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Title: Pepperdine Bible Lectures collection
Identifier/Call Number: 0060
Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Physical Description:
48.96 linear feet
(57 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1943-2013
Abstract: The Pepperdine University Bible Lectures collection includes paper materials (including programs, correspondence, and other
items) and audio recordings taken during Pepperdine Bible Lectures held in Los Angeles (beginning in 1943) and Malibu (beginning
in 1973).
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[Box/folder# or item name], Pepperdine Bible Lectures collection, Collection no. 0060, Special Collections and University
Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Most materials were collected from the University Archives files and audiovisual collection. Other audio recordings were given
to the University Archives, such as the 2011 and 2012 recordings given by the Pepperdine University Office of Church Relations.
Some photographs and ephemera formerly owned by Melvin Weldon were donated by Mark Weldon in December, 2012.
The Pepperdine University Bible Lectures, coordinated by the Office of Church Relations, began in January 1943 and were modeled
after similar programs at Abilene Christian University, David Lipscomb University, and Harding University. Lectures have been
held annually in the spring since 1943 (with the exception of 1957). In addition to the spring lectures, summer lectures were
held from 1958 to 1967, but were discontinued after summer attendance began to decline. During the time of largest popularity
in the 1960s, the keynote speeches were held at the Shrine Auditorium and Los Angeles Sports Arena while the other programs
were still held at the Los Angeles campus. After the Pepperdine University campus in Malibu opened for the 1972-1973 school
year, the lectures were held for the first time in Malibu in 1973 and have been held in Malibu since then.
Annual Lectureships:
- 1943-1947 -- Hugh M. Tiner
- 1948-1951 -- W.B. West, Jr.
- 1952 -- Hugh M. Tiner
- 1953-1956, 1958 -- Joseph W. White
- 1959-1962 -- Rex Johnston
- 1963 -- William S. Banowsky
- 1964-1965 -- Jack Scott
- 1966-1970 -- Don Gardner
- 1971 -- Syd B. Wyatt
- 1972 -- Silas Shotwell
- 1973-1975 -- Tony Ash
- 1976-1977 -- Carl G. Mitchell
- 1978 -- William S. Banowsky
- 1979-1980 -- Carl G. Mitchell
- 1981-1982 -- Michael C. Armor
- 1983-2012 -- Jerry Rushford
- 2013 -- Mike Cope
Summer Lectureships:
- 1958 -- Joseph W. White
- 1959-1960 -- Thomas L. Campbell
- 1961 -- Gary Moore
- 1962 -- William S. Banowsky
- 1963-1965 -- Jack Scott
- 1966-1967 -- Don Gardner
The collection contains programs, correspondence, schedules, invitations, audio recordings (on audiocassette and CD), and
other materials related to annual Pepperdine Bible Lectures. Paper materials date from 1943 to 2013, audio materials date
from 1971 to 2012, and materials will be added after each completed Bible Lecture program.
The collection is arranged in the following two series:
- Series 1: Lectureship Files
- Series 2: Audiovisual Materials
Other collections of individuals involved in the Churches of Christ (including the M. Norvel and Helen Young papers, George
Pepperdine family papers, and William S. Banowsky papers) may include files on the Bible Lectures.
The collection was arranged and described by Jamie Henricks and Jessica Geiser in August, 2012.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Banowsky, William Slater
Pepperdine College.
Pepperdine University. Office of Church Relations.
Pepperdine University.
Rushford, Jerry, 1942-
Tiner, Hugh M. (Hugh Marvin), 1908-1981
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Malibu (Calif.)--History
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