Rev. Warren Arthur Evans Papers, 1981-1975

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Union University
L. Douglas Wilder Library
Virginia Union University
1500 North Lombardy Street
Richmond, VA 23220
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Selicia Allen
Phone: (804) 278-4117
Fax: (804) 257-5818

Summary

Creator:
Evans, Warren Arthur, 1897-1984
Language:
Materials in this collection are in English

Background

Scope and content:

This collection came to VUU through a gift collection of Rev. Warren Arthur Evans’ books donated to the library in November 2001. The material includes church programs, correspondence, receipts and ledgers for his household expenses, sermon notes, photos, documents related to his various educational pursuits, and a travel diary, with a packet of postcard photographs of “The Famous Temples of Baalbeck,” undated.

Biographical / historical:

The Rev. Warren Arthur Evans was a 1933 graduate of Virginia Union University with a bachelor of divinity degree. His thesis at VUU was titled “The Preacher as a Prophet.” He was a native of Oklahoma and received an AB degree from Fisk University in 1930. Evans was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. He was married to Virginia Edmunds and had three children: David, Warren and Elise.

Evans attended the University of Southern California in the early 1940s. He was a teacher in the Richmond public schools, specifically at Graves Junior High School ca. 1957. He attended barbering classes ca. 1956.

Evans was pastor of Beulah Baptist Church in Minor, Va., ca. 1950. He was pastor of Union Shiloh Baptist Church in Laneview, Va., ca. 1962-1971. His residences in Richmond included: 1505 Jacquelin St. (1934-1942); 211 S. Randolph St. (1943-1952); 2412 Hawthorne Ave. (1955-1968), and 2509 Edgewood Ave. (ca. 1975).

Acquisition information:
Dontated by Audrey Britt
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title.

Physical description:
0.5 linear feet