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Elder Walter L. Akers Old Regular Baptist Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: BCA 0159 SAA 161

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

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

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

Contact:
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262