Universalist Convention of North Carolina records, 1846-1993.

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Universalist Convention of North Carolina records, 1846-1993.

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The collection contains records of the Universalist Convention of North Carolina. There are records, 1846-1847, from Limestone Church, the first Universalist Church in Duplin County, N.C. There are also records, 1897-1929, from Magnolia Church, including an undated list of officers; a program from 1908; a sheet of meeting minutes, 1922; and donation slips and envelopes, 1921-1924. Also included are materials relating to the first through 88th annual sessions of the Convention, 1906-1993; annual reports; records from special executive board meetings; and documents from the Coastal Carolina Extension Project (1986), the Eastern North Carolina Program Resources Project (1987-1988), and the Proposal for a Universalist Foundation (1987).

About 1500 items (3.0 linear feet).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 6930129

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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