Dr. Roy M. Barber Papers

Collection — Box: 4675

Identifier: 2013.006

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Dr. Roy M. Barber Papers contain one hymnal composed by Dr. Barber. The Papers also contain one scrapbook documenting Dr. Barber’s life in loose chronological order.

Dates

Creation: 1934-2013

Rights Statement

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Biographical / Historical

Dr. Roy M. Barber attended Southeast Missouri State University from 1936 to 1938. He was drafted into the Army and fought in Patton’s Third Army as a medic. He was a part of the 7th field artillery Observation Battalion. Dr. Barber then attended medical school in Memphis, Tennessee and served as a medical doctor in Memphis until his retirement. Dr. Barber’s father was the chief construction engineer for the Baptist Student Union and his mother was a graduate of the Normal College.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Dr. Roy M. Barber Papers contain one hymnal composed by Dr. Barber. The Papers also contain one scrapbook documenting Dr. Barber’s life in loose chronological order.

Provenance

Created by Dr. Roy M. Barber. Dr. Roy M. Barber contacted the Special Collections and Archives to donate the materials. The donor of the materials is Dr. Barber. Dr. Barber initially contacted Mary Langston about donating the hymnal to the Kent Library Stacks; Langston directed him to the Special Collections and Archives to donate the materials.