Special Collections & Archives

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"> <eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"> <eadid url="http://hdl.handle.net/10339/93827">ms786</eadid> <filedesc> <titlestmt> <titleproper>Poplar Springs Baptist Church (Franklin County, N.C.) Records <num>MS786</num></titleproper> <author>Juno Zhu and Stephanie Bennett</author> </titlestmt> <publicationstmt> <publisher>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</publisher> <p> <date>2017 May</date> </p> <address> <addressline>PO Box 7777</addressline> <addressline>Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109</addressline> <addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline> </address> </publicationstmt> </filedesc> <profiledesc> <creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2021-06-02 12:40:00 -0400</date>.</creation> <descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules> </profiledesc> </eadheader> <archdesc level="collection"> <did> <repository> <corpname>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</corpname> </repository> <unittitle>Poplar Springs Baptist Church (Franklin County, N.C.) Records</unittitle> <unitid>MS786</unitid> <physdesc altrender="whole"> <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">1.5 Linear Feet</extent> <extent altrender="carrier">1 oversize box</extent> </physdesc> <unitdate normal="1788/1931" type="inclusive">1788-1931</unitdate> <abstract id="aspace_0c3939ea1eddbcde9c4591bf9c900b54">Poplar Springs Baptist Church was constituted June 7, 1788 and reconstituted June 7, 1849. This church has been a member of the Kehukee (1793; 1804-23), Neuse I [E] (1794-1801), Raleigh (1823?-32) and Tar River (1832- present) Baptist Associations. Records consist of minutes of church conferences from June 7, 1788 to September 15, 1877 [broken series], including a church covenant, membership rolls, and miscellaneous papers including a deed (1882) with a note written in 1931; a copy of an undated portion of the church minutes, a slip recording receipts and reimbursements, and a request for a church letter from Ohio, 1877.</abstract> <langmaterial><language langcode="eng">English</language> . </langmaterial> </did> <bioghist id="aspace_c57cdaf4479838b6421aa0a370ef1f87"> <head>Historical Note</head> <p>Poplar Springs Baptist Church was constituted June 7, 1788 and reconstituted June 7, 1849. This church has been a member of the Kehukee (1793; 1804-23), Neuse I [E] (1794-1801), Raleigh (1823?-32) and Tar River (1832- present) Baptist Associations.</p> </bioghist> <scopecontent id="aspace_74d0258bd01d3f497d405fefcb09ca00"> <head>Collection Overview</head> <p>Records consist of minutes of church conferences from June 7, 1788 to September 15, 1877 [broken series], including a church covenant, membership rolls, and miscellaneous papers including a deed (1882) with a note written in 1931; a copy of an undated portion of the church minutes, a slip recording receipts and reimbursements, and a request for a church letter from Ohio, 1877.</p> </scopecontent> <prefercite id="aspace_dd0622a6972640b816fbc55d2384f156"> <head>Preferred Citation</head> <p>Poplar Springs Baptist Church (Franklin County, N.C.) Records, (MS786), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.</p> </prefercite> <accessrestrict id="aspace_dd2f2c3470ccb2de6b074be3699b01b1"> <head>Access Restrictions</head> <p>This collection is open for use.</p> </accessrestrict> <userestrict id="aspace_7fa458b23a09acd34508f481dc428bff"> <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_cee1b478ff492fabb58a3463c52ad1ca"> <head>Related Materials</head> <p> <extref xlink:href="https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/56045" xlink:show="new" xlink:actuate="onrequest">Poplar Springs Baptist Church (Zebulon, N.C.) (CRMF655), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives.</extref> </p> </relatedmaterial> <processinfo id="aspace_a8a9eee93054540a0aad153ba256fb15"> <head>Processing Information</head> <p>Collection described by Kathlee Darling, 2014. Formerly identified as CR52.</p> </processinfo> <controlaccess> <subject source="lcsh">Church records and registers -- North Carolina -- Zebulon</subject> <geogname source="lcsh">Franklin County (N.C.) -- Church history -- Sources</geogname> <subject source="lcsh">Church records and registers -- North Carolina -- Franklin County</subject> <subject source="lcsh">Baptists -- North Carolina -- Franklin County -- History -- Sources</subject> <subject source="lcsh">African American Baptists -- North Carolina -- Franklin County</subject> </controlaccess> <dsc> <c id="aspace_ref7_tcj" level="file"> <did> <unittitle> <extref xlink:href="https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/66039" xlink:show="new" xlink:actuate="onrequest">Minute book</extref> </unittitle> <unitdate normal="1788/1877" type="inclusive">1788-1877</unitdate> <abstract id="aspace_d5811055e3a1fdcc53ac0f01926eb7c2">Minutes of church conferences from June 7, 1788 to Sept. 15, 1877 include: church covenant (Nov. 28, 1793); membership rolls for male, female and Negro (1813, 1831, 1839-40, 1863, 1865); rules of decorum (1846); Treasurer's reports; subjects include: election of delegates, messengers to the association; financial matters; reception, discipline, and dismissal of church members</abstract> <container id="aspace_e7667fbd91cc732662d41475f10a9505" label="Text" type="box">1</container> <container id="aspace_ca02660f708a742929a5c1fde7c61e54" parent="aspace_e7667fbd91cc732662d41475f10a9505" type="volume">1</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref9_t1z" level="file"> <did> <unittitle> <extref xlink:href="https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/66041" xlink:show="new" xlink:actuate="onrequest">Deed, notes, correspondence</extref> </unittitle> <unitdate normal="1877/1931" type="inclusive">1877-1931</unitdate> <container id="aspace_779ac542815eb60139a441aaef766b4d" label="Text" type="box">1</container> <container id="aspace_5fddb83eb26a751d746941b385a80c53" parent="aspace_779ac542815eb60139a441aaef766b4d" type="folder">2</container> </did> </c> </dsc> </archdesc> </ead>