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Bibles

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Facsimile Title Pages of Bibles Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2024.s307
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of eight large prints of title pages from bibles dated between 1500-1800, on varying color paper.

Dates: Undated

Pleasant Gray Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2014.s064
Scope and Contents

The Gray Family Papers (1835 - 2016; .5 box) include biographical information, newspaper clippings,land title documents, and other material concerning the Gray family of Huntsville. The collection also contains the Pleasant Gray Family Bible loan agreement form between the city of Huntsville and the Newton Gresham Library. Additional information on the Holshouser family was added to the collection in 2016.

Dates: 1827 - 2014

Whatley Bible Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2021.s228
Scope and Contents

This collection contains over forty Holy Bibles and other Christian texts as donated by Mr. Charles Whatley. These materials are largely in English, with a few printed in the original tongues of the Protestant and Jewish faiths. The collection also contains 41 individual wooden boxes, complete with topical embellishments. These boxes were handcrafted by Mr. Whatley for the express purpose of storing their respective texts.

Dates: 1595 - 1903