Dobson First Baptist Church (Dobson, N.C.) Records

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          <addressline>Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109</addressline>
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        <date>2025 January</date>
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      <abstract id="aspace_48f85ec7aa63800c6ec3e658114a77ff">Dobson First Baptist Church in Dobson, N.C., was organized in 1858 and is a member of the Surry Baptist Association. This collection includes church and association history materials from 1858 to 1980.</abstract>
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      <p>Dobson First Baptist Church in Dobson, N.C., was organized in 1858 by James Henry Llewellyn and eleven charter members. The church joined the Yadkin Baptist Association in 1869 and transitioned to the Surry Baptist Association in 1903. Between 1970 and 1972, the church changed its name from Dobson Baptist to First Baptist Church of Dobson then to Dobson First Baptist Church.</p>
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      <p>This collection includes church and association history materials from 1858 to 1980, including books, research notes, and facsimiles. This collection also includes a sesquicentennial celebration volume from 2008, a Baptist Training Union record book from 1947, an association history from 1859, and a theology manual from 1858.</p>
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      <p>Dobson First Baptist Church (Dobson, N.C.) Records (MS721), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.</p>
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      <head>Conditions Governing Use</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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      <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>
      <p>Dobson First Baptist Church (Dobson, N.C.)records (CRMF798) are also available on <ref actuate="onrequest" href="https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/38100" show="new">&gt;microfilm</ref></p>
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        <part>Church records and registers -- North Carolina -- Surry County </part>
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        <part>Surry County (N.C.) -- Church history -- Sources</part>
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        <part>Baptists -- North Carolina -- Surry County  -- History -- Sources</part>
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