Guide to the Henry Conrad Blanford papers MSS.0171

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Blanford, Henry Conrad

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W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama

Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu

May 2009

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Henry Conrad Blanford papers

Unit ID:: MSS.0171

Repository:: W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama

Quantity:: 0.1 Linear feet (5 items)

Dates:: 1920-1922

Abstract:: Bound prayer book and related materials dealing with this Lay Reader of the Episcopal Church's healing missions in Anniston and Ensley, Alabama.

creator: Blanford, Henry Conrad

Scope and Contents note

This collection contains materials relating to Blanford's work as a Lay Reader of the Episcopal Church. One item is a bound prayerbook containing typescript copies of prayers of dedication and healing, his “Prayer List,” which lists recipients of prayers and their afflictions, and a list of prayer meetings from 19 November 1920 to 8 February 1922. The collection also contains two fliers for the Healing Ministry, two admission tickets for the “Christian Healing Mission” conducted by Blanford at St. Michael’s Church, Anniston, and a certification by Episcopalian Bishop of Alabama Charles Minnigerode Beckwith (b. 1854) licensing Blanford as Lay Reader at St. Michael’s “with privilege of speaking,” dated 15 October 1920.

Processing Information:

Processed By

Paul Musselman and Donnelly Lancaster Walton, 2006

Preferred Citation:

Preferred Citation

Henry Conrad Blanford papers, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.

Acquisition Information:

Provenance

Purchased from Cather & Brown Books, 1989

Biographical/Historical note

After evidently becoming involved in Episcopalian Church activities as a Lay Reader in Anniston, Alabama, Blanford operated the “Healing Ministry” at 2515 Ensley Avenue, Ensley, during the early 1920s.

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None

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None

Source(s)

Alabama (localbroad)

Alabama Churches (Local)

Anniston (Ala.) (lcsh)

Certificates (aat)

Episcopal Church (lcsh)

Jefferson County (Ala.) (lcsh)

Prayer books (aat)

Religion and Spirituality (localbroad)

Papers Box 3115