Title:: Thomas E. Pugh Papers 1916-1999

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Thomas E. Pugh Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Summary

Extent:
13.00
Creator:
Thomas E. Pugh, 1917-2006 Williamsburg Historic Records Association (Williamsburg, Va.) arrangement
Abstract:
The papers of Rev. Thomas E. Pugh, a minister of the Williamsburg Baptist Church in Williamsburg, Virginia from 1952-1981.
Language:
The papers are in: English
Preferred citation:

Thomas E. Pugh Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Background

Scope and content:

The papers of Rev. Thomas E. Pugh, a minister of the Williamsburg Baptist Church in Williamsburg, Virginia from 1952-1981.

Collection includes sermons, church bulletins, scrapbooks, correspondence, essays, other writings, and photographs encompassing both the business and personal life of Rev. Thomas Pugh. Box 8 includes a genealogical lineage of the Pugh Family.

Sermons.

These folders contain sermon outlines on different subject matter. They were preached from the outlines by Rev. Pugh at Williamsburg Baptist Church. Also included are notebooks with the sermon titles arranged by date. The dates range from the 1950s, when Pugh took up the pulpit, to the 1980s, when he retired.

The Spire.

Two folders

Two folders

Two folders

Two folders

Two folders

Two folders

Two folders

Two folders

Two folders

Two folders

Two folders

Two folders

Two folders

Two folders

Two folders

Two folders

Box 3a and 3b

Also contains 7 notebooks, which contain a chronological list of sermons and topics from 1952 to 1985.

Two folders

Two folders

Two folders

Church Bulletin.

Papers of Thomas Pugh directly related to Williamsburg Baptist Church.

Includes pictures from Pugh’s service in World War II as a chaplain through to the 1990s.

Two folders

Included a Pugh Family lineage and a biographical sketch

Personal Papers

These are papers of Thomas Pugh that are not directly related to Williamsburg Baptist Church

Includes a picture of Bill Clinton

Scrapbooks of photographs and other items. Labels include "Church," "Community," "MDP" and "TEP."

Personal Papers and memo books.

Items from Pugh's days at the University of Richmond and his post-retirement years in Williamsburg. Includes Memo books from 1950-1998.

Copy of outline of speech given to Williamsburg Historic Records Association by Rev. Thomas Pugh in 2000. Newspaper clipping reminiscences of Williamsburg before the restoration by Mayor Henry Stryker.

Obituaries of Mary Decker Pugh from the Daily Press, 6/22/2004 and the Virginia Gazette, 6/23/2004, Bulletin from the funeral service and a photocopy of the hymn sung at the funeral service.

Williamsburg Community Hospital's resolution in honor of Thomas Pugh, plus other material relating to the Hospital. Correspondence, news clippings and other material relating to Thomas Pugh's Williamsburg activities.

Biographical / historical:

Thomas E. Pugh was born on November 9, 1917 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia and died June 17, 2006 in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Pugh was pastor of Williamsburg Baptist Church for 29 years, 1952-1981. His tenure was the longest in the history of the church. When he retired, Pugh was named pastor emeritus.

When Pugh accepted the pastor position, one of his objectives was to embrace the students of the College of William and Mary. He sought to provide a ministry which would aid in their development during the formative college years.

Outside of the church community, Pugh served many organizations such as the American Red Cross and the Rotary Club. One of his most significant contributions to the Williamsburg community was his 25 year membership on the board of the Williamsburg Community Hospital.

Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki

Acquisition information:
The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center from Thomas Pugh and Mark Pugh. on 03/25/1999.
Processing information:

Collection is partially processed as of September 2009.

Arrangement:

Each accession is arranged separately, though most accessions have only been partially processed with a detailed list of contents.