Library
(BTS and College Library; Lee Memorial Library; Lee College Library; Pentecostal Resource Center; Squires Library)
What is now the Pentecostal Resource Center had its beginning in 1941 when a Junior College division was added to the Church of God’s Bible Training School and a library was established in Sevierville, Tennessee, through the efforts of Boyce H. Creamer, a teacher.
A book-drive was initiated at BTS in 1940 in an effort to secure 8,000 books for a library, which was a state requirement for the high school to be accredited and to help begin the new Junior College division. The first books were donated by Pleas Marion "Uncle Pleas" Atchley, a local resident of Sevier County and teacher of Mathematics and Latin at the school. Atchley gave 375 books from his personal library and other books were soon added, including a donation of used books from the University of Tennessee's library. An appeal for more books was made by BTS Superintendent Zeno C. Tharp in an article published in the Church of God Evangel on September 21, 1940: "The state requirement for our school is eight thousand volumes. That is a large number of books; but we have a great many people who have many books. We need all kinds of books that our people would have in their homes. Of course, there are certain requirements by the State Board and we must have a certain percentage of religious books, of historical books, of physical science books, of social books, of economic books, of literary books, and the like, as well as encyclopedias and dictionaries. After we get a supply of books, we can classify them and put forth a special effort to secure the various kinds which we particularly need. But at the present time WE NEED AND WANT BOOKS.... THOUSANDS of you will be coming to the Assembly in a few days. Bring those books with you which you have read and laid aside never to read again. There will be a special time in the Assembly to bring in your books or to make contributions to the School Library. We need seven thousand five hundred books. If EVERYBODY that comes to the Assembly would just bring one book, it would almost supply our need."
By the end of 1940 the Junior Class of the high school started the BTS Library Club. This student-led initiative accepted responsibility for leading the book drive. Students donated their time to appeal for more books and to organize and catalog the library collection under the guidance of teacher Boyce Creamer. In an article in the Church of God Evangel published on December 7, 1940, Junior Class President Clyde Case appealed,
A book-drive was initiated at BTS in 1940 in an effort to secure 8,000 books for a library, which was a state requirement for the high school to be accredited and to help begin the new Junior College division. The first books were donated by Pleas Marion "Uncle Pleas" Atchley, a local resident of Sevier County and teacher of Mathematics and Latin at the school. Atchley gave 375 books from his personal library and other books were soon added, including a donation of used books from the University of Tennessee's library. An appeal for more books was made by BTS Superintendent Zeno C. Tharp in an article published in the Church of God Evangel on September 21, 1940: "The state requirement for our school is eight thousand volumes. That is a large number of books; but we have a great many people who have many books. We need all kinds of books that our people would have in their homes. Of course, there are certain requirements by the State Board and we must have a certain percentage of religious books, of historical books, of physical science books, of social books, of economic books, of literary books, and the like, as well as encyclopedias and dictionaries. After we get a supply of books, we can classify them and put forth a special effort to secure the various kinds which we particularly need. But at the present time WE NEED AND WANT BOOKS.... THOUSANDS of you will be coming to the Assembly in a few days. Bring those books with you which you have read and laid aside never to read again. There will be a special time in the Assembly to bring in your books or to make contributions to the School Library. We need seven thousand five hundred books. If EVERYBODY that comes to the Assembly would just bring one book, it would almost supply our need."
By the end of 1940 the Junior Class of the high school started the BTS Library Club. This student-led initiative accepted responsibility for leading the book drive. Students donated their time to appeal for more books and to organize and catalog the library collection under the guidance of teacher Boyce Creamer. In an article in the Church of God Evangel published on December 7, 1940, Junior Class President Clyde Case appealed,
"The Junior Classes of 1940-41 have organized a B. T. S. Library Club for the purpose of securing books for the Bible Training School Library to help our student body become more efficient workers for God. We believe that you are interested in this worthy cause. Anyone may join by donating a book or obtaining books that are valued at $1.00 when donated, or a $1.00 cash donation to the Junior Class for the school library. Membership cards will be issued to all members. Honorary membership in the club may be obtained by donating $25.00 in books or in cash to the Junior Class for the library. These books must be valued at $25.00 when donated. Honorary membership cards will be given to all honorary members and if this card is presented at the close of this term of school, the bearer will be given, free of charge, room and meals for the last two days of the closing exercises. These books may be secured any way possible but must be sent in under the same name for credit. However, the books do not have to be sent in at the same time. The names of the donors will be placed in the books they donate. If you plan to buy books, write us so we may send you a list of the books we need for a junior college. When sending books, send them by mail and mark on them "Book Rate." This will be much cheaper. Send all books and donations to the B. T. S. Library Club, Sevierville, Tenn."
By the time the first classes were held for the Junior College division of B.T.S. in September 1941, the library shelves were well-stocked with a variety of books donated from across the United States and other subject-specific titles purchased through financial donations. "Uncle Pleas" Atchley donated much of his time over the Summer of 1941 building the bookshelves and study tables for the library. Students were trained to provide the basic operational services in shelving, circulation, and monitoring the library room. Boyce Creamer managed the library and provided research assistance to students in addition to teaching courses in English, Greek, Sociology, and Civilization. He also served as sponsor of the Library Club. By 1942, more than 3,000 books were part of the library and students had raised more than $500. Additional books were donated and purchased that year. The library helped make it possible for the Junior College to begin, and it also was a key factor in the high school being accredited by the University of Tennessee in 1943, the first accreditation awarded to the institution.
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Lee Memorial Library
The school moved to Cleveland in 1947 and received its new name, Lee College. The library was located on the third floor of the building on the corner of Church and Eleventh Streets (now the Vest Building) and was named Lee Memorial Library. It was extensively remodeled in 1970, eventually expanding to include the other floors of the building. It remained at this location until a new library building was constructed in 1985 at its current location on the corner of Eleventh Street and Paul Conn Parkway.
The school moved to Cleveland in 1947 and received its new name, Lee College. The library was located on the third floor of the building on the corner of Church and Eleventh Streets (now the Vest Building) and was named Lee Memorial Library. It was extensively remodeled in 1970, eventually expanding to include the other floors of the building. It remained at this location until a new library building was constructed in 1985 at its current location on the corner of Eleventh Street and Paul Conn Parkway.
Beginning of a Pentecostal Archives
In 1971 LeMoyne Swiger, head librarian at that time, decided the library should organize a special collection of Pentecostal materials and proposed the idea to Lee President Dr. Charles W. Conn. A historian, Conn was very much in favor of the new collection. Swiger and two other librarians, Barbara McCullough and Frances Arrington, worked together to establish the criteria and organization of the special collection. Afterward, Dr. Winston Elliott, a professor of Missions at Lee and chair of the department of Missions and Church Ministries, was employed part-time to be in charge of the special collection in addition to his teaching responsibilities. This was the beginning of what would become the archival and special collection known as the Dixon Pentecostal Research Center, which now serves as the official archives of the Church of God.
In 1975 the Graduate School for Christian Ministries (later named the Church of God School of Theology and renamed Pentecostal Theological Seminary) opened in the Monument Building across Ocoee Street and near the college. An agreement was formed with the Lee Memorial Library to provide library services for the new graduate school, which agreement became formal in 1979.
Pentecostal Resource Center
In 1980, Lee College President Charles W. Conn, Church of God School of Theology Seminary President Cecil B. Knight, and Church of God General Overseer Ray H. Hughes presented a plan to construct a Pentecostal Resource Center that would include both a library and a Pentecostal research center to serve students of both educational institutions, scholars, and the general church. This plan was presented to the Church of God General Assembly in 1980, which approved the proposal on August 16, 1980. The Preface of the 1980 General Assembly Minutes reveals, “During one of the business meetings, when the program of the Pentecostal Resource Center was being presented, the Holy Spirit gripped the congregation in an extraordinary fashion. The people began to come forward and lay their gifts upon the pulpit, amidst the rejoicing and shouts of the congregation. This move of the Holy Spirit resulted in an offering of $200,000 toward the Pentecostal Resource Center. This sovereign act of the Holy Spirit brought healing to the body of Christ and the entire General Assembly was refreshed through an offering.”
The Assembly voted for the denomination to fund the 2 ½ million dollar project, and plans began immediately for construction. A committee made up of members of the Church of God Executive Committee, Lee College administration, School of Theology administration, and Frances Arrington, the head librarian, was appointed to plan the building.
On August 10, 1985, the move began from the old building into the newly constructed library building. The Pentecostal Resource Center was opened for service on September 2, 1985. The main library that serves Lee University and the Pentecostal Theological Seminary, as well as the Church of God and the Cleveland community, was named the William G. Squires Library. Squires was a business man from North Carolina and a major donor for the project. The special archival collection housed on the upper level was named the Hal Bernard Dixon Jr. Pentecostal Research Center in honor of the son of Hal Bernard Dixon Sr., a business man from Cleveland who contributed much in time and finances to both institutions and to the Church of God.
Frances Arrington served as the first director of the Pentecostal Resource Center until her retirement in 2002. The current director of the Pentecostal Resource Center is Dr. Louis F. Morgan, who has served in this role since 2014. He also directs the William G. Squires Library. Dr. David G. Roebuck directs the Dixon Pentecostal Research Center located in the special collections area on the upper level of the building.
When the Resource Center opened in 1985, personnel included four librarians and 9.75 FTE support staff as well as student assistants. The College enrollment was 1,204. The Seminary enrollment was approximately 125. In the fall 2001 the Resource Center staff included 7.5 FTE library faculty and 14.75 support staff. The enrollments were 3,346 for Lee University and 328 for Seminary. In the fall of 2022, the Resource Center staff included 5 FTE faculty librarians, one administrator with rank, and 13 FTE support staff. Enrollments were 3,900 for Lee University and 536 for the Seminary.
Automation
In 1981 a decision was made to join SOLINET [Southeastern Library Network], to reclassify the collection with Library of Congress, and to begin entering holdings on OCLC [Online Computer Library Center]. The project took thirteen years to complete. It was during the time the library received the first computer on campus. At the time the new library was opened in 1985, the only functions that were automated were cataloging, acquisitions, and interlibrary loans. In 1987 the CLSI system was used to automate circulation. That same year, Cleveland Public Library joined with the Pentecostal Resource Center to form the Bradley County Network. The holdings of the Public Library were added to the computer at the Resource Center, and the libraries entered into a reciprocal borrowing agreement. Tomlinson College, the educational institution of the Church of God of Prophecy, later joined the network, but that school was closed in 1995. The online catalog was instituted in 1990. After several updates with CLSI (which later became GEAC) the library system was migrated to Endeavor’s Voyager system in 1998 and the name of the local library network was changed to Cleveland InfoNet.
In the late 1990s Lee University became a member of the Appalachian College Association, which enjoys a very active library consortium. The Resource Center then left Cleveland InfoNet and joined with other ACA-member institutions in migrating to a new Shared Catalog system, Innovative. In 2023 the consortium migrated to OCLC's World Management System.
Collections
The William G. Squires Library is the general collection. Books purchased by the University and the Seminary are housed in one collection; however ownership is identified by book plates. The online catalog records identify ownership as well. The Dixon Research Center houses the Pentecostal collection separately. All materials in the Pentecostal Resource Center and in the Music Resource Center are cataloged and processed by the Technical Services department in the Pentecostal Resource Center.
Additional library collections are housed in other buildings across the campus at each institution, including the Music Resource Center, Sharp Curriculum Library, and Jerry Dixon Reading Room at the University and the Center for Latino Studies Library at the Seminary.
Music Resource Center
The Curtsinger Music Building was completed in 1995, and the Music Resource Center at Lee University School of Music was established. All music scores and all non-print music materials were moved from Squires Library to the MRC. The MRC is managed by a support staff person with a music degree who reports to the Dean of the School of Music. The MRC Library Coordinator collaborates with the Dean of the School of Music, the Technical Services Librarian, the library liaison to the School of Music, and the Director of the Pentecostal Resource Center concerning the music collection.
Sharp Curriculum Library
The Sharp Curriculum Library is located in the Helen DeVos College of Education Building. It is managed by a support staff person under the supervision of a faculty member in the College of Education. Materials in the Sharp Curriculum Library are listed in the PRC catalog, but those materials have brief cataloging done by employees of the Curriculum Library.
Jerry Dixon Reading Room
The Jerry Dixon Reading Room is located on the upper level of the School of Theology and Ministry Building at Lee and houses a collection of almost 3,000 titles, the majority of which were donated from the personal libraries of men and women of significant connection and leadership with the Church of God and Lee University. Among them include Charles W. Conn, Cecil B. Knight, Ray H. Hughes Sr., R. Leonard Carroll, Elmer and Bea Odom, Robert E. Fisher, M. G. McLuhan, and Cliff Schimmels. An addition of more academic titles was funded by former Lee University distinguished professor Donald Bowdle and a financial gift from the Central Church of God in Charlotte, North Carolina. This collection is not cataloged in the library's online system.
Center for Latino Studies Library
A collection of resources in Spanish is located at the Center for Latino Studies Library on the campus of the Pentecostal Theological Seminary. The collection is maintained by the Seminary and the titles are accessible through an online catalog of basic bibliographic information. Squires Library also offers access to the books housed in this Spanish-language collection upon special request by students.
When the library was moved to the PRC in 1985, the collection totaled 109,000 volumes and a limited collection of audio visual materials. In 2022, the collection included more than 200 journal titles in print and more than 172,000 volumes of print materials as well as non-print materials in numerous formats, including over 325,000 electronic books. Services expanded to include more than 130 online databases offering access to millions of scholarly articles in more than 95,000 online journals, and access to other library holdings through interlibrary services.
Squires Library is open 91-hours per week in 2022 and provided on-campus users with physical facilities to accommodate various learning styles, including computer access in a lab and with computers located throughout the library building, group study rooms, individual study carrels, quiet areas, and leisure seating. The library remains a popular study location for students, and it offers a cafe and houses the university's Art Gallery and a chapel for personal prayer and as a meeting space. A faculty study room is available on a rotating basis for faculty working on research projects or when writing theses/dissertations. Library personnel maximize all space available for the best usage for research and study and to support the changing nature of student and faculty preferences.
In 2022, faculty librarians included the Public Services Librarian, the Technical Services Librarian, the Instruction and Electronic Resources Librarian, and the Distance Learning Librarian. Library personnel are integrated into the academic culture to better serve students and faculty at each institution. Librarians collaborate with classroom faculty at Lee University and the Pentecostal Theological Seminary to provide instruction in research and library use, collection development, and with creating library-related assignments for specific courses. Members of the library faculty serve on numerous committees at Lee University, including Faculty Council and the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. The Director of the Pentecostal Resource Center / Squires Library is a member of the Deans Council and the Academic Council at Lee University and a member of the Curriculum and Educational Resources Committee at the Seminary. The Director provides regular library reports to the Vice Presidents for academics at each institution.
In more recent years, the Pentecostal Resource Center (PRC) is often referred to simply as Squires Library in order to lessen confusion with the name Dixon Pentecostal Research Center (DRC), which collection is housed on the upper floor of the building and is part of the PRC.
Compiled by Frances T. Arrington and Louis F. Morgan
In 1971 LeMoyne Swiger, head librarian at that time, decided the library should organize a special collection of Pentecostal materials and proposed the idea to Lee President Dr. Charles W. Conn. A historian, Conn was very much in favor of the new collection. Swiger and two other librarians, Barbara McCullough and Frances Arrington, worked together to establish the criteria and organization of the special collection. Afterward, Dr. Winston Elliott, a professor of Missions at Lee and chair of the department of Missions and Church Ministries, was employed part-time to be in charge of the special collection in addition to his teaching responsibilities. This was the beginning of what would become the archival and special collection known as the Dixon Pentecostal Research Center, which now serves as the official archives of the Church of God.
In 1975 the Graduate School for Christian Ministries (later named the Church of God School of Theology and renamed Pentecostal Theological Seminary) opened in the Monument Building across Ocoee Street and near the college. An agreement was formed with the Lee Memorial Library to provide library services for the new graduate school, which agreement became formal in 1979.
Pentecostal Resource Center
In 1980, Lee College President Charles W. Conn, Church of God School of Theology Seminary President Cecil B. Knight, and Church of God General Overseer Ray H. Hughes presented a plan to construct a Pentecostal Resource Center that would include both a library and a Pentecostal research center to serve students of both educational institutions, scholars, and the general church. This plan was presented to the Church of God General Assembly in 1980, which approved the proposal on August 16, 1980. The Preface of the 1980 General Assembly Minutes reveals, “During one of the business meetings, when the program of the Pentecostal Resource Center was being presented, the Holy Spirit gripped the congregation in an extraordinary fashion. The people began to come forward and lay their gifts upon the pulpit, amidst the rejoicing and shouts of the congregation. This move of the Holy Spirit resulted in an offering of $200,000 toward the Pentecostal Resource Center. This sovereign act of the Holy Spirit brought healing to the body of Christ and the entire General Assembly was refreshed through an offering.”
The Assembly voted for the denomination to fund the 2 ½ million dollar project, and plans began immediately for construction. A committee made up of members of the Church of God Executive Committee, Lee College administration, School of Theology administration, and Frances Arrington, the head librarian, was appointed to plan the building.
On August 10, 1985, the move began from the old building into the newly constructed library building. The Pentecostal Resource Center was opened for service on September 2, 1985. The main library that serves Lee University and the Pentecostal Theological Seminary, as well as the Church of God and the Cleveland community, was named the William G. Squires Library. Squires was a business man from North Carolina and a major donor for the project. The special archival collection housed on the upper level was named the Hal Bernard Dixon Jr. Pentecostal Research Center in honor of the son of Hal Bernard Dixon Sr., a business man from Cleveland who contributed much in time and finances to both institutions and to the Church of God.
Frances Arrington served as the first director of the Pentecostal Resource Center until her retirement in 2002. The current director of the Pentecostal Resource Center is Dr. Louis F. Morgan, who has served in this role since 2014. He also directs the William G. Squires Library. Dr. David G. Roebuck directs the Dixon Pentecostal Research Center located in the special collections area on the upper level of the building.
When the Resource Center opened in 1985, personnel included four librarians and 9.75 FTE support staff as well as student assistants. The College enrollment was 1,204. The Seminary enrollment was approximately 125. In the fall 2001 the Resource Center staff included 7.5 FTE library faculty and 14.75 support staff. The enrollments were 3,346 for Lee University and 328 for Seminary. In the fall of 2022, the Resource Center staff included 5 FTE faculty librarians, one administrator with rank, and 13 FTE support staff. Enrollments were 3,900 for Lee University and 536 for the Seminary.
Automation
In 1981 a decision was made to join SOLINET [Southeastern Library Network], to reclassify the collection with Library of Congress, and to begin entering holdings on OCLC [Online Computer Library Center]. The project took thirteen years to complete. It was during the time the library received the first computer on campus. At the time the new library was opened in 1985, the only functions that were automated were cataloging, acquisitions, and interlibrary loans. In 1987 the CLSI system was used to automate circulation. That same year, Cleveland Public Library joined with the Pentecostal Resource Center to form the Bradley County Network. The holdings of the Public Library were added to the computer at the Resource Center, and the libraries entered into a reciprocal borrowing agreement. Tomlinson College, the educational institution of the Church of God of Prophecy, later joined the network, but that school was closed in 1995. The online catalog was instituted in 1990. After several updates with CLSI (which later became GEAC) the library system was migrated to Endeavor’s Voyager system in 1998 and the name of the local library network was changed to Cleveland InfoNet.
In the late 1990s Lee University became a member of the Appalachian College Association, which enjoys a very active library consortium. The Resource Center then left Cleveland InfoNet and joined with other ACA-member institutions in migrating to a new Shared Catalog system, Innovative. In 2023 the consortium migrated to OCLC's World Management System.
Collections
The William G. Squires Library is the general collection. Books purchased by the University and the Seminary are housed in one collection; however ownership is identified by book plates. The online catalog records identify ownership as well. The Dixon Research Center houses the Pentecostal collection separately. All materials in the Pentecostal Resource Center and in the Music Resource Center are cataloged and processed by the Technical Services department in the Pentecostal Resource Center.
Additional library collections are housed in other buildings across the campus at each institution, including the Music Resource Center, Sharp Curriculum Library, and Jerry Dixon Reading Room at the University and the Center for Latino Studies Library at the Seminary.
Music Resource Center
The Curtsinger Music Building was completed in 1995, and the Music Resource Center at Lee University School of Music was established. All music scores and all non-print music materials were moved from Squires Library to the MRC. The MRC is managed by a support staff person with a music degree who reports to the Dean of the School of Music. The MRC Library Coordinator collaborates with the Dean of the School of Music, the Technical Services Librarian, the library liaison to the School of Music, and the Director of the Pentecostal Resource Center concerning the music collection.
Sharp Curriculum Library
The Sharp Curriculum Library is located in the Helen DeVos College of Education Building. It is managed by a support staff person under the supervision of a faculty member in the College of Education. Materials in the Sharp Curriculum Library are listed in the PRC catalog, but those materials have brief cataloging done by employees of the Curriculum Library.
Jerry Dixon Reading Room
The Jerry Dixon Reading Room is located on the upper level of the School of Theology and Ministry Building at Lee and houses a collection of almost 3,000 titles, the majority of which were donated from the personal libraries of men and women of significant connection and leadership with the Church of God and Lee University. Among them include Charles W. Conn, Cecil B. Knight, Ray H. Hughes Sr., R. Leonard Carroll, Elmer and Bea Odom, Robert E. Fisher, M. G. McLuhan, and Cliff Schimmels. An addition of more academic titles was funded by former Lee University distinguished professor Donald Bowdle and a financial gift from the Central Church of God in Charlotte, North Carolina. This collection is not cataloged in the library's online system.
Center for Latino Studies Library
A collection of resources in Spanish is located at the Center for Latino Studies Library on the campus of the Pentecostal Theological Seminary. The collection is maintained by the Seminary and the titles are accessible through an online catalog of basic bibliographic information. Squires Library also offers access to the books housed in this Spanish-language collection upon special request by students.
When the library was moved to the PRC in 1985, the collection totaled 109,000 volumes and a limited collection of audio visual materials. In 2022, the collection included more than 200 journal titles in print and more than 172,000 volumes of print materials as well as non-print materials in numerous formats, including over 325,000 electronic books. Services expanded to include more than 130 online databases offering access to millions of scholarly articles in more than 95,000 online journals, and access to other library holdings through interlibrary services.
Squires Library is open 91-hours per week in 2022 and provided on-campus users with physical facilities to accommodate various learning styles, including computer access in a lab and with computers located throughout the library building, group study rooms, individual study carrels, quiet areas, and leisure seating. The library remains a popular study location for students, and it offers a cafe and houses the university's Art Gallery and a chapel for personal prayer and as a meeting space. A faculty study room is available on a rotating basis for faculty working on research projects or when writing theses/dissertations. Library personnel maximize all space available for the best usage for research and study and to support the changing nature of student and faculty preferences.
In 2022, faculty librarians included the Public Services Librarian, the Technical Services Librarian, the Instruction and Electronic Resources Librarian, and the Distance Learning Librarian. Library personnel are integrated into the academic culture to better serve students and faculty at each institution. Librarians collaborate with classroom faculty at Lee University and the Pentecostal Theological Seminary to provide instruction in research and library use, collection development, and with creating library-related assignments for specific courses. Members of the library faculty serve on numerous committees at Lee University, including Faculty Council and the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. The Director of the Pentecostal Resource Center / Squires Library is a member of the Deans Council and the Academic Council at Lee University and a member of the Curriculum and Educational Resources Committee at the Seminary. The Director provides regular library reports to the Vice Presidents for academics at each institution.
In more recent years, the Pentecostal Resource Center (PRC) is often referred to simply as Squires Library in order to lessen confusion with the name Dixon Pentecostal Research Center (DRC), which collection is housed on the upper floor of the building and is part of the PRC.
Compiled by Frances T. Arrington and Louis F. Morgan
Directors of the Library
and the Pentecostal Resource Center
Housing William G. Squires Library and the
Hal B. Dixon Jr. Pentecostal Research Center
Since the library was established in 1941 there have been 13 head librarians / directors. The longest tenure for a library director is 26 years, achieved by Frances Arrington. LeMoyne Swiger served 18 years in this role. With the opening of the Pentecostal Resource Center in 1985, the duties expanded and the formal title changed to Director of the Pentecostal Resource Center. The current director of the Pentecostal Resource Center is Dr. Louis F. Morgan. His duties also include leading the William G. Squires Library.
From 1948 to 1955, the Head Librarian was listed in the Catalog as one of the six "Officers of Administration" for Lee College. The other officers included the 1) President of the College, 2) Vice President and Dean of Academic Administration, 3) Registrar and Dean of Students, 4) Business Manager, and 5) Treasurer.
From 1948 to 1955, the Head Librarian was listed in the Catalog as one of the six "Officers of Administration" for Lee College. The other officers included the 1) President of the College, 2) Vice President and Dean of Academic Administration, 3) Registrar and Dean of Students, 4) Business Manager, and 5) Treasurer.
YEARS SERVED |
NAME |
TITLE |
1941 - 1942 |
Boyce H. Creamer, Th.B. |
Head Librarian |
1942 - 1946 |
Elizabeth Burnette, B.S. |
Head Librarian |
1946 - 1948 |
Dorothy Poteat, M.A. |
Head Librarian |
1948 - 1950 |
Walter T. Johnston, M.A. |
Head Librarian |
1950 - 1951 |
Claryse D. Myers, B.S.(L.S.) |
Head Librarian |
1951 - 1953 |
Josephine Davis, M.A. |
Head Librarian |
1953 - 1955 |
W. Winston Elliott, A.B. |
Head Librarian |
1955 - 1957 |
Frances T. Arrington, B.S. |
Head Librarian |
1957 - 1959 |
Lucille Settle Walker, M.A. |
Head Librarian |
1959 - 1977 |
LeMoyne Swiger, M.A.(L.S.) |
Head Librarian |
1977 - 2002 |
Frances T. Arrington, M.A.(L.S.) |
Head Librarian (1977-1985) Director, Pentecostal Resource Center (1985-2002) |
2002 - 2007 |
Donald Smeeton, Ph.D. (and M.L.I.S.) |
Director of Squires Library [Director, Pentecostal Resource Center] |
2007 - 2014 |
Barbara McCullough, M.S.L.S. |
Director of Squires Library [Director, Pentecostal Resource Center] |
2014 - Present |
Louis F. Morgan, Ph.D. (and M.L.I.S.) |
Director of Library Services [Director, Pentecostal Resource Center] |
The Pentecostal Resource Center (PRC) includes a special archival collection housed in the Hal B. Dixon Jr. Pentecostal Research Center (DRC), located on the top floor of the Resource Center. This collection includes resources related to the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements and serves as the official archives of the Church of God. Dr. David G. Roebuck leads the Dixon Pentecostal Research Center (DRC) and serves the Church of God as official historian.
YEARS SERVED |
NAME |
POSITION TITLE |
1973 - 1980 |
W. Winston Elliott, Ed.D. |
Pentecostal Research Librarian |
1980 - 1982 |
Edward E. Call, M.A.T. |
Director of Pentecostal Research |
1982 - 1984 |
JoAnne Sparks, M.S. |
Religion Librarian & Pentecostal Research Director |
1984 - 1986 |
Alisa White, M.S.L.S. |
Reference Librarian & Pentecostal Research Director (1984-85) Special Collections Librarian (1985- |
1986 - 1989 |
Clyde Root, D.A. |
Special Collections Librarian |
1989 - 1992 |
Joseph Byrd, Ph.D. |
Director of Dixon Pentecostal Research Center |
1992 - 1996 |
Vardaman White, M.Div. |
Director of Dixon Pentecostal Research Center |
1996 - Present |
David G. Roebuck, Ph.D. * |
Director of Dixon Pentecostal Research Center |
* Beginning in the late summer of 1996, David G. Roebuck served on an interim basis as director of the Dixon Pentecostal Research Center. He became the official director of the DRC effective January 1, 1997.