Finding aid for the Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Bryant, Patti Mattox

Bryant, Rees Odeil

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Abilene Christian UniversityDigital Commons @ ACURees and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers Manuscripts, Personal Papers and Archival Records4-2-2019Finding aid for Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox BryantPapersPatti Mattox BryantRees Odeil BryantFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/rees_patti_bryant_papersPart of the Africana Studies Commons, African History Commons, African Languages andSocieties Commons, Biblical Studies Commons, Christian Denominations and Sects Commons,Christianity Commons, Military History Commons, and the Missions and World ChristianityCommonsThis Finding aid is brought to you for free and open access by the Manuscripts, Personal Papers and Archival Records at Digital Commons @ ACU. Ithas been accepted for inclusion in Rees and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ ACU.Recommended CitationFinding aid, Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers, 1957-2007. Center for Restoration Studies MS #486. Abilene ChristianUniversity Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.         Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers, (1957-2007)  Center for Restoration Studies  Manuscripts #486           Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives Brown Library Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX  79699-9208  2 April 2019  About this collection  Title: ​Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers  Creator: ​Rees Odeil Bryant (1930- ) and Patti Mattox Bryant (1933- )  Identifier/Call Number: ​Center for Restoration Studies Manuscripts #486  Physical Description: ​4​ ​linear feet (3 boxes)  Dates (Inclusive): ​1957-2007  Dates (Bulk): ​1957-1984  Location: ​Center for Restoration Studies  Language of Materials: ​English  Scope and Content Note: ​These papers document the Bryant’s involvement in missions in Nigeria through correspondence, newsletters, financial documents, and photographs. There are also board minutes and information about the African Christian Hospitals Foundation and other organizations the Bryants either founded or supported throughout Africa.   Biographical Note: ​Rees Odeil Bryant and Patti Mattox Bryant were missionaries in Nigeria from 1958-1967. Their involvement in Nigeria and other ministry continued long after they left the Nigerian mission field.   Rees Odeil Bryant was born to Emmett and Nell Bryant in 1930 in Memphis, Tennessee. Patti Mattox Bryant was born to F. W. and Mildred Mattox on 8 April 1933 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They both felt a call to world missions at an early age and met at Harding College in Searcy, Arkansas, and were married the day of graduation.   Rees was the first graduate of Mars Hill Bible School in Florence, Alabama and graduated from Harding College with Bachelors and Masters degrees. He earned another Masters degree and a doctorate from Fuller Theological Seminary.   After serving congregations in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Alabama the Bryant family arrived in Nigeria in early 1958 along with their two young children, Sara Jo and William. The Bryants quickly identified the need for healthcare and eventually started the Nigerian Christian Hospital near the Bible Training College. The couple had two other children, David and Rebecca, while serving as missionaries. The Bryant’s third tour of Nigeria ended in 1967 before the start of the Biafran Civil War. The couple continued to be involved with the Nigerian Christian Hospital Foundation which is now known as the International Health Care Foundation.   Rees taught at Lubbock Christian College, Pepperdine University, and Lincoln Christian College. Patti worked as a teacher and secretary and later in life went on to earn her Masters in Theology and Philosophy.     Administrative Information Immediate Source of Acquisition: ​Patti Bryant Date of Acquisition: ​23 January 2019 Accession Number: ​R2019.007 Date of Accession:​ 28 March 2019 Accessioned by:​ Amanda Dietz Processor and Date of Processing: ​Amanda Dietz, 2 April 2019 Finding Aid Creator and Date: ​Amanda Dietz and Mac Ice, 2 April 2019            Using this collection  Processing Status: ​Processed  Conditions Governing Access: ​Materials are housed in the Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library, Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas and are non-circulating.  Access is available during normal business hours; prior appointments are preferred.  Conditions Governing Use: ​Permission to publish, quote or reproduce items from this collection must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.  Preferred citation: ​[identification of item], [file or folder name], Rees and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers, 1957-2007. Center for Restoration Studies MS #486. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.  Copyright notice: ​Unless transferred in writing to Abilene Christian University, copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States Copyright Law (Title 17 US Code). Researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law.  Arrangement of Materials: ​The materials have been kept in the order they were received and are arranged in three series: I. General Files, II. African Christian Hospitals Foundation, and III. Photographs.  Separated Materials: ​Book, ​Divine Choreography​, by Patti Mattox Bryant separated for cataloging  Subjects and Keywords Churches of Christ -- History -- 20​th​ century Missions -- Churches of Christ Nigeria Medical missions Nigerian Christian Hospital Nigerian Christian Hospital Foundation International Health Care Foundation    Inventory   Box 1 [First Folder] Finding Aid  Series I: General Files 1957 Tour 1, 1958 1959 Tour 2, 1960 1962 1963 Tour 3, 1964 “Conquest for Christ,” 1964-1965 Literary productions, 1964, 1967, 1977 1965 1966 1967 1968 Biafra newspaper reports, 1968 Biafra trip (Bryant-Massey), 1968-1969 Biafra trip (photographs), 1969 Biafra trip, 1969 Biafra trip: official papers, letters of introduction, etcetera, 1969 Biafra emergency fund Contributions to Nigerian Christian Hospital, 1970-1973 Nashville Tennessean, 1970 Datebooks, 1972-1974 Correspondence and newsletters, 1975-1979 1976 1977 1978  Box 2 1979 1980 1981 Teachers of Religious Knowledge, 1981 Financial records, 1981-1984 January-June 1982 July-December 1982 1983 Plateau state teaching, 1983-1984 1984 1987 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Dr. Gilliland, 2000 2001 2007  Series II: African Christian Hospitals Foundation African Christian Hospitals Foundation, binder 1, 1972-1981 African Christian Hospitals Foundation, binder 2 (1 of 2), 1973-1981 African Christian Hospitals Foundation, binder 2 (2 of 2), 1973-1981 African Christian Hospitals Foundation, binder 3 (1 of 2), 1976-1981 African Christian Hospitals Foundation, binder 3 (2 of 2), 1976-1981  Series III: Photographs Photographs, (1 of 5) Photographs, (2 of 5) Photographs, (3 of 5) Photographs, (4 of 5) Photographs, (5 of 5)  Box 3, oversized materials Financial ledgers, 1964-1965 Post war Nigerian letters, 1970-1978      

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