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"May God help me." Allin's journal entry from the day of his investiture as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Mississippi, 1966.

Allin kneels to say a prayer for himself before taking the oath of his office, Washington National Cathedral, 1974.

In 1943, Allin becamed a licensed lay reader for both the Sewanee Missions and missions back home in Arkansas. Bishop Mitchell licensed Allin to preach, as well.

A congratulatory letter from Richard Nixon on Allin's election to the office of Presiding Bishop, 1974.

July 6, 1964, Allin wrote to the leader of the Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity (ESCRU), the Rev. John B. Morris, about the announcement of the Delta Ministry in Mississippi. Allin expressed concern that "it was done without any…

Bishop Allin in 1969.

Elected coadjutor at age 40, Allin was the youngest member of the House of Bishops, 1962.

Allin with Bishop Gray and Presiding Bishop Arthur Lichtenberger before Allin's consecration as coadjutor, 1961.