Benjamin Arnett papers, 1869-[ongoing].

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Benjamin Arnett papers, 1869-[ongoing].

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Chiefly African Methodist Episcopal Church general and local conference minutes (1869-ongoing, 60 linear ft.) together with a book entitled Le Catechisme (ca. 1908), printed in Port-au-Prince, Haiti; transaction and balance record of the collection; correspondence pertaining to receiving the items (1958-1959); photograph of the residence of Pres. Scarborough; and two photographs of the Payne Theological Seminary faculty members, W.S. Scarborough, John O. Mitchell, Prof. Woodson, and Rev. G.W. Prioleau.

60.5 linear ft.

Wilberforce University, Stokes Library

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Wilberforce University, Stokes Library

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Arnett, Benjamin William, 1838-1906

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