J. Andrew Lipscomb papers

Author/Creator:

Lipscomb, J. Andrew, 1939-2014

Publication/Creation:

1940-2021

Format:

Archival Material or Manuscripts

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

J. Andrew Lipscomb papers

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Campbell, Will D.
Egerton, John
United States Commission on Civil Rights
Georgia Council on Human Relations
Southern Student Organizing Committee (Nashville, Tenn.)
Committee of Southern Churchmen
Civil rights
Prison reform
Pell City (Ala.)

Description/Summary

Summary:

The collection consists of the papers of J. Andrew Lipscomb from 1955-2013 including correspondence, writings, photographs, and subject files. There are also printed materials and business records. Correspondence includes letters between Lipscomb and Will Campbell and John Egerton, his business dealings, such as Christmas Tree farm, organizations, such as Stone Soup Co-op, US Commission on Civil Rights, and Georgia Council on Human Relations, and with United Methodist Church. Writings include sermons and speeches, biographical material, stories, and articles. Stories include Lipscomb's musings on living in the country, and articles include topics of the civil rights movement, like Georgia prisons, jails, and hunger. Photographs include a plate used for the Katallagete, family photos, and church functions, such as baptisms and church trips. There are subject files documenting his social activism, including involvement in community organizations such as the Alabama-West Florida Conference, Southern Student Organizing Committee, Georgia Council on Human Relations, and religious organizations like First Methodist Church in Pell City, Alabama, as well as the Committee of Southern Churchmen and First United Methodist Church. Printed material contains newspaper clippings of friends such as Will Campbell and John Egerton, elections, and social issues. Lipscomb collected publications of the Committee of Southern Churchmen magazine, Katallagete, from 1965-1990. There are also records of his businesses, primarily Stone Soup Co-op and Flint Hill Christmas Tree Farm, and school records, from report cards throughout his academic career to his participation in student demonstrations on the campuses of Birmingham Southern College and Vanderbilt University.

Language:

English

Language Note:

Materials primarily in English.

Physical Type/Description:

7.125 linear feet (10 boxes and AV Masters: 1 linear foot (1 box))

Restrictions on Access:

Special restrictions apply: Collection stored off-site. Researchers must contact the Rose Library in advance to access this collection.
Special restrictions apply: Use copies have not been made for audiovisual material in this collection. Researchers must contact the Rose Library at least two weeks in advance for access to these items. Collection restrictions, copyright limitations, or technical complications may hinder the Rose Library's ability to provide access to audiovisual material.

Organization and Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by record type.

Biographical/Historical Note:

James Andrew Lipscomb (1939-2014) was born in Pensacola, Florida. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Birmingham Southern College (1961) and a Master of Divinity from Vanderbilt University (1965). While in seminary, he served as a pastor at several Methodist churches in Alabama and Tennessee, including in Cullman, Alabama; Mobile, Alabama; and Culleoka, Tennessee. In 1965 he was appointed by the Alabama-West Florida Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church as the director of the Inner-City Project in Mobile, Alabama. He then joined the staff of the Committee of Southern Churchmen in Nashville, Tennessee. He and his wife Jane Lipscomb were involved with the Southern Student Organizing Committee during its inception in the 1960s. In 1969 he moved to Atlanta, Georgia, to serve on the staff of the Southern Regional Office of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. In the mid-1970s he worked with the Georgia Council on Human Relations, the Clearinghouse on Georgia Prisons and Jails for the American Civil Liberties Union (Atlanta, Georgia), and the Georgia Citizen's Coalition on Hunger. He worked as a general contractor for many years. In 1980 he moved to Flint Hill Farm (Talbot County, Georgia) and started a Christmas tree farm. From 1989-2001, he worked with several public housing authorities in rural Georgia. He was active in local Democratic politics and involved with Habitat for Humanity. He married Jane Kelso Lipscomb in 1962 and had three sons, Scott, Adam, and Micah.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937774892302486

OCLC Number:

1395078755

Barcode:

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