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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <?xml-model href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SAA-SDT/EAD3/master/ead3.rng" type="application/xml" schematypens="http://relaxng.org/ns/structure/1.0"?> <ead xmlns="http://ead3.archivists.org/schema/"> <control countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" relatedencoding="marc" repositoryencoding="iso15511" scriptencoding="iso15924"> <recordid instanceurl="http://hdl.handle.net/10339/37005">CRMF617</recordid> <filedesc> <titlestmt> <titleproper>First Baptist Church (Mount Gilead, N.C.) records </titleproper> <subtitle>1861-1971</subtitle> <author>Lindsey Rogers </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 localtype="business">336 758-5755</addressline> <addressline> <ref href="http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/" linktitle="http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/" show="new">http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/</ref> </addressline> </address> <num>CRMF617</num> </publicationstmt> </filedesc> <maintenancestatus value="derived"/> <maintenanceagency> <agencyname>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</agencyname> </maintenanceagency> <languagedeclaration> <language langcode="eng">English</language> <script scriptcode="Latn">Latin</script> </languagedeclaration> <conventiondeclaration> <abbr>dacs</abbr> <citation>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</citation> </conventiondeclaration> <localcontrol localtype="findaidstatus"> <term>completed</term> </localcontrol> <maintenancehistory> <maintenanceevent> <eventtype value="derived"/> <eventdatetime>2024-09-04T14:47:30-04:00</eventdatetime> <agenttype value="machine"/> <agent>ArchivesSpace v3.5.0</agent> <eventdescription>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on Wednesday September 4, 2024 at 14:47</eventdescription> </maintenanceevent> <maintenanceevent> <eventtype value="revised"/> <eventdatetime>2021</eventdatetime> <agenttype value="unknown"/> <agent/> <eventdescription>Revised by Immanuel Eggers</eventdescription> </maintenanceevent> <maintenanceevent> <eventtype value="revised"/> <eventdatetime>2024</eventdatetime> <agenttype value="unknown"/> <agent/> <eventdescription>Revised by Emily Houlditch, new material added</eventdescription> </maintenanceevent> </maintenancehistory> </control> <archdesc level="recordgrp"> <did> <unittitle>First Baptist Church (Mount Gilead, N.C.) records</unittitle> <unitid>CRMF617</unitid> <unitid localtype="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/resources/1229</unitid> <repository> <corpname> <part>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</part> </corpname> </repository> <langmaterial> <language langcode="eng">English</language> </langmaterial> <physdescstructured coverage="whole" physdescstructuredtype="spaceoccupied"> <quantity>4</quantity> <unittype>microfilm_reel(s)</unittype> </physdescstructured> <physdesc localtype="container_summary">35mm; positive </physdesc> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <daterange> <fromdate standarddate="1861">1861</fromdate> <todate standarddate="1971">1971</todate> </daterange> </unitdatestructured> <abstract id="aspace_45b462b03309f7e2a4f05c3e5d695336">Church was constituted in Montgomery County, N.C. on May 5, 1861, as Hamer Creek and reorganized as Mount Gilead First Baptist in 1875. This collection contains church records from 1861 to 1971 with records from some dates missing.</abstract> <origination label="Creator"> <corpname relator="cre" source="local"> <part>First Baptist Church (Mount Gilead, N.C.)</part> </corpname> </origination> <origination label="Creator"> <corpname relator="cre" source="local"> <part>Hamer Creek Baptist Church (Mount Gilead, N.C.)</part> </corpname> </origination> </did> <bioghist id="aspace_f42636bdaa8d67123f1b7afb5d45a5fd"> <head>Historical Note </head> <p>Church was constituted in Montgomery County, N.C. on May 5, 1861, as Hamer Creek and reorganized as Mount Gilead First Baptist in 1875.</p> </bioghist> <scopecontent id="aspace_2a1ee6d692882ca88d6130e609e722d8"> <head>Collection Overview</head> <p>This collection includes records from Hamer Creek Baptist Church, May 5, 1861, to November 1873, and from the reorganization of the church as Mount Gilead First Baptist Church, December 25, 1875, to 1971. Material types include a constitution, articles of faith, rules of decorum, meeting minutes, financial notes, and male, female, and black membership rolls. Reel 1 includes records for an unrelated church in Georgia. Reel 4 is a duplicate of material on Reel 1 and Reel 2. Items are listed in order of appearance on reels.</p> </scopecontent> <prefercite id="aspace_74663b04e77e264ca7a1bca4c369b94f"> <head>Preferred Citation</head> <p>First Baptist Church (Mount Gilead, N.C.) records (CRMF617), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.</p> </prefercite> <accessrestrict id="aspace_2640b531b14d63635718a27e6c626cf7"> <head>Access Restrictions</head> <p>Permission of the church must be obtained to photocopy these records in their entirety.</p> </accessrestrict> <userestrict id="aspace_b7ba85e554e8ebe985e348ffde7514b6"> <head>Copyright Notice</head> <p>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.</p> </userestrict> <relatedmaterial id="aspace_c7f00063f1f88012841bb1440497985f"> <head>Related Materials</head> <p>The <ref actuate="onrequest" href="https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/92812" show="new">North Carolina Baptist Church and Association Files (MS623)</ref> may hold related records.</p> </relatedmaterial> <processinfo id="aspace_5ffe8e4a53479071af81d661bb59d50f"> <head>Processing Information </head> <p>Processed by Lindsey Rogers on October 4, 2011.</p> </processinfo> <acqinfo id="aspace_301be47644f6258e94b486d7cf120c9e"> <head>Source of Acquisition </head> <p>Gift from Mr. Charles Allen on November 10, 1924.</p> </acqinfo> <controlaccess> <subject source="lcsh"> <part>African American Baptists -- North Carolina -- Montgomery County</part> </subject> <geogname source="lcsh"> <part>Montgomery County (N.C.) -- Church history -- Sources</part> </geogname> <subject source="lcsh"> <part>Church records and registers -- North Carolina -- Montgomery County</part> </subject> <subject source="lcsh"> <part>Baptists -- North Carolina -- Montgomery County -- History -- Sources</part> </subject> <subject source="lcsh"> <part>Church records and registers -- North Carolina -- Mount Gilead (Montgomery County)</part> </subject> </controlaccess> <dsc> <c id="aspace_f8ae0c3563077704b9d9ec25f31376f6" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Church minutes volume: membership rolls; articles of faith; constitution; rules of decorum; committee reports; financial matters; elections and appointments; reception, discipline, and dismissals</unittitle> <unitid localtype="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/154630</unitid> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <daterange> <fromdate standarddate="1861">1861</fromdate> <todate standarddate="1882">1882</todate> </daterange> </unitdatestructured> <unitdate datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive">1861-1873; 1875-1882</unitdate> <container id="aspace_b7b7692e48f9c04673fb102ccfa4433c" label="Microform" localtype="reel">1</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_9440d3d3f099cb9b0ccb76c800ba0141" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Church minutes volume: membership rolls; committee reports; financial matters; elections and appointments; reception, discipline, and dismissals</unittitle> <unitid localtype="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/154631</unitid> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <daterange> <fromdate standarddate="1883">1883</fromdate> <todate standarddate="1894">1894</todate> </daterange> </unitdatestructured> <container id="aspace_8be2b1e1803b5dcbcf56a2c8b241697c" label="Microform" localtype="reel">2</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_d3ee7de19c3e1c9e152d3b029b78122a" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Church minutes volume: membership rolls; committee reports; financial matters; elections and appointments; reception, discipline, and dismissals</unittitle> <unitid localtype="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/189144</unitid> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <daterange> <fromdate standarddate="1895">1895</fromdate> <todate standarddate="1971">1971</todate> </daterange> </unitdatestructured> <container id="aspace_d9b496c34bd7e76fc9b2f287fe732e1a" label="Microform" localtype="reel">3</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_79d55f868da04c7209c75922afffffc0" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Church minutes volume: membership rolls; articles of faith; constitution; rules of decorum; committee reports; financial matters; elections and appointments; reception, discipline, and dismissals</unittitle> <unitid localtype="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/189147</unitid> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <daterange> <fromdate standarddate="1861">1861</fromdate> <todate standarddate="1894">1894</todate> </daterange> </unitdatestructured> <container id="aspace_347ecda59b1d6bf8e78140018fc5291c" label="Microform" localtype="reel">4</container> </did> </c> </dsc> </archdesc> </ead>
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