Stanley First Baptist Church (Stanley, N.C.) Records
Finding Aid & Inventory
Stanley First Baptist Church was founded in 1863 and formerly named Bruington Memorial. This collection includes church meeting minutes, rules of decorum, and membership lists of male, female, and African American members.
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Biographical and Historical Note
Stanley First Baptist Church was founded in 1863. It was formerly named Bruington Memorial.
Collection Overview
This volume includes church meeting minutes (1853-1874), rules of decorum (1854), and membership lists of male, female, and African American members (1864, 1869, 1871, and undated).
Collection Inventory
- Minute book (1853-1874) box 1 volume 1
Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Stanley First Baptist Church (Stanley, N.C.) Records
- ID
- MS739
- Date [inclusive]
- 1853-1874
- Extent
- 1.5 Linear Feet 1 enclosure
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
- Stanley First Baptist Church (Stanley, N.C.), (MS739), 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 -- Stanley
- Church records and registers -- North Carolina -- Gaston County
- Baptists -- North Carolina -- Gaston County -- History -- Sources
- African American Baptists -- North Carolina -- Gaston County
Related Materials
Stanley First Baptist Church (Stanley, N.C.) Records (CRMF647), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives.