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Paul Pitt collection

 Collection
Identifier: M0110

Scope and Contents

The Paul C. Pitt collection consists of personal and ministerial information, particularly of Pitt's ministry with the Bethany Mission in Shantung, China.

The bulk of the collection are working notes of a biography concerning the life and ministry of Pitt titled, Beloved of the Chinese, written by Peggy (Humphrey) Scarborough. Source notes from W. P. McCrae, Jennie Rushin, and John A. Abernathy are also included.

Dates

  • 1928-1968

Conditions Governing Access

Series: John A. Abernathy requires director approval for access.

Biographical / Historical

Ministerial File #4735

Paul C. Pitt was born on September 25, 1882 in Germany, and later immigrated to Vancouver, British Colombia. He was married and had four children. After his conversion, his family labeled him as a “religious fanatic” and turned him out into the street. He was the minister at Bethany Mission in Shantung, China. Pitt passed away on September 22, 1943 and was buried in the misson cemetery in China.

Extent

.21 Linear Feet (1 container)

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

  • License: This record is made available under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license.
Title
Paul Pitt Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Brannon Bradford
Date
2023
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Hal Bernard Dixon Jr. Pentecostal Research Center Repository

Contact:
Dixon Pentecostal Research Center
260 11th Street NE
Cleveland TN 37311 USA
423-614-8576