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/10339/93883">ms791</eadid> <filedesc> <titlestmt> <titleproper>Rives Chapel Baptist Church (Siler City, N.C.) Records <num>MS791</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 13:45:16 -0400</date>.</creation> <descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules> </profiledesc> <revisiondesc> <change> <date>2018 November</date> <item>Revised by Katie Lawrence</item> </change> </revisiondesc> </eadheader> <archdesc level="recordgrp"> <did> <repository> <corpname>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</corpname> </repository> <unittitle>Rives Chapel Baptist Church (Siler City, N.C.) Records</unittitle> <unitid>MS791</unitid> <physdesc altrender="whole"> <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.21 Linear Feet</extent> <extent altrender="carrier">1 half-document box </extent> </physdesc> <unitdate normal="1832/1910" type="inclusive">1832-1910</unitdate> <abstract id="aspace_51100f56326b131bca73f007bae5fb82">Rives Chapel Baptist Church was constituted October 16, 1832. This collection contains minutes of church conferences from October 16, 1832 to August 10, 1861, and from February 17, 1894 to June 10, 1911, including membership rolls; miscellaneous records, 1909-1910; and bulletins.</abstract> <langmaterial><language langcode="eng">English</language> . </langmaterial> </did> <bioghist id="aspace_485ad714a208d85744e3d7703e1ef749"> <head>Historical Note</head> <p>Rives Chapel Baptist Church was constituted October 16, 1832.</p> </bioghist> <scopecontent id="aspace_d6b1c187f86989497b2b867ca1f0f0dc"> <head>Collection Overview</head> <p>This collection contains minutes of church conferences from October 16, 1832 to August 10, 1861, and from February 17, 1894 to June 10, 1911, including membership rolls; miscellaneous records, 1909-1910; and bulletins.</p> </scopecontent> <prefercite id="aspace_2e71102f89b119e8f32ce9df9e4417f9"> <head>Preferred Citation</head> <p>Rives Chapel Baptist Church (Siler City, N.C.) Records, (MS791), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.</p> </prefercite> <accessrestrict id="aspace_353adcc3c0b0b303e845fcd0d3180156"> <head>Access Restrictions</head> <p>This collection is open for use.</p> </accessrestrict> <userestrict id="aspace_93c1f0c14e020183532261d4f616bb5e"> <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_1f37bda1a7a207fd64cea2975279dba3"> <head>Related Materials</head> <p> <extref xlink:href="https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/37942" xlink:show="new" xlink:actuate="onrequest">Rives Chapel Baptist Church (Chatham County, N.C.) (CRMF189), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives.</extref> </p> </relatedmaterial> <processinfo id="aspace_318dcb1633e0589aae32434dee06352b"> <head>Processing Information</head> <p>Collection described by Kathleen Darling, 2014. Formerly identified as CR57.</p> </processinfo> <controlaccess> <subject source="lcsh">Church records and registers -- North Carolina -- Siler City</subject> <subject source="lcsh">Church records and registers -- North Carolina -- Chatham County</subject> <geogname source="lcsh">Chatham County (N.C.) -- Church history -- Sources</geogname> <subject source="lcsh">Baptists -- North Carolina -- Chatham County -- History -- Sources</subject> <subject source="lcsh">African American Baptists -- North Carolina -- Chatham County</subject> </controlaccess> <dsc> <c id="aspace_ref7_k8l" level="file"> <did> <unittitle> <extref xlink:href="https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/64069" xlink:show="new" xlink:actuate="onrequest">Minute book</extref> </unittitle> <unitdate normal="1832/1861" type="inclusive">1832-1861</unitdate> <abstract id="aspace_18502897aac9f8ab203275dbf2ac2a33">Minutes of church conferences from October 16, 1832 to Aug. 10, 1861 include membership rolls; rules of decorum; Treasurer's accounts; subjects include appointment; election of delegates; messengers to the association; Board of deacons; trustees recommendations; financial matters; baptismal services; improvements to church properties; Licensings to preach (1834); Lord's supper; reception, discipline, and dismissal of church members; selection of a pastor; committee appointments and reports; election of church officers; format for a church letter (1836); Loose items</abstract> <container id="aspace_59f250521e14d3e702b3cd19ce4fdcb4" label="Text" type="box">1</container> <container id="aspace_6c874b19d5366a7a6c0371c300c6f7dd" parent="aspace_59f250521e14d3e702b3cd19ce4fdcb4" type="volume">1</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref9_62u" level="file"> <did> <unittitle> <extref xlink:href="https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/64080" xlink:show="new" xlink:actuate="onrequest">Minute book</extref> </unittitle> <unitdate normal="1894/1911" type="inclusive">1894-1911</unitdate> <abstract id="aspace_459b4c49cec77149f6c2a743c3564fa7">Minutes of church conferences from Feb. 17,1894 to 10 June 1911 include church covenant (1903), a Female membership roll; subjects include appointment; election of delegates; messengers to the union; cemetery (1894); Revival services; special collections; Sunday School offices</abstract> <container id="aspace_b0b1e68b752ed4b4adddd1dffd2f2d65" label="Text" type="box">1</container> <container id="aspace_0456a3fed5fff7afe99a22107b9b3593" parent="aspace_b0b1e68b752ed4b4adddd1dffd2f2d65" type="volume">2-3</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref18_r57" level="file"> <did> <unittitle> <extref xlink:href="https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/64091" xlink:show="new" xlink:actuate="onrequest">Church bulletin, certificates, and covenant</extref> </unittitle> <unitdate normal="1909/1910" type="inclusive">1909-1910</unitdate> <container id="aspace_e897c380db87a180f0935cf97b30457f" label="Text" type="box">1</container> <container id="aspace_81f3a5f8d51ab77018a58b204ea7989b" parent="aspace_e897c380db87a180f0935cf97b30457f" type="folder">4</container> </did> </c> </dsc> </archdesc> </ead>