CRMF77

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Summary Information

Repository
Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
Title
Double Shoals Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records
Creator
Double Shoals Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.).
Date
1899-1995 (inclusive)
Extent
11.0 microfilm reel(s) / 35mm; positive
ID
CRMF77

Biographical and Historical Note

Double Shoals Baptist Church of Shelby, North Carolina was constituted on July 2, 1899 by members dismissed from Zion Baptist Church on July 1, 1899. The church has been a member of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association since 1899.

Collection Overview

The scope and contents of this acquisition cover 22 volumes and range from 1899-1995 in a broken series. The records consist of minutes from church conferences from September 17, 1899 to January 1927 and from September 1, 1954 to January 8, 1995. There are also church bulletins that range from 1965 to 1994; The Chimes [church newsletter] that ranges from 1952 to 1994; subject files; and organization records of the Sunday School from 1907 to 1962, the Woman's Missionary Union from 1933 to 1943, and the Brotherhood from 1955 to 1957.

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Publication Information
Finding aid prepared by Palmer Holton, July 6, 2011
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for researchers. 
Copyright Notice
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Preferred Citation
Double Shoals Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, CRMF77, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. 

Collection Inventory

  • Church Minutes (1899-1995)
  • Church Records
    • The Chimes [Newsletter] (1952-1994)
    • Membership Records
    • Bulletins (1965-1994)
    • Subject Files
  • Organization Records