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<ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid url="http://hdl.handle.net/10339/27913 ">MS3</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>John Mason Peck Letters <num>MS3</num></titleproper><subtitle>1796-1841, 0.21 linear feet</subtitle><author>Processed by: John Woodard; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex</author><sponsor>Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), with support provided through North Carolina ECHO.</sponsor></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</publisher><p><date>2005</date></p><address><addressline>PO Box 7777</addressline><addressline>Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2022-03-11 11:59:58 -0500</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage></profiledesc><revisiondesc><change><date>2022</date><item>Revised by Finley Turner</item></change></revisiondesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>John Mason Peck Letters</unittitle>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.21 Linear Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">1 half-document box</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1796/1841" type="inclusive">1796-1841</unitdate>
    <abstract id="aspace_e4f5bb83d5c3a11e5200a14c456c025d">Peck was a pioneer Baptist minister, missionary, and journalist in the western United States. Twelve of the letters in this collection are from prominent Baptist leaders with decided views on missionary funds, support for Peck's newspaper and missionary activities, and doctrinal questions. Several letters relate to book purchases and are not addressed to Peck.</abstract>
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      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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  <bioghist id="aspace_8fd48a11612710a6751b35cc415002d1">
    <head>Biographical Note</head>
<p>Peck was a pioneer Baptist minister, missionary, and journalist in the western United States.</p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Collection Overview</head>
<p>This collection contains correspondence to and from John Peck. Twelve of the letters are from prominent Baptist leaders with decided views on missionary funds, support for Peck's newspaper and missionary activities, and doctrinal questions. Several letters relate to book purchases and are not addressed to Peck.</p>    <list type="ordered">
      <head>Missing Title</head>
      <item><subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650">Baptists -- Missions -- Western States </subject></item>
      <item><subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650">Baptists -- Clergy </subject></item>
      <item><subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650">Missionaries -- United States </subject></item>
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  <prefercite id="aspace_802efa9cd0afe4373c3a19965ac916d3">
    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>John Mason Peck Letters (MS3), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Access Restrictions</head>
<p>This collection is open for use.</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <userestrict id="aspace_d2cc914875d0da02f3de71e677c07701">
    <head>Copyright Notice</head>
<p>The nature of the WFU Z.Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Processing Information</head>
<p>Processed by John Woodard. Encoded by Apex, March, 2005. Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), with support provided through <extref xlink:href="http://www.ncecho.org/">North Carolina ECHO</extref>.</p>  </processinfo>
  <controlaccess>
    <subject source="lcsh">Missionaries -- United States</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Baptists -- Missions -- West (U.S.)</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Baptists -- Clergy</subject>
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