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Collection Overview
| Size | About 13,500 items (13.5 linear feet) |
| Abstract | The White Rock Baptist Church was founded in Durham, N.C., in 1866. This collection is comprised of materials, 1880s-1980s, documenting the history of the White Rock Baptist Church and the religious life of its members, who are mostly African Americans. Included are business and financial records; bulletins; obituaries; publications; photographs; newspaper clippings; community service announcements; and items pertaining to the officers, operation, and maintenance of the Church. |
| Creator | White Rock Baptist Church (Durham, N.C.) |
| Language | English. |
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Subject Headings
The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.
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Historical Information
The White Rock Baptist Church was founded in 1866 in Durham, N.C., by two clergymen, the Reverend Zuck Horton and the Reverend Samuel "Daddy" Hunt, who organized the church in the home of Margaret "Maggie" Faucette. As the membership grew, the Church moved from the Faucette home at the corner of Pettigrew and Husband streets to a cotton gin on Elm Street. Two subsequent moves followed, first to a warehouse on Peabody Street and then to a lot on the corner of Pettigrew and Coleman streets.
Land was deeded to the Colored Missionary Baptist Church on March 13, 1877 by Cornelius Jordan. This deed included the names of John W. Cheek, Henry A. Reams, Edward Dolby, Thomas Garwood, Willis Moore, and Samuel Hunt, who presumably served as members of the first Board of Trustees. A large white flint rock located on this property prompted the name change to White Rock Baptist Church soon afterward.
In 1879, the Reverend Frederick Wilkins became the third pastor and led the congregation until 1881. The Reverend W. T. H. Woodward served as pastor from 1881 to 1884, followed by the Reverend B. K. Butler. Butler went on to form the Mount Vernon Baptist Church, Durham, N.C.; the Reverend A. P. Eaton led White Rock from 1886 to 1897. Eaton prompted the Church's move from the Pettigrew Street location to Fayetteville Street. While the congregation held numerous revivals, a brick church was constructed on the property sometime prior to 1895. Eaton left to found Saint John's Baptist Church. The Reverend H. H. Henderson led the congregation from approximately 1898 to 1900.
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Scope and Content
This collection is comprised of materials, 1880s-1980s, documenting the history of the White Rock Baptist Church in Durham, N.C., and the religious life of its members, who are mostly African Americans. Included are business and financial records; bulletins; obituaries; publications; photographs; newspaper clippings; community service announcements; and items pertaining to the officers, operation, and maintenance of the Church.
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Series 1. Correspondence, 1939-1983 and undated.
Arrangement: chronologically, then by subject.
General correspondence pertaining to White Rock Baptist Church. Included are letters exchanged between pastors Miles Mark Fisher and Lorenzo Lynch and a number of individuals and business concerns documenting activities and events that either took place at the Church or somehow involved Church members with other churches or community groups. They also shed light on the kinds of spiritual, monetary, and other support that White Rock provided to the community.
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Series 2. Administrative Materials, 1910-1986 and undated.
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Subseries 2.1. General Administrative Materials, 1929-1983 and undated.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials concerning the general administrative operations of White Rock Baptist Church. These materials document the history of the Church, as well as a number of organizations and committees at White Rock. Included are items pertaining to pastorships of Miles Mark Fisher and Lorenzo Lynch and to various building construction projects.
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Subseries 2.2. Boards and Committees, 1929-1983 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.
Materials pertaining to the boards and committees at White Rock Baptist Church. Items document activities and services at the Church, as well as within the local community. Included are materials concerning the Board of Deacons and its financial preparations for the 1960 New Hope Ministers and Deacons Union, and items documenting the work of the Mission Circles and the services rendered to Lincoln Hospital and to other organizations in Durham, N.C.
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Series 3. Financial Materials, 1926-1982 and undated.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials concerning the financial operations of White Rock Baptist Church, including correspondence pertaining to various building fund campaigns, building fund reports from the Financial Corner, district reports, and weekly and monthly financial statements.
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Series 4. Program Bulletins and Related Materials, 1928-1989 and undated.
Arrangement: subject and chronological.
Bulletins and related materials documenting weekly worship services and special programs at White Rock Baptist Church, such as annual observations of the Charles Clinton Spaulding Scholarship Day; bulletins from Mount Vernon Baptist Church and other churches in the Durham, N.C., area; and public service announcements sent to White Rock about community-wide activities.
| Folder 380-460 |
Weekly bulletins, 1928-1989 #04926, Series: "4. Program Bulletins and Related Materials, 1928-1989 and undated. " Folder 380-460Folder 380Folder 381Folder 382Folder 383Folder 384Folder 385Folder 386Folder 387Folder 388Folder 389Folder 390Folder 391Folder 392Folder 393Folder 394Folder 395Folder 396Folder 397Folder 398Folder 399Folder 400Folder 401Folder 402Folder 403Folder 404Folder 405Folder 406Folder 407Folder 408Folder 409Folder 410Folder 411Folder 412Folder 413Folder 414Folder 415Folder 416Folder 417Folder 418Folder 419Folder 420Folder 421Folder 422Folder 423Folder 424Folder 425Folder 426Folder 427Folder 428Folder 429Folder 430Folder 431Folder 432Folder 433Folder 434Folder 435Folder 436Folder 437Folder 438Folder 439Folder 440Folder 441Folder 442Folder 443Folder 444Folder 445Folder 446Folder 447Folder 448Folder 449Folder 450Folder 451Folder 452Folder 453Folder 454Folder 455Folder 456Folder 457Folder 458Folder 459Folder 460 |
| Folder 461-466 |
Weekly bulletins: Mount Vernon Baptist Church, 1965-1968 #04926, Series: "4. Program Bulletins and Related Materials, 1928-1989 and undated. " Folder 461-466Folder 461Folder 462Folder 463Folder 464Folder 465Folder 466 |
| Folder 467-475 |
Weekly bulletins: Other churches, 1934-1988 and undated #04926, Series: "4. Program Bulletins and Related Materials, 1928-1989 and undated. " Folder 467-475Folder 467Folder 468Folder 469Folder 470Folder 471Folder 472Folder 473Folder 474Folder 475 |
| Folder 476-480 |
Funeral programs and related materials, 1944-1987 and undated #04926, Series: "4. Program Bulletins and Related Materials, 1928-1989 and undated. " Folder 476-480Folder 476Folder 477Folder 478Folder 479Folder 480 |
| Folder 481-489 |
White Rock special programs, 1940-1988 and undated #04926, Series: "4. Program Bulletins and Related Materials, 1928-1989 and undated. " Folder 481-489Folder 481Folder 482Folder 483Folder 484Folder 485Folder 486Folder 487Folder 488Folder 489 |
| Folder 490-501 |
Public service announcements, 1945-1983 and undated #04926, Series: "4. Program Bulletins and Related Materials, 1928-1989 and undated. " Folder 490-501Folder 490Folder 491Folder 492Folder 493Folder 494Folder 495Folder 496Folder 497Folder 498Folder 499Folder 500Folder 501 |
| Folder 502 |
Public service announcements: Capital punishment #04926, Series: "4. Program Bulletins and Related Materials, 1928-1989 and undated. " Folder 502 |
| Folder 503 |
Public service announcements: Wilmington Ten, 1976-1978 and undated #04926, Series: "4. Program Bulletins and Related Materials, 1928-1989 and undated. " Folder 503 |
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Religious organizations, 1944-1977 and undated #04926, Series: "4. Program Bulletins and Related Materials, 1928-1989 and undated. " Folder 504-507Folder 504Folder 505Folder 506Folder 507 |
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Items Separated
Items separated include oversize papers (OP-4926/1-16).
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