Mt. Olive Baptist Church Records
Scope and Contents
This collection includes six Mt. Olive minute books and three minute books from other churches that were absorbed into the Mt. Olive congregation. The five original Mt. Olive minute books (1843-1906) were copied into the final volume which covers the church records from 1843-1976. Additionally, there are two microfilm reels of the Mt. Olive minute books (one containing the records from 1843-1962, and one containing the records from 1962-1976) and six microfilm reels of the 1843-1976 volume (Original, Silver, and Negative formats). A transcription of the Bainbridge Baptist Church Minute Book (1854-1880) is included in the physical copy of the finding aid.
Dates
- Creation: 1830 - 1976
Conditions Governing Access
Microfilm and any other duplicate copies are open for research. To consult the original record book, permission of the pastor or other church official must be obtained.
Biographical / Historical
Mt. Olive Baptist church was a Primitive Baptist church in Opelika, Alabama, which kept records of its' congregation and those it absorbed.
Full Extent
3 Cubic Feet (2 OS flat boxes and 1 volume. )
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This finding aid is arramged by accessions. Each accession represents an addition to the collection. Each accession also represents a transfer of physical and legal property from the donor(s) to Auburn University Special Collections and Archives.
Processing Information
Accession 97-025 processed by DC, 03/10/1997. Finding aid entered into ArchivesSpace by Abbott Kleiner and Joanna Ashley, 10/2026.
- Title
- Guide to the Mt. Olive Baptist Church Records
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- Record Group #0142
- Author
- DC
- Date
- 03/10/1997
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu
