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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/10339/37685">CRMF90</recordid> <filedesc> <titlestmt> <titleproper>Mount Sinai Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records </titleproper> <subtitle>1848-1996</subtitle> <author>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 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>CRMF90</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>2024-09-04T14:51:04-04:00</eventdatetime> <agenttype value="machine"/> <agent>ArchivesSpace v3.5.0</agent> <eventdescription>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on Wednesday September 4, 2024 at 14:51</eventdescription> </maintenanceevent> <maintenanceevent> <eventtype value="revised"/> <eventdatetime>2024 July</eventdatetime> <agenttype value="unknown"/> <agent/> <eventdescription>Revised by Emily Houlditch; reel 4 addition, noted reel 1 missing</eventdescription> </maintenanceevent> </maintenancehistory> </control> <archdesc level="collection"> <did> <unittitle>Mount Sinai Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records</unittitle> <unitid>CRMF90</unitid> <unitid localtype="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/resources/1698</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">4 reels, 35mm; positive (Reel 1 is missing)</physdesc> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <daterange> <fromdate standarddate="1848">1848</fromdate> <todate standarddate="1996">1996</todate> </daterange> </unitdatestructured> <abstract id="aspace_dfd187b6ab3d83cd8b68d7339e38d04b">Mount Sinai Baptist Church was constituted May 20, 1848. This church has been a member of the following Baptist associations: Broad River (1848-1851); Kings Mountain (1851-1861); Constitutional Kings Mountain (1862-1867); Kings Mountain (1867-present). This collection includes church minutes, membership rolls, and church histories.</abstract> <origination label="Creator"> <corpname relator="cre" source="local"> <part>Mount Sinai Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.)</part> </corpname> </origination> </did> <bioghist id="aspace_411e1e91e407ac26637f2d75753cd3af"> <head>Historical Note</head> <p>Mount Sinai Baptist Church was constituted May 20, 1848, by a board consisting of Elder Louis McSwain and several deacons from surrounding churches. This church has been a member of the following Baptist associations: Broad River (1848-1851); Kings Mountain (1851-1861); Constitutional Kings Mountain (1862-1867); Kings Mountain (1867-present). It is located in Cleveland County, N.C.</p> </bioghist> <scopecontent id="aspace_cb16a1ab45441e4ea22e434e9b1a4dda"> <head>Scope and Contents</head> <p>Records consist of minutes of church conferences, June 6, 1885, to November 24, 1996, including membership rolls; a subscription book for church expenses, 1908-1911; and newspaper clippings. The records also include church history documents from</p> <p>Reel 1: missing since before 2024 Reel 2: Church minutes, volumes 5-10. Reel 3: Church minutes, volumes 10-12. Reel 4: Church history (1848-1951), history supplement (1951-1963), and church minutes (1951-1963).</p> </scopecontent> <prefercite id="aspace_4f7fa81b41c9610168e910b7ac9765f8"> <head>Preferred Citation</head> <p>Mount Sinai Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, CRMF90, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.</p> </prefercite> <userestrict id="aspace_e0fd102f25110485387b0a94019be211"> <head>Access Restrictions</head> <p>Permission of the church must be obtained to photocopy these records in their entirety.</p> </userestrict> <userestrict id="aspace_04f93aa42aa2c206a4f5b334e136fc46"> <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_8ad16077ef8648789573def19783a588"> <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> <acqinfo id="aspace_860cd038141a518c87a65d1565016c96"> <head>Source of Acquisition</head> <p>Received as a gift from Dr. W. Wyan Washburn, Boiling Springs, N.C., October 5, 1964.</p> </acqinfo> <controlaccess> <subject source="lcsh"> <part>Church records and registers -- North Carolina -- Shelby</part> </subject> <geogname source="lcsh"> <part>Cleveland County (N.C.) -- Church history -- Sources</part> </geogname> <subject source="lcsh"> <part>Church records and registers -- North Carolina -- Cleveland County</part> </subject> <subject source="lcsh"> <part>Baptists -- North Carolina -- Cleveland County -- History -- Sources</part> </subject> </controlaccess> <dsc> <c id="aspace_8b93ff27ef20adc4e2cd00394519ccf6" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Church minutes, volumes 1-4</unittitle> <unitid localtype="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/189505</unitid> <container id="aspace_036fc0d934e354b87df288be9b0f3926" label="Microform" localtype="reel">1 (missing)</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ec1d53b919dd7d28dd9573ccd557a607" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Church minutes, volumes 5-10 (beginning)</unittitle> <unitid localtype="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/189506</unitid> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <daterange> <fromdate standarddate="1885">1885</fromdate> <todate standarddate="1996">1996</todate> </daterange> </unitdatestructured> <container id="aspace_8aa9265fbc16ccc10ee33c5590f75042" label="Microform" localtype="reel">2</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_d153d196a5c5b38d8c6e5d8345e69f36" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Church minutes, volumes 10 (continued)-12</unittitle> <unitid localtype="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/189507</unitid> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <daterange> <fromdate standarddate="1908">1908</fromdate> <todate standarddate="1996">1996</todate> </daterange> </unitdatestructured> <container id="aspace_1a78568e88986159ecf01e4fd37c9142" label="Microform" localtype="reel">3</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_41542197e50b45b3a025d941938d342e" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Church history, history supplement, and church minutes</unittitle> <unitid localtype="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/189508</unitid> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <daterange> <fromdate standarddate="1848">1848</fromdate> <todate standarddate="1963">1963</todate> </daterange> </unitdatestructured> <container id="aspace_0eb38cc10f700c96c367838d40d528ac" label="Microform" localtype="reel">4</container> </did> </c> </dsc> </archdesc> </ead>
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