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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="In_process" repositoryencoding="iso15511" countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b"> <eadid url="http://hdl.handle.net/10339/56075"/> <filedesc> <titlestmt> <titleproper>Potecasi Baptist Church (Potecasi, N.C.) records <num>CRMF593</num> </titleproper> <author>Finding aid prepared by Molly McCurdy</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>2016-02-23T15:17-0500</date> </creation> <descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules> </profiledesc> </eadheader> <archdesc level="recordgrp"> <did> <unittitle>Potecasi Baptist Church (Potecasi, N.C.) records</unittitle> <unitid>CRMF593</unitid> <repository> <corpname>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</corpname> </repository> <langmaterial> <language langcode="eng"/> </langmaterial> <container id="cid197001" type="Reel" label="Microform">3 c.2</container> <container id="cid197002" type="Reel" label="Microform">2 c.2</container> <container id="cid197004" type="Reel" label="Microform">4 c.2</container> <container id="cid1370004" type="Reel" label="Microform">1</container> <container id="cid1370003" type="Reel" label="Microform">2</container> <container id="cid1370002" type="Reel" label="Microform">3</container> <container id="cid1370001" type="Reel" label="Microform">4</container> <physdesc> <extent>4.0 microfilm reel(s)</extent> <extent>35mm Library has negative copies of Reels 1-4 and positive copies of Reels 2-4.</extent> </physdesc> <unitdate>1869-1999</unitdate> <origination label="creator"> <corpname source="lcsh" role="Creator (cre)">Potecasi Baptist Church (Potecasi, N.C.).</corpname> </origination> </did> <processinfo id="ref23"> <head>Processing Information Note</head> <p>Processed by Molly McCurdy on September 5, 2012</p> </processinfo> <scopecontent id="ref22"> <head>Scope and Contents</head> <p>Records consist of deacon's minutes, 1892; church records, 1879-1999; and organizational records of the Sunday School, 1869-1982; and Woman's Missionary Society, 1899, 1909-1986 [broken series].</p> </scopecontent> <acqinfo id="ref21"> <head>Source of Acquisition</head> <p>Received on loan for microfilming and return to the church from Reverend Eugene Asbill, Potecasi, North Carolina, April 7, 1984, and from Mrs. Mildred Jenkins, Potecasi, North Carolina, November 3, 1999.</p> </acqinfo> <bioghist id="ref20"> <head>Historical Note</head> <p>Potecasi Baptist Church is located in Northampton County, North Carolina. It was organized as an arm of Sandy Creek Baptist Church in 1775, and constituted as a separate congregation in 1808. This church has been a member of the following Baptist associations: Chowan (1844-1883) and West Chowan (1883-present).</p> </bioghist> <prefercite id="ref24"> <head>Preferred Citation</head> <p>Potecasi Baptist Church (Potecasi, N.C.) records, CRMF593, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.</p> </prefercite> <userestrict id="ref25"> <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> <accessrestrict id="ref27"> <head>Access Restrictions</head> <p>Collection is open for researchers.</p> </accessrestrict> <controlaccess> <corpname source="lcsh">Potecasi Baptist Church (Potecasi, N.C.).</corpname> <corpname source="lcsh" role="Associated name (asn)">Sandy Run Baptist Church (Bertie County, N.C.).</corpname> <corpname source="local" role="Associated name (asn)">West Chowan Baptist Association.</corpname> <subject source="lcsh">Baptists--North Carolina--Northampton County--History--Sources</subject> <subject source="lcsh">Church records and registers--North Carolina--Northampton County</subject> <subject source="lcsh">Church records and registers--North Carolina--Potecasi</subject> <geogname source="lcsh">Northampton County (N.C.)--Church history--Sources</geogname> </controlaccess> <dsc> <c id="ref2" level="series"> <did> <unittitle>Church Records</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1888/1900" type="inclusive">1888-1900</unitdate> </did> <c id="ref5" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Articles of Faith</unittitle> <unitdate>undated</unitdate> </did> </c> <c id="ref6" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Building Committee</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1900/1900">1900</unitdate> </did> </c> <c id="ref7" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Committee Reports</unittitle> <unitdate>undated</unitdate> </did> </c> <c id="ref8" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Correspondence</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1890/1998" type="inclusive">1890-1998</unitdate> </did> </c> <c id="ref9" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Church Covenant</unittitle> <unitdate>undated</unitdate> </did> </c> <c id="ref10" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Membership Records</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1885/1900" type="inclusive">1885-1900</unitdate> </did> </c> <c id="ref11" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Church Letters received and granted [broken series]</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1879/1919" type="inclusive">1879-1919</unitdate> </did> </c> <c id="ref12" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Subject Files</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1893/1983" type="inclusive">1893-1983</unitdate> </did> </c> <c id="ref13" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Treasurer's Records</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1877/1999" type="inclusive">1877-1999</unitdate> </did> </c> </c> <c id="ref14" level="series"> <did> <unittitle>Board Records</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1892/1892">1892</unitdate> </did> </c> <c id="ref18" level="series"> <did> <unittitle>Directories</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1950/1990" type="inclusive">1950-1990</unitdate> </did> </c> <c id="ref19" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>History File</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1975/1977" type="inclusive">1975-1977</unitdate> </did> </c> <c id="ref15" level="series"> <did> <unittitle>Organization Records</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1886/1960" type="inclusive">1886-1960</unitdate> </did> <c id="ref16" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Sunday School Records</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1886/1982" type="inclusive">1886-1982</unitdate> </did> </c> <c id="ref17" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Woman's Missionary Society Records</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1899/1986" type="inclusive">1899-1986</unitdate> </did> </c> </c> </dsc> </archdesc> </ead>