Baptists--History.

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....

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This bound volume of typescript notes gleaned from published sources was compiled by Faybert Martin (and Hampton King?) during the 1930s. The title on the book spine is "The Baptist Church and the Negro." Also based on spine imprinting, this work is associated with the YMCA Graduate School in Nashville, Tennessee. Inside the front cover is a manuscript note "From Dr. W. D. Weatherford's library." The volume compiles references to African American Baptists during the period 1790 - 1854.

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Full title: "The Trail of Blood".... Following the Christians Down Through the Centuries.... or The History of Baptist Churches From the Time of Christ, Their Founder, to the Present Day. Introduced by Clarence Walker.

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These are the papers and records of Frank J. Wray, history professor at Berea College from 1953 to 1991.  Included in the collection are papers and records regarding Wray’s military service and service to Berea College, writings and translations, teaching materials, college notes, correspondence and personal subject files.