The Freeman Files

A large research collection containing more than one thousand files from the office of Hobart Freeman, founder of the Faith Assembly sect. The archive includes handwritten notes, sermon and teaching outlines, radio broadcast outlines, Bible study materials, seminary coursework and homework, research notes, correspondence-style materials, newspaper and magazine clippings, and other documents connected to Freeman’s ministry, teachings, and organizational activity.

Together, these files provide a rare look into Freeman’s theological development, research habits, public messaging, and internal working materials. The collection is especially valuable for researchers studying Faith Assembly, independent charismatic movements, faith-healing theology, authoritarian religious systems, and the broader history of controversial restorationist and deliverance-oriented groups in the twentieth century.

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