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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?> <ead xmlns:ns2="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"> <eadheader findaidstatus="Under_revision" repositoryencoding="iso15511" countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b"> <eadid url="http://hdl.handle.net/10339/36194"/> <filedesc> <titlestmt> <titleproper>Bellview Baptist Church (Laurel Springs, N.C.) records <num>CRMF1</num> </titleproper> <author>Finding aid prepared by Ashley Cyre</author> </titlestmt> <publicationstmt> <publisher>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</publisher> <address> <addressline>PO Box 7777</addressline> <addressline>Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27109</addressline> <addressline>336 758-5755</addressline> </address> </publicationstmt> </filedesc> <profiledesc> <creation>This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit <date>2016-02-03T16:05-0500</date> </creation> <descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules> </profiledesc> </eadheader> <archdesc level="recordgrp"> <did> <unittitle>Bellview Baptist Church (Laurel Springs, N.C.) records</unittitle> <unitid>CRMF1</unitid> <repository> <corpname>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</corpname> </repository> <langmaterial> <language langcode="eng"/> </langmaterial> <container id="cid151001" type="Reel" label="Microform">1</container> <physdesc> <extent>1.0 microfilm reel(s)</extent> <extent>35mm; positive</extent> </physdesc> <unitdate normal="1909/1967" type="inclusive">1909-1967</unitdate> <origination label="creator"> <corpname source="lcsh" role="Creator (cre)">Bellview Baptist Church (Laurel Springs, N.C.).</corpname> </origination> </did> <scopecontent id="ref1"> <head>Scope and Contents note</head> <p>Reel 1: Church Minute Book, volume 1, 1909-1954: Irregular minutes of church conferences May 9, 1909 - August 11, 1951; Membership rolls: 1928, 1936, 1938; Treasurer's accounts, 1951-1954. Church Minute Book, volume 2, 1956-1967: Minutes of church conferences April 21, 1956 - March 6, 1967; Church membership rolls, n.d. and 1962; Chronological membership roll, undated.</p> </scopecontent> <bioghist id="ref2"> <head>Biographical/Historical note</head> <p>The Bellview Baptist Church was organized May 9, 1909. There had been an earlier Bellview Baptist Church that was in existence from 1890 - 1898 when it ceased appearing in the Ashe &amp; Alleghany Baptist Association minutes. The church has had one building built in 1909--a one room frame structure 30' x 40' with a seating capacity of 200. The church was extensively repaired in 1920. The church parsonage was sold in 1936. In 1970 the church was reported to be inactive in the Alleghany Baptist Association. The church was organized by the Reverend George M. Reeves and the Reverend W.J. Banks. The church membership in 1909 was 21; in 1919, 37; in 1929, 50; in 1938, 47; in 1963, 24; in 1971, 44.</p> </bioghist> <processinfo id="ref3"> <head>Processing Information</head> <p>Processed by Ashley Cyre on May 31, 2011.</p> </processinfo> <acqinfo id="ref5"> <head>Immediate Source of Acquisition note</head> <p>Purchased from the North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, N.C., February 15, 1972 for $7.00.</p> </acqinfo> <userestrict id="ref10"> <head>Copyright Notice</head> <p>Use of unpublished manuscripts is protected by provisions of copyright law and by laws against libel and invasion of privacy. No material from a manuscript collection may be published without prior written permission from the holder of the copyright. The Library claims only physical ownership of most manuscript collections. Anyone wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of literary property rights or copyrights. Please contact Special Collections &amp; Archives (archives@wfu.edu) with questions regarding specific manuscript collections.</p> </userestrict> <prefercite id="ref9"> <head>Preferred Citation</head> <p>Bellview Baptist Church (Laurel Springs, N.C.) records, CRMF1, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.</p> </prefercite> <accessrestrict id="ref11"> <head>Access Restrictions</head> <p>Collection is open for researchers.</p> </accessrestrict> <controlaccess> <corpname source="local" role="Associated name (asn)">Alleghany Baptist Association.</corpname> <corpname source="lcsh">Bellview Baptist Church (Laurel Springs, N.C.).</corpname> <geogname source="lcsh">Alleghany County (N.C.)--Church history--Sources</geogname> <subject source="lcsh">Baptists--North Carolina--Alleghany County--History--Sources</subject> <subject source="lcsh">Church records and registers--North Carolina--Alleghany County</subject> <subject source="lcsh">Church records and registers--North Carolina--Laurel Springs</subject> </controlaccess> <dsc> <c id="ref6" level="series"> <did> <unittitle>Church Minutes</unittitle> <langmaterial> <language langcode="eng"/> </langmaterial> <unitdate normal="1909/1967" type="inclusive">1909-1967</unitdate> </did> <c id="ref7" level="subseries"> <did> <unittitle>Church Minute Book, volume 1, 1909-1954</unittitle> <langmaterial> <language langcode="eng"/> </langmaterial> <unitdate normal="1909/1954" type="inclusive">1909-1954</unitdate> </did> </c> <c id="ref8" level="subseries"> <did> <unittitle>Church Minute Book, volume 2, 1956-1967</unittitle> <langmaterial> <language langcode="eng"/> </langmaterial> <unitdate normal="1956/1967" type="inclusive">1956-1967</unitdate> </did> </c> </c> </dsc> </archdesc> </ead>