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Abbotts Creek Baptist Church (Davidson County, N.C.) Records

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Biographical and Historical Note

This church was organized July 4, 1832 with 13 charter members that had withdrawn from Abbotts Creek (anti-missionary). This church has been a member of the Liberty Baptist Association since 1832.

Collection Overview

Records consist of minutes of church conferences from Feb. 1832 to June 4, 1989, including attachments, and membership rolls - male, female and African American; church history sketches; and miscellaneous records, 1834-1972 [broken series].

Collection Inventory

  • Church Minutes
    • Church Minute Book, Vol. 1, 1832-1881
    • Church Minute Book, Vol. 2, 1881-1932
    • Church Minute Book, Vol. 3, 1933-1938
    • Church Minute Book, Vol. 4, 1938-1948
    • Church Minute Book, Vol. 5, 1948-1959
    • Church Minute Book, Vol. 6, 1959-1964
    • Church Minute Book, Vol. 7, 1964-1970
    • Church Minute Book, Vol. 8, 1970-1973
    • Church Minutes, 1973-1989 (looseleaf)
  • Church Records
    • Church history sketched; undated and ca. 1930
    • Miscellaneous Church Records, 1834-1972

Summary Information

Repository
Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
Creator
Abbotts Creek Baptist Church (Davidson County, N.C.).
Title
Abbotts Creek Baptist Church (Davidson County, N.C.) Records
ID
CRMF363
Date [inclusive]
1832-1973
Extent
5.0 microfilm reel(s)  Reel 1: 35mm; negative. Reel 2: 35mm; negative. Reel 1 (copy): 35mm; negative. Reel 2 (2 copies): 35mm; positive and negative.
Microform [Reel]
1 (copy)
Microform [Reel]
2 (copy, pos)
Microform [Reel]
2 (copy, neg)
Microform [Reel]
1
Microform [Reel]
2

Administrative Information

Publication Information
Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives 2012
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for researchers. Permission of the church must be obtained to copy these records in their entirety. 
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 note
Abbotts Creek Baptist Church (Davidson County, N.C.) Records (CRMF363), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. 

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