“When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.” Fortunately, the words and wisdom of Reverend Billy Graham will not be lost forever.
Billy Graham has been noted as among the most influential Christian leaders of the 20th century. As a preacher, he held large indoor and outdoor rallies with sermons that were broadcast on radio and television; some were still being re-broadcast into the 21st century. In his six decades on television, Graham hosted annual evangelistic “Crusades” campaigns that ran from 1947 until his retirement in 2005. Graham was a spiritual adviser to U.S. presidents, and he provided spiritual counsel for every president, from Harry S. Truman to Barack Obama
In preparation for the opening of the new Billy Graham Archive and Research Center in Charlotte, NC, TDAG allocated a team of 10 archivists, image technicians, and metadata specialists to digitize a treasure trove of over 1.5 million film images, documents, transcripts, sermons, and personal correspondence. TDAG was entrusted with handling “the most treasured physical assets” of the life and legacy of the Reverend Billy Graham.
The Library and Research Center opened in the fall of 2022, with the digital archive now being made available for future generations of researchers of others who will study and perhaps follow in the footsteps of Billy Graham.
