The Archive Collection

 

Marine Plaque to Billy Graham

Billy Graham spent Christmas of 1966 with American troops in Vietnam, during the height of the war. He was presented with this plaque as a token of their appreciation. An …

 

Ruth Bell Graham’s Scrapbook

Pictured below is one of Ruth Bell Graham’s scrapbooks. Throughout her entire life, from her childhood in China to her years as a wife and mother in Montreat, North Carolina, Ruth wrote, drew and scrapbooked.

 

Commencement Program From Florida Bible Institute

Billy Graham graduated from Florida Bible Institute 75 years ago, on Monday, May 13, 1940. This program features the order of service from the commencement exercises. Billy’s father, Frank Graham, …

 

Ruth Bell Graham’s Bible

Pictured is Ruth Bell Graham’s Bible, which she used during her high school years in Pyongyang, North Korea. Later, she gifted the Bible to a friend, with an inscription reading, …

 

Billy Graham’s Preaching Bible

Billy Graham used this Bible during countless hours of sermon preparation and preaching. Graham said of the relationship between the Scriptures and his messages, “Effective preaching must be biblical preaching, …

 

President Bush’s Inauguration

Billy Graham and President George W. Bush at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., January 21, 2005, for a prayer service. The service was held as part of President Bush’s …

 

Carolina Panthers Helmet

Jerry Richardson, former NFL player and Carolina Panthers’ founder, gifted this autographed helmet to Billy Graham. The two have shared a friendship for forty years. In September of 1996, Billy …

 

The Graham Family Christmas

The 1969 Graham Family Christmas card, and the family’s 1976 brass Christmas ornament. The photo on the 1969 Graham family Christmas card was taken at the Grahams’ home in Montreat, …