Special Collections & Archives

John Thomas Alderman (1853-1932) was an educator and Baptist historian in North Carolina. This collection consists of biographical information, articles, personal correspondence, biographies of N.C. Baptists, church and association historical notes and materials, and general materials related to Baptists and his work.

Melville Lewis Jones was a field worker for the Pilot Mountain Baptist Association for Sunday School and Baptist Training Union promotion, 1925-1929, and later for the Mount Zion Baptist Association, 1929-1936. The collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, checks, receipts, notebooks, programs, and bulletins.

Paul Monroe Johnson was a North Carolina church historian. This collection contains biographical information on Baptist pastors and historical information on the Baptist churches in the South Yadkin Baptist Association. There are also Tatum family letters, 1885-1907, and materials regarding John Arch Abernathy.

The Western Baptist Convention of North Carolina was in existence from 1845 to 1898. These records consist of the Convention historian's record book, 1877-1891; a typescript copy of Dr. Henry Stroupe's address, , and clippings about the convention, 1957-1985.