William Phillips Biddle Papers

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        <titleproper>William Phillips Biddle Papers
                    <num>MS6</num>
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        <author>Finding aid prepared by Paige Horton</author>
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      <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>
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        <date>2014</date>
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                <date>2016-10-24T16:25-0400</date>
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      <unittitle>William Phillips Biddle Papers</unittitle>
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      <physdesc>
        <extent>0.21 linear feet</extent>
        <extent>1 half-document box</extent>
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      <unitdate normal="1787/1853" type="inclusive">1787-1853</unitdate>
      <abstract id="ref3" label="Abstract">William Phillips Biddle was a Baptist pastor in the New Bern-Lenoir County area of North Carolina. The William Phillips Biddle Papers is a collection of biographical information, a manuscript, and reference cards.</abstract>
      <origination label="creator">
        <persname source="local" role="Creator (cre)">Biddle, William P.,  (William Phillips), 1787-1853</persname>
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      <head>Biographical/Historical Note</head>
      <p>William Phillips Biddle was born in Princess Ann County, Virginia, on January 7, 1788. Biddle devoted himself to the Christian Ministry at an early age and in 1808 he was ordained as a Baptist minister. From there he travelled with his ministry to eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina where he met and married Mary N. Simpson of Craven County in 1810. Biddle was the President of the Baptist State Convention for several years and he was one of the earliest and most liberal contributors to Wake Forest College and served upon its Board of Trustees for many years.</p>
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      <head>Conditions Governing Access Note</head>
      <p>Collection is open for research.</p>
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      <head>Preferred Citation Note</head>
      <p>William Phillips Biddle Papers, MS6, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.</p>
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      <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>
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    <scopecontent id="ref8">
      <head>Scope and Contents Note</head>
      <p>The William Phillips Biddle Papers is comprised of biographical information, reference cards and catalogue cards, and a manuscript called "Articles and Essays on Roman Catholicism" from the New York Express.</p>
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      <persname source="local">Biddle, William P.,  (William Phillips), 1787-1853</persname>
      <corpname source="ingest">Wake Forest College. Board of Trustees.</corpname>
      <subject source="lcsh">Baptists--North Carolina--Clergy</subject>
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          <unitdate normal="1787/1853" type="inclusive">1787-1853</unitdate>
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          <head>Scope and Contents Note</head>
          <p>Biographical information, reference cards to other publications that feature William Phillips Biddle, and a manuscript on his thoughts titled "Articles or Essays on Roman Catholicism" by W.P. Biddle January 22, 1847.</p>
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