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Inventory of the Morris College--Baptist Conventions Collection, 1867-1972 Avery Research Center College of

1 Inventory of the Morris College--Baptist Conventions Collection, Avery Research Center College of Charleston 125 Bull Street Charleston, SC USA Phone: (843) Fax: (843)

2 Table of Contents Descriptive Summary... 3 Historical note...3 Collection Overview...3 Collection Arrangement... 3 Restrictions... 4 Subject Headings... 4 Related Material... 4 Administrative Information... 4

3 Descriptive Summary Title: Morris College--Baptist Conventions Collection, Dates: Dates Creator: Abstract: Morris College Morris College, in Sumter, South Carolina, received its charter from the Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina in The College received its certificate of incorporation from the state of South Carolina in Initially, Morris College provided schoolin on the elementary, high school, and college levels, including "normal" education for the certification of teachers. The Morris College - Baptist Conventions Collection ( ) consists of minutes from Baptist Conventions from all over South Carolina. The materials are on permanent loan to the Avery Research Center from Morris College. Extent: Repository: 3.0 Linear feet (8 archival boxes) Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston Call Number: AMN 1126 Language of Material: Material in English Historical note On April 12, 1911, Morris College received a certificate of incorporation from the state of South Carolina. Initially, Morris College provided schooling on the elementary, high school, and college levels. The college curriculum included programs in liberal arts, in "normal" education for the certification of teachers, and a theological program. In 1915, the Bachelor of Arts degree was conferred on the first two graduates. The institution discontinued its "normal" program in 1929, its elementary school in 1930, and its high school in During , the school operated only as a junior college, but it resumed its full four-year program in The word "Negro" appearing in the original certificate of incorporation was eliminated on August 14, 1961 thereby opening the doors at Morris to students of all ethnic groups. Collection Overview The Morris College Baptist Conventions Collection, 2.9 linear feet, consists of minutes for Baptist conventions from all over South Carolina, the Morris College Baptist Conventions Collection documents activities within the Baptist Church from 1867 through The organizations are arranged by the name used on the minutes for each year, and it should be noted that some organization names changed over time. These materials are on permanent loan to the Avery Research Center from Morris College. Collection Arrangement Inventory of the Morris College--Baptist Conventions Collection, Page 3

4 1. Baptist Conventions Restrictions Access Restrictions No restrictions. Copyright Notice The nature of the Avery Research Center's archival holdings means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Avery Research Center claims only physical ownership of most archival materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. Related Material Woman's Baptist Educational & Missionary Convention of South Carolina papers, [AMN 1037] Subject Headings African American churches -- South Carolina -- Charleston. African American churches. African American universities and colleges. Administrative Information Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Morris College--Baptist Convention Collection, Avery Research Center, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, USA. Processing Information Processed by Milton Achelpohl, August 2013 Encoded by Aaron Spelbring, February 2014 Inventory of the Morris College--Baptist Conventions Collection, Page 4

5 Baptist Convetions, (2.9 Linear feet) Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of S.C.(BEMC of SC), Box 1 Folder 1 Box 1 Folder 2 Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of S.C.(BEMC of SC) -- 57th and 60th Meeting Minutes, 1932 and 1937 Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of S.C.(BEMC of SC) -- 63rd and 64th Meeting Minutes, Box 1 Folder 3 Box 1 Folder 4 Box 1 Folder 5 Box 1 Folder 6 Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of S.C.(BEMC of SC) --65th and 66th Meeting Minutes, Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of S.C.(BEMC of SC) -- Executive Board, 68th and 69th Meeting Minutes, Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of S.C.(BEMC of SC) -- 80th Meeting Minutes, 1957 Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of S.C.(BEMC of SC) -- Executive Board, 93rd and 95th Meeting Minutes, 1970 and 1972 Berea Baptist, Box 1 Folder 7 Berea Baptist Sunday School Convention: 33rd, 34th and 43rd Meeting Minutes, 1920, 1921 and 1930 Box 1 Folder 8 Berea Baptist Sunday School Convention: 44th, 56th, 57th and 58th Meeting Minutes, 1941 and Bethlehem Baptist Association, Box 1 Folder 9 Bethlehem Baptist Association 48th Meeting Minutes, 1934 Box 1 Folder 10 Bethlehem Baptist Association 68th and 69th Meeting Minutes, Box 1 Folder 11 Bethlehem Baptist Sunday School BTU Convention 66th Meeting Minutes, 1943 Black River Association, Box 1 Folder 12 Box 1 Folder 13 Black River Association and Sunday School Convention, 28th, 29th, 31st and 32nd Meeting Minutes, , Black River Association and Sunday School Convention, 33rd, 36th and 42nd Meeting Minutes, 1937, 1940 and 1946 Charleston County Baptist Association, Box 2 Folder 1 Charleston County Baptist Association, 14th and 16th Meeting Minutes, 1937 and 1939 Box 2 Folder 2 Charleston County Baptist Association, 17th-20th Meeting Minutes, Inventory of the Morris College--Baptist Conventions Collection, Page 5

6 Box 2 Folder 3 Charleston County Baptist Association, 21-25th and 28th Meeting Minutes, , 1948 and 1952 Box 2 Folder 4 Charleston County Baptist Sunday School and BTU Convention, 28th and 29th Meeting Minutes, Box 2 Folder 5 Charleston County Missionary Baptist Association, 49th Meeting Minutes, 1972 Enoree River Baptist, Box 2 Folder 6 Enoree River Baptist Association, 12th Meeting Minutes, 1921 Box 2 Folder 7 Enoree River Baptist Sunday School Convention, 28th and 29th Meeting Minutes, 1919 and 1921 Box 2 Folder 8 Enoree River Baptist Association of Greenville, 74th Meeting Minutes, 1943 Box 2 Folder 9 Enoree Sunday School and BTU Convention, 65-67th Meeting Minutes, Box 2 Folder 10 Enoree River Baptist Association 109th Meeting Minutes, 1972 Gethsemane Baptist Association, Box 2 Folder 13 Gethsemane Baptist Association, 69th, 72nd, 76th and 77th Meeting Minutes, 1936, 1939, Box 2 Folder 14 Gethsemane Baptist Association, 80th, 81st, 85th and 86th Meeting Minutes, , Box 3 Folder 1 Gethsemane Baptist Association,1st through 10th Meeting Minutes, Jerusalem Baptist Association, Box 3 Folder 2 Jerusalem Baptist Association, 9th, 17th, 19th and 20th Meeting Minutes, 1915, 1923, Box 3 Folder 3 Jerusalem Baptist Association, 28th, 30th, 31st 43rd and 44th Meeting Minutes, and Box 3 Folder 4 Jerusalem Baptist Association, 22nd, 36th 38th Meeting Minutes, 1928, 1942 and 1944 Box 3 Folder 5 Jerusalem Baptist Association, 40th, 43rd and 45th Meeting Minutes, 1946, 1949, 1950 Little Pee Dee Baptist, Box 3 Folder 6 Little Pee Dee Baptist Association 44th and 45th Meeting Minutes, Box 3 Folder 7 Little Pee Dee Baptist Association 55th and 43rd Meeting Minutes, 1943 and 1951 Little River Baptist Association, Box 3 Folder 8 Little River Baptist Association, 60th and 69th Meeting Minutes, 1931 and 1940 Box 3 Folder 9 Little River Baptist Association, 35th, 58th, 60th, 61st and 65th Meeting Minutes, 1915, 1938, and 1946 Lovely Hill Baptist Association, Inventory of the Morris College--Baptist Conventions Collection, Page 6

7 Box 3 Folder 10 Lovely Hill Baptist Association, 19th, 31st, 32nd and 36th Meeting Minutes, 1922, 1934, 1935 and 1938 Box 3 Folder 11 Lovely Hill Baptist Association, 38th, 39th, 44th and 52nd Meeting Minutes, , 1946 and 1953 Box 3 Folder 12 Lovely Hill Baptist Association, 33rd-36th Meeting Minutes, Box 3 Folder 13 Lovely Hill Baptist Association, 38th, 48th and 49th Meeting Minutes, 1940, Mount Carmel Baptist Association, Box 3 Folder 15 Mount Carmel Baptist Association, 61st Meeting Minutes, 1937 Box 3 Folder 16 Mount Carmel Baptist Association 44-45th, 48th and 51st Meeting Minutes, , 1942, 1946 Mt. Moniah Baptist Associations, Box 4 Folder 1 Mt. Moniah Baptist Associations 2nd-7th Meeting Minutes, Box 4 Folder 2 Mt. Moniah Baptist Associations 11th, 17th and 21st Meeting Minutes, 1929, 1936 and 1939 Box 4 Folder 3 Mt. Moniah Baptist Associations 24th, 25th and 27th Meeting Minutes, , 1946 New Ashley Baptist, Box 4 Folder 5 New Ashley Baptist Association, 31st, 39th and 52nd Meeting Minutes, 1921, 1929, 1942 Box 4 Folder 6 New Ashley Baptist Sunday School Convention, 31st-38th, 51st, 52nd and 58th Meeting Minutes, , , 1948 New Enoree, Box 4 Folder 7 New Enoree Baptist Association, 51st, 69th and 71st Meeting Minutes, 1928, 1946, 1948 Box 4 Folder 8 New Enoree Sunday School Convention, 32nd and 33rd Meeting Minutes, North Enoree Baptist, Box 4 Folder 10 North Enoree Baptist Association, 39th, 42nd and 55th Meeting Minutes, 1939, 1942, 1955 Box 4 Folder 11 Box 4 Folder 12 North Enoree Baptist Sunday School Convention, 20th, 21st and 33rd Meeting Minutes, 1922, 1923 and 1933 North Enoree Sunday School Convention, 36th-39th 41st, 43rd and 45th Meeting Minutes, , 1942, 1944, 1946 Pee Dee Baptist Association, Box 4 Folder 15 Pee Dee Baptist Association, 48th Meeting Minutes, 1929 Box 4 Folder 16 Pee Dee Baptist Association Sunday School Convention, 55th-58th Meeting Minutes, Inventory of the Morris College--Baptist Conventions Collection, Page 7

8 Box 4 Folder 17 Box 5 Folder 1 Box 5 Folder 2 Box 5 Folder 3 Box 5 Folder 4 Pee Dee Baptist Association Sunday School Convention, 66th-71st Meeting Minutes, Pee Dee Baptist Association Sunday School Convention, 73rd-76th Meeting Minutes, Pee Dee Baptist Association Sunday School Convention, 80th, 90th and 91st Meeting Minutes, 1961, Pee Dee Baptist Association Sunday School Convention, 42nd, 44th, 48th and 53rd Meeting Minutes, 1920, 1922, 1928 and 1934 Pee Dee Baptist Association Women's District Convention, 56th and 59th Meeting Minutes, 1966, 1969 State Sunday School, Box 5 Folder 7 State Sunday School and Baptist Young People's Union Convention 15th, 16th, 23rd and 36th meeting minutes, , 1929, 1942 Box 5 Folder 8 State Sunday School and BTU Convention, 43rd, 46th and 47th Meeting Minutes, 1942, 1949, Wateree Baptist Association and Sunday School Convention, Box 6 Folder 1 Box 6 Folder 2 Box 6 Folder 3 Box 6 Folder 4 Wateree Baptist Association and Sunday School Convention (Lower Division) 23rd, 29th, 35th, 39th and 40th Meeting Minutes, 1914, 1918, 1922, 1926, 1927 Wateree Baptist Association and Sunday School Convention 43rd, 45th, 47-49th Meeting Minutes, Wateree Baptist Association and Sunday School Convention 50th, 51st, 55th and 59th Meeting Minutes, , 1943, 1946 Wateree Baptist Association and Sunday School Convention 60th-63rd and 70th Meeting Minutes, , 1957 Woman's Baptist Education and Missionary Convention of SC (WBE and MC of SC), Box 6 Folder 8 Woman's Baptist Education and Missionary Convention of SC (WBE and MC of SC) vol 1, Box 7 Folder 1 Box 7 Folder 2 Box 8 Folder 1 Box 8 Folder 2 Woman's Baptist Education and Missionary Convention of SC (WBE and MC of SC) Minutes, Woman's Baptist Education and Missionary Convention of SC (WBE and MC of SC) Minutes, Woman's Baptist Education and Missionary Convention of SC (WBE and MC of SC) Minutes, Woman's Baptist Education and Missionary Convention of SC (WBE and MC of SC) Minutes (Photo Copy), Inventory of the Morris College--Baptist Conventions Collection, Page 8

9 Box 8 Folder 3 Woman's Baptist Education and Missionary Convention of SC (WBE and MC of SC) Minutes (Photo Copy), Various Meeting Groups, Box 2 Folder 11 Fairfield County Baptist Association, 25th, 30th, 35th, 37th and 44th Meeting Minutes, 1934, 1939, 1943, 1945 and 1951 Box 2 Folder 12 Four Mile Educational Sunday School Convention, Meeting Minutes, Box 3 Folder 14 Mount Calvary Baptist Association Meeting Minutes, 1943, 1945 Box 4 Folder 4 Mt. Olive Baptist Sunday School Convention, 48th and 49th Meeting Minutes, Box 4 Folder 9 New Zion Association, 54th, 60th, 61st and 63rd Meeting Minutes, 1943, 1949, 1950, 1952 Box 4 Folder 13 Oolenoy River Baptist Association, 57th-59th and 68th Meeting Minutes, and 1950 Box 4 Folder 14 Orangeburg Colored Baptist Association, 40th, 43rd, 44th and 51st Meeting Minutes, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1945 Box 5 Folder 5 Box 5 Folder 6 Sandy River Baptist Sunday School Convention (Lower Division), 35th Meeting Minutes, 1921 Sandy River Baptist Sunday School Convention (Upper Division), 57th, 62nd and 63rd Meeting Minutes, 1943, 1949 and 1950 Box 5 Folder 9 Tumbling Shoals Association 27th, 29th, and 30th Meeting Minutes, , 1907, 1946 Box 5 Folder 10 Union Bright Light Baptist Association, 58th, 66th, 68th and 70th Meeting Minutes, 1930, 1938, 1940, 1942 Box 6 Folder 5 Wilson Calvery and Mountain Spring Baptist Churches, Box 6 Folder 6 York County Sunday School Convention, 1942 Box 6 Folder 7 York and Chester County Joint Convention, 1924, 1941, Inventory of the Morris College--Baptist Conventions Collection, Page 9

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