Elder Walter L. Akers Old Regular Baptist Research Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of minutes from several Baptist denominations meetings as collected by Elder Walter L. Akers. Included in the collection are the minutes of Old Regular Baptist associations, Primitive Baptist associations, United Baptist associations, Predestinarian Baptist, Old School Baptist, and additional unspecified Baptist denominations. The collection also contains serials and publications of Baptist denominations and organizations as well as the research papers of Elder W.L. Akers.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1881-2012
Creator
- Akers, Walter L. (Collector, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.
Conditions Governing Use
Federal copyright restrictions apply.
Extent
9 Linear Feet (25 ms boxes, 1 oversized box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
The collection is arranged in four series:
Series 1: Old Regular Baptist Associations
Series 2: Primitive Baptist Associations
Series 3: United Baptist Associations
Series 4: Other Baptist Associations
Series 5: Publications, Serials, and Media
Series 6: Personal papers and research of Elder W.L. Akers
Other Descriptive Information
Collection Number: BCA 0159 SAA 161
Processing Information
The finding aid was updated in August 2015. Series 5 and 6 were processed into the collection and additional materials were added to Series 1 and 3 in June 2021. Finding aid updated June 2021 by Lori Myers-Steele, Collections Archivist.
Subject
- Old Regular Baptists. (Organization)
- Primitive Baptists. (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Elder Walter L. Akers Old Regular Baptist Research Collection
- Author
- Lori Myers-Steele, Collections Archivist
- Date
- June 29, 2021 (revised)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Berea College Special Collections and Archives Repository
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262
special_collections@berea.edu