Visitor Response Card (1960)

ID: 632 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
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Visitor Response Card (1960)

Baylor student Betsy Williams likely received this postcard as a response to a visitor's card she filled out after a Sunday service at First Baptist Church. Signed by then-Pastor Harold E. Lindsey, this postcard is indicative of First Baptist's desire to minister to Baylor students in addition to the broader community.

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