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HISTORICAL RECORDS SURVEY PROGRAM '
' . Sargent B. Child, National Director
George W. Hubley, Jr., Regional Supervisor '
A. Loyd Collins, State Supervisor of Missouri
DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL AND SERVICE PROJECTS
' Florence Kerr, Assistant Commissioner
Mary G. Moon, Regional Supervisor
‘ E. D. Voorhis, Acting State Director of Missouri
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. _ PREFACE I
The information contained in this
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\ The Missouri Historical Records Survey
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Dr. John F. Herget, President, William Jewell !
; College, and Missouri Baptist Historical Society. '
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John G. Putz, President, Cape Girardeau county ‘
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Dr. E. A. Collins, State Teacher's College,
Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

 : INFORMATION CONCERNING THE MANUSCRIPT DEPOSITORY COLLECTION ;
‘ OF THE MISSOURI BAPTIST HISTORICAL SOCIETY, ;
: LIBERTY, MISSOURI I
‘ The headquarters of the Missouri Baptist Historical Society are I
located in the Library Building, William.Jewell College, Liberty, I
Missouri. Custodian, H. I. Hester. Hours: 7:50 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ‘
weekdays, except Saturday p.m. I
The society was organized October 24, 1885, to collect and pre- f
serve materials pertaining to the Baptist church in Missouri. }
manuscripts are occasionally purchased; most materials are donated, i
conditional deposits are solicited. Materials are stored in the i
7 library building of the college, a two-story, fireproof, red brick ;
E structure, erected in 1908. Outside dimensions are 84‘ x 72'; space i
g ' is adequate. . I
E . ‘ Holdings ‘
f Rev. F. W. EBERHART Collection, 1887-1936; this collection contains
E 405 pieces arranged alphabetically by author in two letter file boxes I
E (12 x 11 3/4 x 5). Arrangement is conmlete. Letters from prominent i
% Baptists, 1887-1936, A. R. ABERNATHY, J. C. ARMSTRONG, J. E. DAVIS,
’ S. E. EWING, Dr. J. P. GREEN, John F. HERGET, as well as a number of -
I others, give a comprehensive outline of the Baptists' religious status %
g in northwest Missouri.
E Baptist BIOGRAPHIES, 1885, 297 pieces, in six paper boxes (12 x 9 ‘
i x 3); they relate to leaders among the Baptists and their religious
f activities from 1798-1885, and contain biographical sketches and data
on the growth of the Southern Baptist denomination and its activities
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in Missouri and the Louisiana Territory, of special value in tracing ;
' the development of religious activities in Missouri. %
‘ Miscellaneous LETTERS of Baptist leaders in Missouri, Dr. William E
: JEWELL, Rev. John Mason PECK, Professor R. P. RIDER, and others con" i
; nected with the church; the letters relate to early religious i
. conditions in Missouri, requests for information of historical nature,
“ and early Baptist publications. ‘
1 There are many manuscript historical sketches of churches, sermons, ;
‘ minutes and associational reports in the collection. The most important '
of these, perhaps, is the fairly complete collection of the minutes of I
all the various district associations in Missouri and of the Missouri }
' Baptist General Association. In addition there are a large number of g
V minute books of churches, bound volumes of sermons in manuscript, 3
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- diaries, journals, church finance books, etc. E
There are 135 volumes, 1,164 pieces in the collection. Arrangement ;
is alphabetically by subject. There are 115 card and other entries on 5
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I (3 x 5) cards, showing number of volume, name, dates covered, and T
} number of volumes in set. Volumes only are catalogued. The entry i
I collection of manuscripts is to be catalogued and arranged in the near }
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I future. This is to be done by N. Y. A. ’ I
t The material is available upon application to the custodian. No 1
special restrictions are imposed upon users. There is no copy service. :
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1 LIST OF SOME OF THE IMPORTANT INDIVIDUAL MANUSCRIPTS j
IN THE COLLECTION ;
‘ OF THE MISSOURI BAPTIST HISTORICAL SOCIETY _ l
‘ 1. John Mason Peck, April 16, 1857, personal letter to Samuel M.
. Green, contains a discussion of religious conditions in early §
1 a Missouri. :
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5 2. Minutes of the Bethel Baptist Church, 1806—1820, contain informa— 1
tion on pioneer religious customs and events, a list of the church ' :
membership, articles of faith, constitution, and the business ‘ l
proceedings of the church. (Cape Girardeau Cd., E0.) (one volimm) J
, 5. Minutes of the Cold Water Baptist Church, 1809-1819, contain the 1
3 proceedings of the various meetings of the church, including the
constitution, articles of faith, etc. (near St. Louis, he.) (one
; volume). f
i 4. Minutes of the Mount Pleasant Baptist Association, 1818-1845,
contain reports of the meetings of the Baptist association of :
; churches in Howard County, Missouri. (one volume). i
l 5. Two Historical Scrapbooks of Baptist activities in Missouri, 1806—-. l
‘6. Miscellaneous Letters, 1846-1906, by early pioneer Baptist leaders i
3 in Missouri, including Rev. John Mason Peck, Dr. William Jewell, f
L Prof. R. P. Rider, A. P. Williams, Dr. J. P. Green and others, ‘
contain facts about the life and activities of early Baptist 3
= ' leaders in the state. (61 letters). ;
4 7. Baptist biographies, 1885-— brief life sketches of prominent
Baptists of Missouri. (297 sketches).
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’ 8. Correspondence of Rev. B. W. Eberhart, 1887-1936, letters written ;
to and received from prominent American Baptists, including: '
: J. G. Armstrong, A. R. Abernathy, J. E. Davis, S. E. Ewing, Dr. J. y
, P. Greene, John F. Herget, R. M. Inlow, J. W. Lowe, R. K. Maiden, }
R. P. Rider, John R. Saspcy, T. P. Stafford, C. M. Trucx, H. E. ,
Trqu, A. M. Tutt, W, J. Williams, and others. Gives a general
picture of the religious status of Baptists in Northwest Missouri I
3 . for the period covered. (405 letters). 1
' 9. Manuscripts of the Missouri Baptist Historical Society, 1905~—, _ 3
contain addresses on Baptist history before the Society, some ’
correspondence, reports, etc. (402 pieces). I
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‘ 10. Minute Book of the Little Bonne Femme Baptist Church, 1819—1887, f
containing minutes of the church neetings, articles of faith,
' rules of decorum, etc. (Howard County, Missouri).
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: ll. Minutes of the Hebron Baptist Church, 1829~1873, contain articles

3 of faith, list of members, and minutes of the various business

; sessions of the church. (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri).

1 12. Minutes of the Sandy Creek Baptist Church, 1832-1871, contain

j the church constitution, articles of faith, and minutes of the

‘ business meetings of the church congregation. (Jefferson County,

' Missouri).

, 13. Minute Book of the Bethel District Baptist Association, 1854—1855,

_ contains nanms of churches conmosing association, delegates,
officers, and a report of the various proceedings of the body.

T (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri).

5 14. Minutes of the Bee Creek Baptist Church, 1859-1860, contains an
account of the business sessions of the church. (Platte County,

. Missouri).

15. Minute Book of the Big Blue Baptist Church, 1840-1890, contains

‘ the articles of faith, rules, list of the nenmers, and an account
of the business transacted at the regular meetings. (Jackson
County, Missouri).

 1 Publications of the
’ Missouri Historical Records Survey
I Inventory 3E the County Archives 2: Missouri, Pike County, St.
Louis, Mo., 1957. -
‘ Inventory 33 the County Archives 23 Missouri, Ripley County, St.
1 Louis, Mo., 1958.
Inventory 2: the County Archives of Missouri, Reynolds County,
> St. Louis, Mo., 1938. '“"' "‘“"'"““ ""‘”' "
. Inventory 2£ the County Archives of Missouri, Cole County, St.
Louis, Mo., 1938.
Inventory 2: the County Archives 3i Missouri, Linn County, St.
Louis, Mo., 1958.
Inventory 2: the County Archives 2: Missouri, Shelby County, St.
. Louis, Mo., 1939.
_ Inventory 33 the County Archives 2E Missouri, Pettis County, St.
y Louis, Mo., 1939.
1 Inventory 3: the County Archives 2: Missouri, Jasper County, St.
Louis, Mo., 1939.
‘ ‘ Reprint of Governmental Organization and Records System, Jasper
County, Missouri, St. Louis, Mo., 1940.
, Inventory 2: the County Archives 2£ Missouri, Henry County, St."
Louis, Mo., 1940.
Reprint of'Historical Sketch of Henry County, Missouri, St. Louis,
L Mo., 1940.
1 Reprint of Bethel Church Minutes, St. Louis, Mo., 1940.
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’ Minutes of the Proceedings 23 the Bethel Church, 1806-1867, St.
Louis, Mo., 1940.
i Guide 33 Depositories of Manuscript Collections .131 the United
States; Missouri, St. Louis, Mo., 1940.
Minutes 2: the St. Louis Board of Trustegfij 1808—1809, St. Louis,
‘ MIT—"1940. "“““’ —" ' “‘"" '
Inventory of the Church Archives 3E Missouri, Baptist Bodies: Tebo
Baptist Association, St. Louis, Mo., 1940. -
Inventory of the County Archives of Missouri, Dallas County, St.
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