Scope and Content Note The collection includes materials related to Bales and his family; his career as a teacher, writer, and polemicist; and research files. Series I-IV pertain to his personal life, writings, correspondence, and career at Harding College. Also included are materials related to Harding College president George S. Benson and the National Education Program. Series V-XIII consist of topical research files created by Bales, the contents of which were used to write books, articles, and class lectures....

Scope and Content Note The Billy James Hargis Papers Addendum includes materials related to Billy James Hargis and his family; his early career; and the activities and personnel of the Christian Crusade organization. It includes more than 15,000 photographs and slides documenting Hargis’s personal and professional life as well as the activities of the Christian Crusade. Audio-visual materials include more than 500 VHS tapes and 1,200 audio-cassette tapes; they feature radio and television programs hosted by Hargis...