Carter Morgan Papers
Scope and Contents
Folder 1 (1955-1979)
Post scripts are letters written by Dr. Carter Morgan from Hong Kong to supporters at home, numbered from 27 to 81. (1-26 written from Hawaii) They include items about church growth in Hong Kong, and biographical sketches of people involved in the Baptist work in Asia, especially in Hong Kong and Macau.
Folder 2 contains several clippings and sketches about Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Morgan. (1978, n.d.)
Folder 3 contains article by Dr. Morgan about the mission office. (1996)
- Geographic coverage
- China and Hong Kong
- Types of documents
- Articles, clippings, letters and manuscripts
Dates
- 1955-1996, undated
Creator
- Morgan, Carter, 1913 - 2008 (Person)
Restriction
Anyone using this collection must sign an Agreement to use the Carter Morgan Papers. Photocopying of unpublished material prohibited.
Biography
- Full name
- Dr. Edgar Carter Morgan 毛嘉德博士
- Birth date
- October 13, 1913 in Laizhou, Shandong, China
- Parents
- Edgar L. Morgan and Lelah May Carter Morgan
- Siblings
- Constance Gloria
- Marital Status
- Married to Agnes Iola McMahan on July 23, 1947
- Children
- Joel Edgar
Dr. Carter Morgan was born in Shandong (Shantung), China to Southern Baptist missionary parents in 1913. Educated Columbia Bible College, and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, he married Agnes McMahan in 1947, and they were appointed to Hawaii in 1948. They transferred to Hong Kong in 1955, where Dr. Morgan served as Dean of the Hong Kong Baptist Seminary, until 1979. Following retirement, the Morgans served briefly at the Baptist Seminary in the Philippines, and again at the Baptist Seminary in Hong Kong.
Education
- before 1933
- Wayland Baptist College in Plainview, Texas, US
- 1933
- Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown College in Kentucky, US
- 1942
- Columbia Bible College, South Carolina (S.C.), US
- Master and Doctor of Divinity Degrees (Th.M and Th.D) from the Baptist Bible Institute (current New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in New Orleans, L.A.)
Career
- 1933 – 1947
- Performed Bible conference, retreat work and children’s Christian camps
- 1943 – 1944
- Served as pastor of Westminster (S.C.) Church, US
- 1944 – 1945
- Taught at Williams Jennings Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee, US
- 1945 – 1946
- Taught at Clear Creek Baptist School in Pineville, Kentucky, US
- 1947 – 1948
- Served as pastoral associate at First Baptist Church in Thomasville, North Carolina, US
- 1948
- Appointed , with his wife, as Southern Baptist missionaries
- 1948 – 1954
- Served as pastor and general evangelist in Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii
- 1954 – 1955
- Served as Director of the student center in Honolulu
- 1955
- Transferred to Hong Kong
- 1955 – 1979
- Served as Academic Dean of the Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary
- 1956 – 1957
- Taught at Hong Kong Baptist College
- Circa 1959 – 1970
- Served as the English preacher at Tsim Sha Tsui Baptist Church, HK
- 1961 – 1965
- Served as the secretary treasury of the church loan fund
- 1966 – 1982
- Served as Dean of the Asia Baptist Graduate Theological Seminary
- 1979
- Transferred to Philippines and served as a seminary teacher in Baguio City, Philippines
- November 1, 1983
- Retired
- Assisted at the Westminster Baptist Church and taught in the Bible Study for students and families at the Chinese Christian Fellowship of Clemson, South Carolina, US
- 1991–1996
- Taught at the Hong Kong Baptist Seminary
- 1996
- Returned to South Carolina, US
Extent
0.05 Linear Feet (3 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The overall arrangement of the collection was provided by the archivist, as were the titles of the folders. The folders are now arranged chronologically and also within each type of document classification.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials for this collection were received by the Special Collections & Archives in 1996.
Creator
- Morgan, Carter, 1913 - 2008 (Person)
- Date
- September 4, 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the HKBU Special Collections Repository
Special Collections & Archives
AML 405, L4, Au Shue Hung Memorial Library,
Hong Kong Baptist University
34 Renfrew Road, Kowloon Tong
(852) 3411-5937
libarc@hkbu.edu.hk