Special Collections
CHURCH HISTORY COLLECTION: The Church History collection contains materials relating to the Christian Church (O'Kelly) and the Southern Conference of the Christian Church. The collection consists of church histories, biographies, The Christian Sun, The Christian Annual, Minutes of the Southern Conference and published materials related to the Christian Church (O'Kelly) and Christianity. Most materials predate 1957, the time when the Congregational Christian Church merged with the Evangelical and Reformed Church to form the United Church of Christ.
ELON AUTHORS COLLECTION: This collection contains books written by Elon faculty, staff, students and alumni. Most editions are signed.
JOSEPH WALLACE KING COLLECTION: In 1996, Elon College accepted artwork, personal papers, photographs, prints and drawings, objects of art, film, and much more from the estate of the American artist, Joseph King. He decided to bequeath these items to Elon because he felt that the school provided, "outstanding services to the youth of our State and Nation." Mr. King was involved with the art and cultural communities in North Carolina and Virginia, as well as other areas in America and the world. This collection contains materials documenting his involvement in these communities and his life-long profession of being an American artist. NOTE: THIS IS A CLOSED COLLECTION.
JOHNSON SIGNED BOOK COLLECTION: The core books of this collection are by southern authors assembled by Ruth Johnson. Ms Johnson was the sister of Oma U. Johnson who was the cataloger in the library for over 30 years. Ms Ruth Johnson owned a bookstore in Raleigh, NC. At the present time, we are adding any signed copy received by the library and representative publications of speakers who have spoken on campus.
MCLENDON CIVIL WAR COLLECTION: Predominately books about the Civil War from the Confederate viewpoint. This collection of books was given to the library by Mr. Hugh McLendon, a long-time patron of the Library and noted Civil War historian.
MONCURE COLLECTION: This collection contains the complete works of Jane Belk Moncure. Mrs. Moncure is a noted children's author for pre-school children. Her "Word Bird" series is in many libraries.
WILLIAMS-HONEYCUTT RARE BOOKS: This collection of first-edition books from the 18th and 19th centuries was donated to the library by Elon faculty member Earl Honeycutt and his wife, Laura. The first-edition books were in Laura Williams Honeycutt’s family for over 150 years before coming to Belk Library to be preserved for future generations. Some of the notable books include an 1854 copy of Walden; Or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau, an 1897 copy of Following the Equator by Mark Twain, and a set of books by Jules Verne dated from 1869 to 1924. The collection represents an important part of a small, but growing collection of first-edition books at Elon.
WILLIAM SLOAN BIBLE COLLECTION: This collection of rare and unique Bibles was donated to the library in 1988. William Sloan was a professor of Bible and religious education at Elon College from 1947 to 1972. After leaving Elon, Mr. Sloan and his wife, Bessie Pickett Sloan, travelled to various areas in the world such as Russia, Africa, and Europe-collecting Bibles along the way. About 50 books make up the collection, including New Testaments printed in languages such as Swahili and Icelandic.
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