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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <?xml-model href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SAA-SDT/EAD3/master/ead3.rng" type="application/xml" schematypens="http://relaxng.org/ns/structure/1.0"?> <ead xmlns="http://ead3.archivists.org/schema/"> <control countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" relatedencoding="marc" repositoryencoding="iso15511" scriptencoding="iso15924"> <recordid instanceurl="http://hdl.handle.net/10339/90057">ms887</recordid> <filedesc> <titlestmt> <titleproper>Baptist Newspapers Collection </titleproper> <subtitle>1857-1933, 3.5 linear feet</subtitle> <author>Processed by Riley Richards</author> </titlestmt> <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> <ref href="http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/" linktitle="http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/" show="new">http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/</ref> </addressline> </address> <date>2018 January</date> <num>MS887</num> </publicationstmt> </filedesc> <maintenancestatus value="derived"/> <maintenanceagency> <agencyname>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</agencyname> </maintenanceagency> <languagedeclaration> <language langcode="eng">English</language> <script scriptcode="Latn">Latin</script> </languagedeclaration> <conventiondeclaration> <abbr>dacs</abbr> <citation>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</citation> </conventiondeclaration> <localcontrol localtype="findaidstatus"> <term>completed</term> </localcontrol> <maintenancehistory> <maintenanceevent> <eventtype value="derived"/> <eventdatetime>2022-01-12T15:51:19-05:00</eventdatetime> <agenttype value="machine"/> <agent>ArchivesSpace v3.0.1</agent> <eventdescription>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on Wednesday January 12, 2022 at 15:51</eventdescription> </maintenanceevent> <maintenanceevent> <eventtype value="revised"/> <eventdatetime>2022</eventdatetime> <agenttype value="unknown"/> <agent/> <eventdescription>Revised by Stephanie Bennett</eventdescription> </maintenanceevent> </maintenancehistory> </control> <archdesc level="collection"> <did> <unittitle>Baptist Newspapers Collection</unittitle> <unitid>MS887</unitid> <repository> <corpname> <part>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</part> </corpname> </repository> <langmaterial> <language langcode="eng">English</language> </langmaterial> <physdescstructured coverage="whole" physdescstructuredtype="spaceoccupied"> <quantity>3.5</quantity> <unittype>Linear Feet</unittype> </physdescstructured> <physdesc localtype="container_summary">2 oversize boxes</physdesc> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <daterange> <fromdate standarddate="1857">1857</fromdate> <todate standarddate="1933">1933</todate> </daterange> </unitdatestructured> <abstract id="aspace_251179559de959f28a466847401cd69a">Baptist newspapers often served U.S. regions by connecting groups of Baptists who shared similar interests in news. Baptist newspapers also may be used to publicize the actions of a certain church or group of churches outside the church's membership of regional area. This collection includes Baptist newspapers from around the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries.</abstract> </did> <bioghist id="aspace_e7e81d4992346e1da4b23e917794f79b"> <head>Historical Note</head> <p>Baptist newspapers often served regions of the U.S. by creating connections between groups of Baptists who shared similar interests in news. Baptist newspapers also may be used to publicize the actions of a certain church or group of churches outside the church's membership of regional area.</p> </bioghist> <scopecontent id="aspace_3f9496a55ddd55b0dd2df851ffe5a70c"> <head>Collection Overview</head> <p>This collection includes Baptist newspapers from around the United States, published in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection is arranged in alphabetical order.</p> </scopecontent> <prefercite id="aspace_efeef443d8367f702ccd0ace1f0560ab"> <head>Preferred Citation</head> <p>Baptist Newspaper Collection (MS887), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.</p> </prefercite> <accessrestrict id="aspace_0f16af9c17bd5b30b4e7c39cc8151db0"> <head>Access Restrictions</head> <p>This collection is open for use.</p> </accessrestrict> <userestrict id="aspace_96fa9bc69a0728bbe6bd75dda86d7783"> <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> <dsc> <c id="aspace_ref19_lc2" level="file"> <did> <unittitle><emph render="italic">Atlantic Messenger</emph>, vols. 2-6</unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <daterange> <fromdate standarddate="1902">1902</fromdate> <todate standarddate="1905">1905</todate> </daterange> </unitdatestructured> <container id="aspace_516f91c759225887aba2dfab038765b0" label="Text" localtype="box">2</container> <container id="aspace_d19ac2aa9199ff0897b0ec4c21668e4c" localtype="folder" parent="aspace_516f91c759225887aba2dfab038765b0">9</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref23_p95" level="file"> <did> <unittitle><emph render="italic">The Baptist</emph>, Baltimore, MD, vol. 11, no. 27; vol. 12, nos. 38, 42, 50</unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <daterange> <fromdate standarddate="1892">1892</fromdate> <todate 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<unittitle><emph render="italic">The Helper of Baptists Churches of Wilmington and Eastern Association</emph>; vol. 1, no. 7</unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <daterange> <fromdate standarddate="1900">1900</fromdate> <todate standarddate="1900">1900</todate> </daterange> </unitdatestructured> <unitdate datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive">1900 August 1</unitdate> <container id="aspace_e2028c9efbbb5256313601ac8a4555f4" label="Text" localtype="box">2</container> <container id="aspace_7aa96762ac17d0b1a9be3186f7ef5a0a" localtype="folder" parent="aspace_e2028c9efbbb5256313601ac8a4555f4">3</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref1_2an" level="file"> <did> <unittitle><emph render="italic">North Carolina Baptist Missionary Worker</emph>, vol. 1, no. 1</unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <daterange> <fromdate standarddate="1886">1886</fromdate> <todate standarddate="1886">1886</todate> </daterange> 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standarddate="1910">1910</fromdate> <todate standarddate="1910">1910</todate> </daterange> </unitdatestructured> <unitdate datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive">1910 December</unitdate> <container id="aspace_58c08c62c5cfec9bde8a37947ba4972f" label="Text" localtype="box">1</container> <container id="aspace_670c1672aaa3a3b15d07a32c43a64c08" localtype="folder" parent="aspace_58c08c62c5cfec9bde8a37947ba4972f">3</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref4_6la" level="file"> <did> <unittitle><emph render="italic">West Chowan Baptist Messenger</emph>, vol. 1, no. 4</unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <daterange> <fromdate standarddate="1906">1906</fromdate> <todate standarddate="1906">1906</todate> </daterange> </unitdatestructured> <unitdate datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive">1906 August 1</unitdate> <container id="aspace_5d383a72f7bac21000d0ae90b1eaf445" label="Text" localtype="box">1</container> <container 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