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Eden First Baptist Church (Eden, N.C.) records

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Biographical and Historical Note

Church founded in 1839.

Collection Overview

Minutes of church conferences from Dec. 12, 1858 to Oct. 7, 1951, including membership rolls; deacons' records and minutes, 1944-1990 [broken series]; biographical files; budgets; constitution; cemetery plat; directories; church history files; photographs; property records; Woman's Missionary Union records, 1886-1976 [broken series]; and Young Women's Auxiliary records, 1905-1939 [broken series].

Collection Inventory

  • Church Minutes (1858-1951)
    • Church Minute Book, Vol. 1, 1858-1883
    • Church Minute Book, Vol. 2, 1884-1903
    • Church Minute Book, Vol. 3, 1904-1913
    • Church Minute Book, Vol. 4, 1927-1938
    • Church Minute Book, Vol. 5, 1939-1949
    • Church Minute Book, Vol. 6, 1947-1951
  • Board Records (1944-1990)
    • Deacons' Minutes, Vol. 1, 1969-1977
    • Deacons' Minutes, Vol. 2, 1985-1990
    • Deacons' Records (miscellaneous), 1944-1947
  • Church Records (1905-1989)
    • Biographical Files (pastors)
    • Biographical Files (others)
    • Budgets and accounts (miscellaneous)
    • Constitution (proposed), undated
    • Cemetary plat, 1905
    • Directories, 1920s, 1939, 1978
    • Church History File
    • Church History File: Centennial, July 16, 1939
    • Church History File: Sanctuary Centennial, Oct. 5, 1986
    • Church History File: 150th Anniversary, Oct. 1, 1989
    • Directories, 1923/25, 1939, 1977/78
    • Photographs (Church exterior and interior)
    • Photographs (classes)
    • Property Records. Parsonage lot, 1954
  • Organizations (1886-1976)
    • Woman's Missionary Union Records, 1886-1976 [BS] (1886-1976)
      • Minute Book, Vol. 1, 1886-1900
      • Minute Book, Vol. 2, 1900-1910
      • Minute Book, Vol. 3, 1919-1933
      • Membership record book (YWA)
      • Minute Book, Vol. 5, 1958-1960
      • Minute Book, Vol. 6, 1960-1964
      • Minute Book, Vol. 7, 1964-1966
      • Minute Book, Vol. 8, 1966-1968
      • Minute Book, Vol. 9, 1968-1970
      • Minute Book, Vol. 10, 1970-1972
      • Minute Book, Vol. 11, 1972-1976
    • Young Woman's Auxillary records: 1905-1939 [BS] (1905-1939)
      • Minute Book, Vol. 1, 1905-1918
      • Minute Book, Vol. 2, 1936-1937
      • Minute Book, Vol. 3, 1938-1939
      • Minute Book, Vol. 4, 1936-1940 (WMU)

Summary Information

Repository
Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
Creator
Eden First Baptist Church (Eden, N.C.).
Title
Eden First Baptist Church (Eden, N.C.) records
ID
CRMF952
Date [inclusive]
1858-1990
Extent
4.0 microfilm reel(s)  35mm; positive
Microform [Reel]
4
Microform [Reel]
1
Microform [Reel]
3
Microform [Reel]
2

Administrative Information

Publication Information
Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for researchers. 
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Preferred Citation
Eden First Baptist Church (Eden, N.C.) records, CRMF952, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. 

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