Hayes Family Papers
Arnold Edmund Hayes (1893-1982) and his wife Helen Ford Hayes (1895-1993) served as Southern Baptist Convention missionaries to Brazil, 1919-1954. Their papers consist of genealogical files on the Hayes and Chisholm families; scripture notes; family correspondence; writings and notes on their work in Brazil; photographs; a scrapbook ; correspondence with various employees of the Southern Baptist Convention Foreign Missions Board and other missionaries; sermons and materials; and Arnold Hayes's journals, 1920-1969.
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Hayes Family Papers
- Date
- 1864-1974 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 13.8 linear feet / 9 record cartons, 5 document boxes
- ID
- MS310
Biographical and Historical Note
Arnold Edmund Hayes was born on July 7,1893 and died on September 8, 1982. Helen Ford Hayes was born on August 23, 1895 to John W. Ford and Martha Curtis Bruner Ford; she died March 29, 1993. Together Arnold and Helen served as Southern Baptist Convention missionaries to Brazil, 1919-1954. They retired to Pinnacle, North Carolina, and are buried in Pinnacle Baptist Church cemetery.
Collection Overview
Their papers consist of genealogical files on the Hayes and Chisholm families and other related materials; scripture notes; family correspondence; writings and notes on their work in Brazil; photographs; a scrapbook; financial records', teaching credentials', church records; correspondence with various employees of the Southern Baptist Convention Foreign Missions Board and other missionaries; sermons and sermon note cards; and Arnold Hayes's journals, 1920-1969. This collection has been minimally processed, so information is limited about its contents beyond the information provided here.
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Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Finding aid prepared by Processed by Juno Zhu and Iman Ahmed with assistance from Stephanie Bennett, 2017 December
- Access Restrictions
- Collection is open for researchers.
- Copyright Notice
- 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.
- Preferred Citation
- Hayes Family Papers (MS310), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.