Letter to Tennessee Baptist Convention from Ward-Belmont Student Body

Name/Title

Letter to Tennessee Baptist Convention from Ward-Belmont Student Body

Entry/Object ID

2023.308

Description

Letter from the present student body of Ward-Belmont to the Executive Board of the TBC petitioning that the school be given to WB alumnae. The students express their disdain for the TBC takeover, citing three reasons why they chose Ward-Belmont in the first place and why they would be unlikely to return to the Baptist-controlled Belmont.

Context

The Tennessee Baptist Convention wanted to establish academically strong colleges that taught their faith. They wanted to further their beliefs by acquiring schools such as Ward-Belmont and transforming them into Baptist colleges.

Collection

Harpeth Hall Archives