- Written by
- Jacobs, J. Vernon, born 1898
- Published by
- Standard Publishing, American, founded 1872
- Subject of
- Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
- Owned by
- Sinclair, Clayton, American
- Sinclair, Hazel, American
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) , adhesive and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 1/2 × 5 1/4 × 1/4 in. (19 × 13.3 × 0.7 cm)
- Description
- 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 collected
- Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- Type
- paperbacks
- Topic
- Black Enterprise
- Black interiors
- Christianity
- Communication
- Literature
- Prayer
- Religion
- Segregation
- Travel
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
- Object number
- 2011.12.52.34
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




