail.jp
Kerce, Robert
No full textDr. Robert Kerce began teaching at Lipscomb in 1946 and, over the next 44 years, brought the study of mathematics to life through his meaningful, practical approach in the classroom. He chaired the Department of Mathematics and rose to the rank of professor, but he also chaired the Department of Physics, was Assistant to the President, Business Manager, directed the Pep Band, was an avid Bison athletics fan, and preached for several area churches of Christ. He was a master teacher whose stern yet gentle manner earned the respect of his students, instilling not only the concepts of applied mathematics but also the ethics of applied Christianity.https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/legends/1023/thumbnail.jp
Maiden, Lewis
No full textThe first child born in Benton County, Tenn., in 1916, Dr. Maiden was unique throughout his life. He preferred reading to farming, and reading led him to the Bible, to baptism and Christian living, despite family opposition. He majored in English throughout his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees, but also studied widely in history, and it was that discipline which captivated him. He taught at Lipscomb from 1956-1981, giving excitement, life and interest to the stories and people of history while demonstrating the beauty of Christ before his students. Beaman Library’s Maiden Reading Room is named in memory of Dr. Maiden and his wife, Leota, a Ph.D. in English.https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/legends/1018/thumbnail.jp
Neil Sr., Robert G.
No full text“Brother Bob” attended Lipscomb between 1927–30, demonstrating excellence in academics, athletics, and music. He was a tenor in the college’s traveling quartets. From 1933 to 1943 he taught at Lipscomb, coached high school and college basketball and baseball, and led chapel singing. He was instrumental in broadcasting chapel services nationwide via CBS network stations. After a distinguished career as a teacher and administrator in Nashville public schools, he renewed his association with Lipscomb. He created the Golden Circle reunion and led a new era of alumni involvement. A deeply spiritual man of integrity, character, and enthusiasm, he truly is Lipscomb\u27s “grand old alumnus.”https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/legends/1015/thumbnail.jp
Robertson, Anne Marie
No full textNo one needed a computer with Anne Marie Robertson around. Her remarkable ability to remember names and dates gave her instant recall of such information as who a person married, the names of their children, and new addresses following recent moves. Those skills made her particularly useful to Lipscomb’s University Relations office. Anne Marie began working while a student, then returned after a period of teaching in her hometown of Hartsville. From her remarkably even-tempered spirit, to her kindness, generosity, friendliness, dependability, punctuality and love for her family, Anne Marie impressed all with her Christ-likeness in every circumstance.https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/legends/1009/thumbnail.jp
Dangerous Dyes: The Poison Book Project at Lipscomb University
Get PDFLast year, the Winterthur Library began a worldwide effort to identify 19th century books that have covers dyed with toxic heavy metals, such as arsenic and chromium, which they called the Poison Book Project. Lipscomb University joined in the Poison Book Project, looking for books dyed with dangerous chemicals. The library collaborated with the University\u27s Chemistry department for the testing of suspected books. We will give results, recommendations, and resources for other libraries