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North Carolina Folklore Society. N.C. Folklore Society collection of audiocassettes, 1988 [sound recording].

Title: N.C. Folklore Society collection of audiocassettes, 1988 [sound recording].

The North Carolina Folklore Society Collection of Audio-cassettes contains nine audiocassettes and two videocassettes of the 1988 North Carolina Folklore Society annual Meeting. The meeting was held April 22-23, 1988 in Boone, North Carolina. It includes seven speakers on various topics, such as Beverly Patterson on women's roles in the Primitive Baptist Church and Howard Dorgan on North Carolina's sole Old Regular Baptist Church. Music of various styles is also performed. Documents Series contains posters and leaflets from the 1988 North Carolina Folklore Society annual meeting.

ArchivalResource: Posters.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/232549575 View

Lawrence, Joshua, 1778-1843. Joshua Lawrence papers, 1812; 1826 [manuscript].

Title: Joshua Lawrence papers, 1812; 1826 [manuscript].

Reminiscences, written in 1812, of Joshua Lawrence of Tarboro, N.C., elder in the Primitive Baptist church, concerning his religious experiences, conversion, and personal struggles; and statement by him, 1826, of church principles, practices, and organization.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24150894 View

Little River Primitive Baptist Association. Little River Primitive Baptist Association records, 1902-1992.

Title: Little River Primitive Baptist Association records, 1902-1992.

Three volumes of records relating to annual meetings, 1907-1992, of the Little River Primitive Baptist Association. The records for each year contain minutes of the proceedings, the names and locations of member churches, the names and addresses of ministers, a list of messengers for each church, a list of quarterly meetings, resolutions, and statistics on the number of baptisms, deaths, membership totals, and people received into or excluded from each church.

ArchivalResource: 3 items (0.5 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49621937 View

Oak Grove Primitive Baptist Church (Caswell County, N.C.). Oak Grove Primitive Baptist Church records, 1923- 1928 [manuscript].

Title: Oak Grove Primitive Baptist Church records, 1923- 1928 [manuscript].

Minutes, 1923-1928, of the Oak Grove Primitive Baptist Church, Yanceyville, N.C.; and "History of the Primitive Baptist Church of Historic Caswell County, N.C.," by J. Burch Blaylock, which includes the location, founding dates, and history of the Primitive Baptist congregations in Caswell County, N.C.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25641886 View

Gold, Pleasant Daniel, 1833-1920. Pleasant Daniel Gold papers, 1862-1896 [manuscript].

Title: Pleasant Daniel Gold papers, 1862-1896 [manuscript].

Family correspondence, almost entirely letters between Gold and his wife, Julia Pipkin Gold, before they were married and later during intervals when they were separated, containing mainly family and Primitive Baptist religious news.

ArchivalResource: 140 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24111800 View

Appalachian State University. W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection. Archives. Miscellaneous church records 1791-1991.

Title: Miscellaneous church records 1791-1991.

Records consist of photocopied church histories and records, primarily from northwestern North Carolina but also Virginia and West Virginia. Of particular note are the records of the Three Forks Baptist Church from 1832 to 1895 and an almost complete run of the Three Forks Baptist Association minutes from 1917 to 1982.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57239048 View

Silver Creek Primitive Baptist Association (N.C.). Silver Creek Primitive Baptist Association minutes, 1856-1927 [microfilm manuscript].

Title: Silver Creek Primitive Baptist Association minutes, 1856-1927 [microfilm manuscript].

Minutes of the annual meetings of Silver Creek Primitive Baptist Association, embracing churches in Burke, Caldwell, and surrounding counties in North Carolina. Also included are the association's constitution, rules of decorum, articles of faith, and other records.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24818657 View

Tarboro Primitive Baptist Church (Tarboro, N.C.). Records, 1819-1914.

Title: Records, 1819-1914.

Papers of the Tarboro Primitive Baptist Church include a variety of minutes, receipts, letters, and lists, 1853-1914. Volumes include the covenant, minutes, and lists of members, 1819-1907, and treasurer's accounts, 1830-1874.

ArchivalResource: 34 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20400291 View

Hassell, Sylvester, 1842-1928. Sylvester S. Hassell papers, 1801-1928.

Title: Sylvester S. Hassell papers, 1801-1928.

Correspondence, volumes, and other items, chiefly 1910-1927, relating to matters of the Primitive Baptist Church in North Carolina and to the Gospel Messenger of which Hassell was editor. Included is an 1867 letter from David Lowry Swain, North Carolina governor and president of the University of North Carolina. Volumes include Hassell's diaries, 1870- 1928; accounts and subscription lists for the Gospel Messenger; and records of the Wilson Collegiate Institute and the Williamston Academy with which Hasselll was involved. There are also some materials relating to Cushing Biggs Hassell, including notes for an autobiography, ca. 1840; antebellum account books and inventories from his time as a merchant at Williamston and other places in eastern North Carolina; and a record book of his tenure as Martin County, N.C., court clerk, 1839-1850.

ArchivalResource: ca. 350 items (5.5 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32246243 View

Bear Creek Primitive Baptist Church (Lenoir County, N.C.). Records, 1858-1917.

Title: Records, 1858-1917.

Church minutes for 1858-1917 and lists of members for 1858-1904.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20574510 View

Elk Creek Primitive Baptist Church (Alleghany County, N.C.). Elk Creek Primitive Baptist Church records, 1839-1890 [microfilm manuscript].

Title: Elk Creek Primitive Baptist Church records, 1839-1890 [microfilm manuscript].

One volume of minutes of monthly church meetings and lists of members and their status in the church, 1839-1890. The minutes include records of the business of church meetings and the names of preachers and other church officials. The volume also includes a lengthy obituary and the text of a hymn, ca. 1874, concerning the Reverend Enoch Reeves, one of the first preachers of the Elk Creek Church. Three petitions, 1873 and 1877, from other congregations to the Elk Creek Church were inserted in the volume.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25814488 View

Matrimony Creek Baptist Church (Rockingham County, N.C.). Matrimony Creek Baptist Church records, 1776-1814 [manuscript].

Title: Matrimony Creek Baptist Church records, 1776-1814 [manuscript].

Records of a Primitive Baptist church in Rockingham County, N.C., including minutes of meetings, membership lists, records of excommunications, questions of doctrine, accounts of the church's crops, and writings by several pastors.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (71 p.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24639160 View

Flat River Church (Person County, N.C.). Flat River Church records, 1786-1979 [manuscript].

Title: Flat River Church records, 1786-1979 [manuscript].

Records of a Person County, N.C., Primitive Baptist Church, including minutes of monthly meetings, 1786-1979 (5 v.), scattered lists of members, rules, deeds, and miscellaneous business letters, and a Bible originally owned by Lewis Daniel (1782-1847), clerk of the Flat River Church, which records family births, deaths, and marriages, 1781-1857.

ArchivalResource: 35 items (1.0 linear ft.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24639164 View

Bear Creek Primitive Baptist Church (Lenoir County, N.C.). Records, 1858-1917.

Title: Records, 1858-1917.

Church minutes for 1858-1917 and lists of members for 1858-1904.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86126429 View

Primitive Baptists. Primitive Baptists letters, 1909.

Title: Primitive Baptists letters, 1909.

Letters from Mabank, Texas and Greenville, North Carolina relating to doctrine and religious experiences; writers are J. C. Denton, S. Hassell, E. R. Robinson, Henry B. Tucker, and K. L. Hardee.

ArchivalResource: 5 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31427869 View

Daniels, Selby A. Papers, 1997.

Title: Papers, 1997.

Essay by a Wayne County, N.C., native about the social history of Fremont, N.C., 1859-1918, primarily as reflected in the everyday lives of the Aycock family. Topics discussed include farming, customs of the local Primitive Baptist Church, and folk songs. Also includes some reminiscences of the author's boyhood in the 1920s and 1930s and an invitation and program (6-10-97) from a tribute to Daniels for "accomplishments in the preservation of Southern history" by the Major Egbert Ross Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

ArchivalResource: .1 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47841869 View

Little River Primitive Baptist Church (Alleghany County, N.C.). Little River Primitive Baptist Church records, 1940-1982 [microfilm manuscript].

Title: Little River Primitive Baptist Church records, 1940-1982 [microfilm manuscript].

Two volumes consisting of minutes of monthly church meetings and lists of members and their status in the church. The minutes include, in limited detail, records of the business of church meetings and the names of preachers and other church officials.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25814222 View

Hassell, Cushing Biggs, 1808-1880. Cushing Biggs Hassell papers, 1809-1880.

Title: Cushing Biggs Hassell papers, 1809-1880.

Papers of Cushing Biggs Hassell include his diary, 1840-1880; autobiography up to 1840; letter book, 1841-1848; list of persons ordained and baptized into the Primitive Baptist Church, including African Americans, 1844-1880, both slaves and freedmen; equity minute book as clerk of Martin County, N.C., court, 1848-1862; texts for sermons; list of donations; and other papers.

ArchivalResource: 31 items (1.5 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24144914 View

Hill, Robert William. Robert William Hill Papers, 1844-1884

Title: Robert William Hill Papers, 1844-1884

His three diaries contain his preaching appointments, vital statistics on area residents, and information on churches served. The loose papers consists of a photograph of Elder Hill, ordination certificates, several letters, and two broadsheets relating to Elder John L. Wilson and Sardis Primitive Baptist Church, Madison, North Carolina.

ArchivalResource: 1 reel

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60690701 View

South Fork Primitive Baptist Church (Alleghany County, N.C.). South Fork Primitive Baptist Church records, 1868-1959 [microfilm manuscript].

Title: South Fork Primitive Baptist Church records, 1868-1959 [microfilm manuscript].

Two volumes of church minutes, lists of members and their status in the church, and other information relating to South Fork Primitive Baptist Church.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25814219 View

Morattock Primitive Baptist Church (Washington County, N.C.). Morattock Primitive Baptist Church records, 1798-1956 [microfilm manuscript].

Title: Morattock Primitive Baptist Church records, 1798-1956 [microfilm manuscript].

Three volumes, 1798-1868, 1868-1903, and 1903-1956, of minutes of monthly, quarterly, and annual meetings of the Morattock Primitive Baptist Church, Washington County, N.C., concerning membership, financial affairs, and religious practices.

ArchivalResource: 3 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24576571 View

Southern Folklife Collection subject files.

Title: Southern Folklife Collection subject files.

The collection comprises 303 folders containing background information on subjects germane to the collecting mission of the Southern Folklife Collection. These subjects, while they all pertain to folkways and traditions in North Carolina or other locations in the American southeast, span a broad array of academic disciplines and cultural interests. General topics include African American music, ballads, banjo music, bluegrass music, blues, cajun music, country music, cowboy music, fiddle music, folk music, gospel music, guitar music, hillbilly music, jazz, old-time music, rhythm and blues, rock, western swing, zydeco, and other types of music; animal calls; folklore and customs of the Appalachian region; folk art; folklore; furniture; ghost stories; hollering; Native Americans; labor lore and songs; legends and storytelling; Melungeons; minstrel shows; oral traditions; Primitive Baptists; race relations; shape note singing; snake cults; square dancing; tattooing; Waldenses; and others. Materials contained in the files include newspaper clippings, magazine articles, pamphlets, other writings, theses, dissertations, correspondence, memoranda, handbills, sheet music, press releases, bibliographies, discographies, newsletters, theater and concert programs, catalogs, instructional booklets, exhibit guides, directories, invitations, brochures and church fans.

ArchivalResource: ca. 7000 items (7.0 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/123355672 View

Bouldin, James O. Papers, 1846-1933 bulk 1855-1897.

Title: Papers, 1846-1933 bulk 1855-1897.

Correspondence, school and teaching papers, miscellaneous bills and other receipts, printed matter, and other papers, chiefly 1855-1897, and relating principally to family and business interests in Rockingham and Caswell County, N.C., and to Bouldin's work as a teacher in Stony Creek, N.C. Other topics include service during the War with Mexico; courtship between Bouldin and Harriet Simpson; life at Normal College (now Duke University) in 1855; and service with the 6th North Carolina Regiment at the Battle of First Manassas. Also includes some papers of other members of the Simpson family; printed circulars and correspondence from B.F. Johnson & Co., publishers of Richmond, Va.; and printed items relating to the Female Normal College in High Point, N.C., and a meeting of the Country Line Primitive Baptist Association in Arbor, N.C.

ArchivalResource: 275 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17368156 View