Raft Swamp Baptist Church (Robeson County, N.C.) Records
Finding Aid & Inventory
Raft Swamp Baptist Church was founded in 1854 in Lumberton, N.C. (Robeson County). The church is a part of the Robeson Baptist Association. This collection contains a church covenant, rules of decorum, church meeting minutes (1868-1891), and male and female membership rolls with occasional notes of dates of baptism, decease, dismission, reception, etc. (1875-1892).
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Biographical and Historical Note
Raft Swamp Baptist Church was founded in 1854 in Lumberton, N.C. (Robeson County). The church is a part of the Robeson Baptist Association.
Collection Overview
This collection contains a church covenant, rules of decorum, church meeting minutes (1868-1891), and male and female membership rolls with occasional notes of dates of baptism, decease, dismission, reception, etc. (1875-1892).
Collection Inventory
- Minute Book (1868-1892) box 1 volume 1
Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Raft Swamp Baptist Church (Robeson County, N.C.) Records
- ID
- MS787
- Date [inclusive]
- 1868-1892
- Extent
- 1.5 Linear Feet 1 oversize box
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Revision Description
- Revised by Katie Lawrence 2018 November
- Access Restrictions
- This collection is open for use.
- Copyright Notice
- 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.
- Preferred Citation
- Raft Swamp Baptist Church (Robeson County, N.C.) Records, (MS787), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Controlled Access Headings
Geographic Name(s)
Subject(s)
- Church records and registers -- North Carolina -- Robeson County
- Baptists -- North Carolina -- Robeson County -- History -- Sources
- African American Baptists -- North Carolina -- Robeson County
- Church records and registers -- North Carolina -- Lumberton
Related Materials
Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives holds a related microfilm collection, Raft Swamp Baptist Church (Robeson County, N.C.) Records (CRMF45).