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Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Title: Charles Danny (Dan) Anders Papers
Identifier/Call Number: 0196
Physical Description:
20 Linear Feet
Textual materials, card files, audio cassette tapes, photos
(31 Hollinger boxes, 10 audio cassette boxes, 1 carton, 1 flat box)
Date: 1954-1998
Physical Location: Gated area - Calabasas
Language of Material:
English
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was given to Pepperdine Libraries Churches of Christ Heritage Center in Boone Special Collections and University
Archives in January 2022 by Lara Anders, the daughter of Dan Anders. Scott Lambert transported the materials.
A second accession of materials was brought to the Heritage Collection by Scott Lambert in May, 2022, and added to the collection.
The Charles Danny (Dan) Anders Papers are arranged into eight series: 1. El Monte Church of Christ Bulletins; 2. Malibu Church
of Christ Orders of Worship; 3. Personal papers; 4. Reference files; 5. Sermon tapes: sub-series 1) Dan Anders, sub-series
2) Other speakers; 6. Sermons of Dan Anders (Written); 7. Collected Materials on Books of the Bible; 8. Collected Materials
by Subject
Charles Danny (Dan) Anders was born on October 3, 1936 in Dallas, Texas and adopted by Christian parents, Charles H. Anders
and Verna Lou Mathis. He was brought up in Dallas and Seagoville, Texas and attended Abilene Christian College (ACU). There
he excelled in the study of Bible and Greek. Dan was recognized for his preaching ability early in life and made a 6-month
missionary journey around the world with E.W. McMillan in 1958. He married Judy Snow of Dallas in 1963. Dan and Judy had two
daughters, Leigh Ann and Lara. Dan's full-time preaching ministry took him to the following churches: Graham Street Church
of Christ in Stephenville, Texas, 1961-1965; Hoyt Avenue Church of Christ in El Monte, California, 1965-1969; the Central
Church of Christ in Houston, Texas, 1969-1983; and after a merger, Southwest Central Church of Christ in Houston, Texas, 1983-1985.
In 1985, Dan and Judy moved to Malibu, California where Dan preached for the Malibu Church of Christ (later known as the University
Church of Christ) on the campus of Pepperdine University until 1998. Dan Anders was the first full-time preacher of the Malibu
Church of Christ. Dan worked briefly with the Glenwood Church of Christ in Tyler, Texas following his retirement from full-time
ministry. Noted as an effective preacher and teacher, Dan conducted hundreds of evangelistic meetings, workshops, and retreats,
and was a speaker at many university Bible Lectures nationwide at a time when there was much study and discussion about the
role of women in the church. He wrote for journals including
21st Century Christian,
Restoration Quarterly,
UpReach,
Image, and
Power for Today. Dan held a M.Div. from Fuller Theological Seminary and an M.A. in Biblical Studies from Abilene Christian University. ACU
President Royce Money recognized Dan posthumously as one of ACU's Distinguished Alumni during Dan's memorial service at the
Glenwood Church in Tyler. During his time in Malibu, Dan was a contributor to the local newspaper,
Malibu Times, engaging the local citizenry on religious topics. He worked to build community among area clergy for prayer and Bible study
and was involved with establishing a disaster relief fund for local emergencies. After a ten-year battle with lymphatic cancer,
Dan died on February 8, 1999 at the age of 62.
Biographical information sourced from:
Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.
Durham, K. (1999). Remembering my brother Dan Anders.
Pacific Church News, 26(3), 3. Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=pcn
[Box/folder# or item name], Charles Danny (Dan) Anders Papers, Collection no. 0196, Churches of Christ Heritage Center, Boone
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
The collection was arranged and described by Lucy Perrin, February 2022. The second accession of materials was added by Lucy
Perrin, May 2022.
The Charles Danny (Dan) Anders Papers documents the activities of Dan Anders during his tenure as the preaching minister of
the Malibu Church of Christ at Pepperdine University from 1985-1998, as well aspects of his study and ministry starting before
1960. The collection contains audio cassette recordings of his sermons and his written log of the sermons, including title,
scripture reference, and the location preached. The papers contain his written sermons, 1985-1998, and his collection of materials
on the books of the Bible and many other subjects related to faith and ministry. The collection includes incoming and outgoing
correspondence, dated 1985-1998, between Dan Anders and church and Pepperdine community members. The collection contains photographs
taken at the church's farewell to Dan and Judy Anders in 1998. Also included are his reference files of stories, quotes, and
resources. The collection includes audio cassette tapes of sermons from Pepperdine Bible Lectures, 1990-1995, and Lipscomb
University Lectures, 1990. There are also audio cassette recordings of sermons by many other speakers. Finally, the collection
includes Malibu Church of Christ Orders of Worship from 1985-1998, as well as El Monte Church of Christ Bulletins from 1965-1969,
when Dan Anders was the minister there.
Copyright restrictions may apply.
University Church of Christ Records, 1973-2010;
Pepperdine Bible Lectures Collection, 1943-2019;
Scott D. Lambert Papers, 1987-2005;
Restoration Movement Publications
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Sermons, American -- 20th century
Universities and colleges -- Sermons
Articles
Correspondence
Universities and colleges -- United States -- Records and correspondence
Clippings
Academic libraries -- California -- Malibu -- History
California -- History
Malibu (Calif.) -- History
Education, Higher -- California -- Malibu
Malibu (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century
Women -- California -- History
Universities and colleges -- Religion
Christian education
Churches of Christ
Churches of Christ -- History
Churches of Christ -- History -- 20th century
Churches of Christ -- Periodicals
Sermons
Women in church work--Churches of Christ
Women in church work
Leadership in women