Ramsey Library Special Collections

Frank E. Ratzell Papers
(1945-1964)

M77.7.1-4

Title	Frank E. Ratzell Papers (1945-1964)
Creator	Frank E. Ratzell
Identifier	http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/mss/ratzell/default_ratzell.html
Subject Keyword	Ratzell, Reverend Francis Edgar (d.1964) ; Asheville's First Congregational Church, desegregation, Allen School, Highland Hospital
Description	This collection consists primarily of sermons delivered during the period of 1945 through 1964. From 1951 until 1964, Frank Ratzell was pastor of Asheville's First Congregational Church. He was also a member of the Human Relations Council, which aided in the quiet integration of local motels and restaurants. The papers contain the notes and minutes of meetings from 1962-1967. These papers deal primarily with Asheville concerns of desegregation, the quality of education for black and white students, and the busing program ; as well as proposals and grievances, and ways to mediate these problems. As the inventory indicates, the sermons are filed in notebooks, three to a document case, and additional material is stored in folders in the final two document cases. [update: sermons had been placed in archival folders, as 2005 inventory indicates]
Publisher	D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville, 28804
Contributor	Christine H. (Mrs. Frank) Ratzell ; Southern Highlands Research Center
Date	2001-05-31
Type	Collection ; Text
Format	6 cu. ft.
Source	M77.7.1 ; M77.7.2 ; M77.7.3 ; M77.7.4
Language	English
Relation	Heritage of Black Highlanders Collection
Coverage	1945-1964 ; Asheville, NC
Rights	Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Donor	Donor number 26
Acquisition	1977-09-15
Citation	Frank E. Ratzell Papers (1945-1964), D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804
Processed by	Special Collections staff, 1977 and 2001, updated 2005-12
Biography	Born 1910, Frank E. Ratzell was a native of Philadelphia. He was a graduate of the University of Maine and of the Bangor Theological Seminary, and before he entered the ministry he was a newspaper writer. After he became a minister Ratzell held pastorates in both Maine and Massachusetts, before moving to Asheville. On November 17, 1951 Ratzell became the pastor of the First Congregationalist Church, Asheville, North Carolina. There he immediately became a part of the desegregation movement. In his sermons he encouraged his congregation to unify the races and to see all people as children of God, no matter what their race. During his years as pastor Ratzell was a member of the board for United Social Services and was Vice President of the Asheville Ministerial Association. He was also a member of the Human Relations Council, which quietly aided in the integration of local restaurants and motels. Ratzell was also an announcer over the Asheville Radio Stations WWNC and WLOS, hosting a program called “Religion in News” for the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Sometime late in 1962 Ratzell entered the hospital and only returned to work for a brief time after January of 1963. He died in 1964.

Series One: Sermons
M77.7.1	1	1945 (Jan. - Sept.) [12 items]
	2	1945 (Oct. - Dec.) [16 items]
	3	1946 (Jan. - April) [13 items]
	4	1946 (May - June) [8 items]
	5	1946 (July - Sept.) [7 items]
	6	1946 (Oct. - Nov.) [6 items]
	7	1946 (Nov. - Dec.) [8 items]
	8	1947 (Jan. - Feb.) [8 items]
	9	1947 (March) [7 items]
	10	1947 (April - May) [10 items]
	11	1947 (June - Sept.) [10 items]
	12	1947 (Oct. - Dec.) [11 items]
	13	1948 (Jan. - March) [6 items]
	14	1948 (April) [6 items]
	15	1948 (May - July) [8 items]
	16	1948 (Sept.) [6 items]
	17	1948 (Oct.) [5 items]
	18	1948 (Nov.) [5 items]
	19	1948 (Dec.) [4 items]
	20	1949 (Jan.) [7 items]
	21	1949 (Feb.) [3 items]
	22	1949 (March) [5 items]
	23	1949 (April) [6 items]
	24	1949 (May) [7 items]
	25	1949 (June - July) [5 items]
	26	1949 (Aug. - Sept.) [11 items]
	27	1949 (Oct. - Dec.) [13 items]
	28	1950 (Jan.) [5 items]
	29	1950 (Feb.) [5 items]
	30	1950 (March) [6 items]
	31	1950 (April) [7 items]
	32	1950 (May - Aug.) [10 items]
	33	1950 (Sept.) [8 items]
	34	1950 (Oct.) [5 items]
	35	1950 (Nov. - Dec.) [9 items]
	36	1951 (Jan.) [3 items]
	37	1951 (Feb.) [4 items]
	38	1951 (March) [6 items]
	39	1951 (April) [8 items]
	40	1951 (May) [6 items]
	41	1951 (June) [5 items]
	42	1951 (July - Aug.) [6 items]
	43	1951 (Sept.) [3 items]
	44	1951 (Oct.) [4 items]
	45	1951 (Nov. - Dec.) [6 items]
	46	1952 (Jan.) [4 items]
	47	1952 (Feb.) [6 items]
	48	1952 (March) [5 items]
	49	1952 (April) [5 items]
	50	1952 (May) [5 items]
M77.7.2	1	1952 (June) [4 items]
	2	1952 (July - Aug.) [5 items]
	3	1952 (Sept.) [5 items]
	4	1952 (Oct.) [5 items]
	5	1952 (Nov.) [6 items]
	6	1952 (Dec.) [6 items]
	7	1953 (Jan.) [5 items]
	8	1953 (Feb.) [5 items]
	9	1953 (March) [5 items]
	10	1953 (April) [5 items]
	11	1953 (May) [6 items]
	12	1953 (June) [3 items]
	13	1953 (July - Aug.) [4 items]
	14	1953 (Sept.) [7 items]
	15	1953 (Oct.) [4 items]
	16	1953 (Nov.) [7 items]
	17	1953 (Dec.) [6 items]
	18	1954 (Jan.) [5 items]
	19	1954 (Feb.) [4 items]
	20	1954 (March) [5 items]
	21	1954 (April) [6 items]
	22	1954 (May) [7 items]
	23	1954 (June) [5 items]
	24	1954 (Aug.) [4 items]
	25	1954 (Sept.) [3 items]
	26	1955 (Jan.) [4 items]
	27	1955 (Feb.) [5 items]
	28	1955 (March) [4 items]
	29	1955 (April) [6 items]
	30	1955 (May) [10 items]
	31	1955 (June) [2 items]
	32	1955 (July) [6 items]
	33	1955 (Aug. - Sept.) [5 items]
	34	1955 (Oct.) [5 items]
	35	1955 (Nov.) [7 items]
	36	1955 (Dec.) [4 items]
	37	1956 (Jan.) [10 items]
	38	1956 (Feb.) [4 items]
	39	1956 (March) [5 items]
	40	1956 (April) [6 items]
	41	1956 (May - June) [6 items]
	42	1956 (July - Aug.) [6 items]
	43	1956 (Sept.) [5 items]
	44	1956 (Oct.) [6 items]
	45	1956 (Nov.) [5 items]
	46	1956 (Dec.) [4 items]
	47	1957 (Jan.) [3 items]
	48	1957 (Feb.) [4 items]
	49	1957 (March) [4 items]
	50	1957 (April) [5 items]
	51	1957 (May) [4 items]
	52	1957 (June) [6 items]
	53	1957 (July - Aug.) [6 items]
	54	1957 (Sept.) [6 items]
	55	1957 (Oct.) [4 items]
	56	1957 (Nov. - Dec.) [7 items]
	57	1958 (Jan. - Feb.) [8 items]
	58	1958 (March - April) [9 items]
	59	1958 (May) [7 items]
M77.7.3	1	1958 (June) [5 items]
	2	1958 (July - Aug.) [5 items]
	3	1958 (Sept.) [6 items]
	4	1958 (Oct.) [5 items]
	5	1958 (Nov. - Dec.) [8 items]
	6	1959 (Jan. - Feb.) [7 items]
	7	1959 (March) [6 items]
	8	1959 (April) [3 items]
	9	1959 (May) [4 items]
	10	1959 (June) [5 items]
	11	1959 (July - Aug.) [8 items]
	12	1959 (Sept. - Oct.) [8 items]
	13	1959 (Nov. - Dec.) [8 items]
	14	1960 (Jan. - Feb.) [10 items]
	15	1960 (March - April) [10 items]
	16	1960 (May - June) [8 items]
	17	1960 (July - Aug.) [5 items]
	18	1960 (Sept.) [4 items]
	19	1960 (Oct. - Nov.) [8 items]
	20	1961 (Jan. - Feb.) [8 items]
	21	1961 (March - April) [10 items]
	22	1961 (May - June) [5 items]
	23	1961 (July - Sept.) [8 items]
	24	1961 (Nov. - Dec.) [7 items]
	25	1962 (Jan. - Feb.) [8 items]
	26	1962 (March - April) [10 items]
	27	1962 (May - June) [7 items]
	28	1962 (Aug. - Sept.) [9 items]
	29	1962 (Oct. - Dec.) [8 items]
	30	1963 (March - April) [9 items]
	31	1963 (May - June) [9 items]
	32	1963 (July - Aug.) [7 items]
	33	1963 (Sept. - Oct.) [9 items]
	34	1963 (Nov. - Dec.) [10 items]
	35	1964 (Jan. - March) [10 items]
	36	Adventures in Faith@ publishing project [16 items]
	37	Children's sermons (n.d.) [15 items]
	38	Children's sermons (n.d.) [21 items]
	39	Children's sermons (n.d.) [38 items]
	40	Children's sermons (n.d.) [20 items}
	41	Youth sermons (n.d.) [23 items]
	42	Youth sermons (n.d.) [24 items]
M77.7.4	1	A Youth Listened Messages [3items]
	2	Misc. sermons [30 items]
	3	Misc. sermons [49 items]
	4	Sermons to Asheville School A Sunrise Service [3 items]
	5	Sermons to Central Methodist Church, Mars Hill College [2 items]
	6	Sermons to Allen School [4 items]
	7	Sermons to Highland Hospital [4 items]
	8	Ante-Nicene concepts [2 items]
	9	Community for Retired or Disabled Clergymen [12 items]
	10	Four Anchors, Three Questions@ [2 items]
	11	Have You Seen God?@ Do You Know Who I Am? [8 items]
	12	Thesis: The Nature of Love [1 item]
	13	Misc. sermons [17 items]
Series Two: Prayers
	14	Prayers - seasonal [104 items]
	15	Prayers - general [55 items]
	16	Prayers - general [100 items]
	17	Prayers - general [61 items]
Series Three: Papers
	18	Human Relations Council [9 items]
	19	Photographs [9 items]
	20	Asheville Area Council on Human Relations, Appreciation of Frank Ratzell, 1964 [1 item]

Frank E. Ratzell Papers (1945-1964)

Frank E. Ratzell Papers
(1945-1964)