<I>How to Speak and Pray in Public</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1951
name: label: Written by
content: J. Vernon Jacobs, born 1898
label: Published by
content: Standard Publishing, American, founded 1872
label: Subject of
content: Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
label: Owned by
content: Clayton Sinclair, American
label: Owned by
content: Hazel Sinclair, American
notes: label: Description
content: A softcover copy of How to Speak and Pray in Public by J. Vernon Jacobs. The softcover book has an adhesive and stitched binding. The front cover is light and dark brown. At the top two-thirds of the cover is an illustrated, large, dark brown square with rough edges. Inside is light brown cross at the center with light brown text in varying sizes above that reads [how to / Speak and Pray / in Public] and [J. VERNON JACOBS] printed below. Printed dark brown text over the light brown field at the bottom of the front cover reads [? ? HOW TO PRESIDE ? ? HOW TO SERVE AS AN OFFICER / ? HOW TO OVERCOME FEAR ? ? HOW TO MAKE TALKS ? / HOW TO LEAD A DISCUSSION ? HOW TO MAKE CALLS / HOW TO PLAN PROGRAMS ? ? HOW TO TELL STORIES]. Printed on the spine is the title of the book and the last name of the author. At the bottom center of the back cover is brown printed text that reads [2939 / ST110]. Interior pages are white with black text. The contents include 12 chapters titled: [HOW TO OVERCOME FEAR], [HOW TO READ SCRIPTURE], [HOW TO PRAY], [HOW TO MAKE TALKS], [HOW TO TELL STORIES], [HOW TO LEAD A DISCUSSION], [HOW TO PRESIDE], [HOW TO SERVE AS AN OFFICER], [HOW TO PLAN PROGRAMS], [HOW TO BE AN ASSISTANT TEACHER], [HOW TO MAKE CALLS], and [HOW TO WIN PEOPLE TO CHRIST]. The book has 93 pages. Printed at the bottom center of the blank page after the last page is black text that reads [2939].
place: label: Place collected
content: Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
label: Place printed
content: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Black interiors
label: Topic
content: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Communication
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Prayer
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: Travel
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.12.52.34
objectType: label: Type
content: paperbacks
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product) , adhesive and thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 7 1/2 × 5 1/4 × 1/4 in. (19 × 13.3 × 0.7 cm)