00839.xml UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH (MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.): An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by J. Huebscher National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Manuscripts Collection

 Finding aid encoded by J. HuebscherFebruary 2011 Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society University Baptist Church (Minneapolis, Minn.). University Baptist Church records. 1850-1978. Materials in English. Historical materials, constitutions, and bylaws; correspondence and related papers; meeting minutes; subject files; financial records; women's organizations; youth groups; and materials including church newsletters, bulletins, photographs, and related items. 23.5 cubic feet in 19 boxes. See Detailed Description for shelf locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Historical materials and constitutions and bylaws; correspondence and related papers and minutes of meeting of the Board of Deacons and Board of Trustees; subject files relating to church activities; financial records; women's organizations; youth groups including Sunday School and the Minnesota Baptist Student Foundation; Southeast Minneapolis cooperative church groups; Minnesota Baptist groups; and materials including church newsletters, bulletins, photographs, and related items. The volumes include minute books of the Board of Deacons, church membership records, financial records, and Sunday School records.

 CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Baptists -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. Church buildings -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. Church history -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Baptist Church. Church societies -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. Document Types: Church bulletins. Church records. Photographs. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. University Baptist Church (Minneapolis, Minn.). University Baptist Church records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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 Accession Information:

Accession number: 4547; 12,779; 13,249

 Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 007294822

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION Historical church materials 151.E.12.5B Constitution and bylaws, undated, 1921-1976. 147.K.5.3B Articles of incorporation and bylaws, 1959; 1962-1964. 151.E.12.5B Church history: Miscellaneous papers, 1909-1950. 2 folders. Special events and programs, 1900-1951. Centennial celebration, 1950. 4 folders. 147.K.5.3B Centennial celebration, miscellaneous papers, 1950-1952. 151.E.12.5B Obituaries and biographies of church members and ministers. 2 folders. 147.K.5.3B History of University Baptist Church. 144.C.9.4F Photographs, undated, 1882-1964.

Includes views of the church and its members.

 Church organization and structure Board of Deacons: 151.E.12.5B Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, September 1, 1897-Septemeber 1, 1898. Meeting minutes and annual reports, September 1, 1897-July 1, 1924; 1925-1927; 1930-May 3, 1945. 9 folders. Board of Deacons and Trustees: 151.E.12.6F Meeting minutes and related papers, May 29, 1945-1977. 11 folders.

Trustees material begins in 1964.

 Church organizations and groups 151.E.12.6F All Church Council, 1915; July 1950-December 1976. 5 folders.

Includes meeting minutes and related papers.

 Auditorium and parish house, 1917; 1927.

Specifications, photographs, and blueprints.

 151.E.12.7B Board of Christian Education, 1945-1953; 1966-1976.

Minutes, correspondence, and other papers.

 Building Committee, 1879; June 10, 1920-March 7, 1923.

Minutes and related papers.

 Church Clerk, July 1948-May 1957; January 1970-December 1976. 3 folders.

Includes correspondence.

 Church planning and survey. Church secretary for student work, 1947-1948.

Includes correspondence.

 Gymnasium and University Baptist Athletic Association, 1922-1966. House Committee, 1957-1959.

Includes room rental.

 Interns, 1950-1951.

Includes correspondence.

 Membership: Lists, circa 1921-1954. 4 folders. Directories, 1893-1924; 1947-1975. 2 folders. Dismissal forms and letters, 1914-1919; 1926-1960. Miscellaneous correspondence and papers, 1920-1959. Organ and choir, 1927-1978. Planning Board and Long Range Planning Task Force, 1927-1975. Postwar Planning Committee, 1945-1946.

Minutes, correspondence, and related papers.

 Pulpit Committee, 1918-1919; September 1946-April 1947.

Minutes, correspondence and related papers.

 151.E.12.8F Pulpit Committee, May 1947-1976. 4 folders.

Minutes, correspondence, and related papers.

 Refugee Resettlement and Displaced Persons Committees, 1949-1950; 1955. 147.K.15.4F Roger Williams Fellowship, circa 1949-1964.

Minutes and other papers.

 Students in Industry: The Log, 1951. 151.E.12.8F University Baptist Church Foundation, 1959; 1969-1975. University Pastor's Conference, 1945; 1950-1954.

Correspondence and miscellaneous papers.

 151.E.13.2F Women's groups: Women's Union, 1921-1950. 4 folders.

Correspondence, reports, yearbooks, and other papers.

 Other women's groups, 1896-1969. Other adult groups: Men's and adult Bible classes, undated, 1949-1958. Youth groups and activities: Allen, Dr. Henry E., 1947-1955. American Baptist Student Newsletter, 1951-1955. 147.K.15.3B B.A.C.W. Ecumenical commission 1963-1964.

Correspondence and miscellaneous papers.

 Baptist Campus Foundation of Minnesota, 1964-1965.

Correspondence and miscellaneous papers.

 151.E.13.2F Baptist Education Day, 1945-1952. 147.K.15.3B Baptist Student Fellowship and similar organizations, 1954-1967. 2 folders.

Minutes and miscellaneous papers.

 151.E.13.2F Baptist Student Forum and Baptist Student Union, 1925-1929. Baptist Student Foundation of Minnesota, 1954-1961. Baptist Youth Fellowship, 1947-1956.

Includes the National Student Committee of the Baptist Youth Fellowship.

 Boy Scouts, 1947-1951. Brotherhood Week, University of Minnesota, 1948-1959. 147.K.15.3B Christian Education and Sunday School, 1922-1963. Committee on Student work 1952-1954; 1964.

Correspondence and miscellaneous papers.

 Division of Christian Higher Education, 1959-1964.

Minutes.

 Minnesota Baptist Student Foundation: Articles of Incorporation and bylaws, 1954-1964. Meeting minutes, June 1, 1954- June 3, 1964. Reports, 1954-1964. Financial records, 1954-1965; 1968. Newsletters, 1955-1961. Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1952-1969. 3 folders. 151.E.13.2F Minnesota Baptist Youth Convention, 1948-1952. Mother-Daughter banquets, circa 1930s-1940s. Northern Baptist Student Newsletters, 1949-1951. Religion in Life Week, University of Minnesota, 1947-1952. Roger Williams forum, undated, 1921-1952. 3 folders.

Includes Christian Endeavor.

 Students in industry, 1951-1956. University Pastor's Fellowship, 1947-1956. University surveys, 1937; 1948. 151.E.13.3B Vacation Church School, 1930-1951. 2 folders. Miscellaneous groups, 1926-1927; 1947-1976. Correspondence, 1915; 1925; 1947-1956. 3 folders. Printed materials. 147.K.15.3B Membership and committee lists, 1937-1947. 151.E.12.8F Miscellaneous committees, 1922-1978. Miscellaneous papers, 1918; 1927; 1964-1976. 147.K.15.4F Miscellaneous papers, undated, 1922; 1924. Financial Records 151.E.12.8F Budgets, 1923-1963; 1973; 1976. 2 folders. Building fund, 1886; 1916-1942 5 folders. Contributions: Weekly summaries, 1938-1940. 2 folders. 151.E.12.9B Weekly summaries, 1939-1949. 9 folders. Correspondence, 1952; 1964-1975. Pledges, correspondence, and miscellaneous, 1902; 1918; 1922-1974. 2 folders. Pledges by individuals, 1967-1969. 3 folders. 151.E.12.10F Pledges by individuals, 1970-1974. 4 folders. Every member canvas, correspondence, and miscellaneous, 1915; 1921-1955. 2 folders. Loyalty Sunday, 1937-1950. Financial secretary's reports, 1900; 1903; 1919-1927; 1938-1977. 2 folders. Financial secretary's reports to treasurer, May 1949-December 1977. 4 folders. 151.E.13.1B Financial secretary manual of procedure. Finance Committee Secretary, 1914; 1939-1956; 1960.

Reports, correspondence, and miscellaneous papers.

 Financial reports of Secretary and Treasurer of Trustees, East Side Baptist Church and Olivet Baptist Church, 1877-1889. Insurance and correspondence, 1925-1955; 1972-1973. Treasurer's reports, 1872-1903; 1919; 1927-1955. World Mission Crusade, 1946-1949. Miscellaneous financial correspondence and papers: 1868-1976. 3 folders. 147.K.15.3B 1927-1970. 3 folders. Correspondence, reports, and other miscellaneous papers 151.E.13.1B 1853-1955. 7 folders. 151.E.13.2F 1956-1976. 2 folders. 147.K.15.3B 1893; 1920-1971. Minutes of meetings and related papers of the All Church Council, Board of Trustees, and Deacons, 1922-1967. 3 folders. Annual reports, 1958; 1960-1975; 1977. 3 folders. Southeast Minneapolis Church Groups 151E.13.3B Southeast Minneapolis Cooperative Board of Christian Education, 1966-1976. 4 folders.

Includes Southeast Minneapolis Inter-Parish Council and Southeast Church's Social Action Committee correspondence, minutes, and miscellaneous.

 Southeast Minneapolis Cooperative Vacation Church School, 1962, 1970. 2 folders. Southeast Minneapolis United Ministry Council, 1971-1972. 2 folders. "Site F" project, 1952-1956. Miscellaneous groups, 1948-1968. Minnesota Baptist groups and activities 151E.13.3B Twin City Baptist Union, 1937; 1949-1959. Minnesota Board of Promotion of the Twin City Baptist Union, 1948-1954. Miscellaneous papers, undated, 1922-1956. Architectural materials 142.D.9.7 Drawings and plans. Printed materials 151.E.13.4F Church newsletters, 1924-1978. 7 folders. Church bulletins: Olivet and University Baptist Church, 1900-1978. 3 folders. 147.K.15.4F University Baptist Church, 1914-1959. 39 packets. 147.K.15.5B University Baptist Church, 1960-1977. 38 packets. 151.E.13.4F Miscellaneous items: 1889-1967. 5 folders.

Contains materials from Olivet and University Baptist Church; Minnesota Baptist Churches; and Baptist Churches in general.

 147.K.15.5B Undated, 1893-1965 151.E.13.4F 1 Minute book, First Baptist Church, St. Anthony Falls, July 13, 1850-May 16, 1895.

Includes a list of members for 1850-1881.

 2 Minute book, First Baptist Church, St. Anthony Falls and Olivet Baptist Church, October 29, 1868-December 8, 1912. 151.E.13.5B 3 Minute book, annual meetings, Board of Trustees, Olivet Baptist Church, November 4, 1881-May 4, 1922. 4 Minute book, Board of Deacons, November 9, 1892-June 7, 1897. 5 Minute book, August 22, 1895-April 29, 1915. 6 Minute book for various church meetings, April 20, 1916-May 2, 1935. 7 Minute book, Board of Deacons, September 2, 1924-December 28, 1932. 8 Membership book, circa 1879-1911. 9 Church register, Olivet Baptist Church, 1884-1915.

Includes lists of members, contributions, and statistics.

 10 Membership record, undated, 1896-1898. 144.C.9.4F 11 Church record book of membership, circa 1950s-1960s. Treasurer's record books: 151.E.13.5B 12 1868-1874.

Includes receipts.

 13 1874-1880. 14 1887-1888.

Includes receipts.

 15 1887-1897. 16 1889-1891.

Includes receipts.

 17 1895-1902.

Includes receipts.

 151.E.13.6F 18 1911-1912. 19 1912-1913. 20 1913-1914. 21 1914-1915. 22 1914-1915. 23 Treasurer's account books, 1928-1929. Church treasurer's account book: 24 1929-1930. 25 May 1, 1929-May 1, 1930. 26 1930-1931. 27 Circa 1931-1932. 28 May 1, 1931-May 1, 1932. Benevolent Fund treasurer's record book: 29 January 4, 1919-May 1, 1925. 30 May 6, 1923-May 1924. 31 May 1, 1926-April 30, 1927. 32 Building Fund record book, 1920s. 33 Pledges, Building Fund, 1937-1940. 34 Account book, January 1926-April 1929. 35 Journal, Auditing Committee, 1944-1946. 144.C.9.4F 36 Cash book, 1887-1889. 37 Account book, 1909-1910. Pledges: 38 1937-1938. 39 1949-1952. 40 Circa 1950-1951. 151.E.13.6F 41 1951-1952.

Includes accounts.

 144.C.9.4F 42 Circa 1953. 151.E.13.6F 43 Minute book of the women's group Mission Board, September 23, 1894-May 10, 1897. 44 Minute book of the women's group Home Mission Branch, November 1, 1900-December 5, 1902. 45 Minute book of the Ladies Industrial Society of the Olivet Baptist Church, November 16, 1894-September 26, 1902. 46 Treasurer's cash record for the Ladies Industrial Society, Olivet Baptist Church, 1901-1946. 151.E.13.7B 47 Minute book of the women's group Foreign Mission Circle, August 3, 1896-October 17-1902. Minute books, Woman's Union for Christian Work, Olivet Baptist: 48 April 15, 1904-March 6, 1906. 49 March 21, 1906-November 7, 1912. 50 November 20, 1912-April 21-1915. Minute books, Woman's Union: 51 April 28, 1927-April 16, 1930. 52 May 7, 1930-May 6, 1931. 53 April 15, 1931-April 19, 1933. 54 April 28, 1933-April 20, 1938. 55 May 5, 1938-April 19, 1939. 56 Treasurer's book for the women's group Arachne Group, 1931-1942. 57 Minute book for the women's group Arachne Group, May 17, 1944-May 21-1947. Minute books, "What I Can" chapter of the women's group World Wide Guild: 58 September 14, 1915-October 13, 1922. 59 October 13, 1922-April 15, 1924. 60 Minute book, Woman's Bible Class (Wilkin Bible Class), September 13, 1922-November 13, 1931. 61 Minute book, Olivet Bible Class, November 20, 1934; September 26, 1937. 62 Financial record book, Olivet Brotherhood, 1915-1925. Cash book, Men's Club: 63 June 15, 1930-July 31, 1932. 64 September 18, 1932-April 19, 1936. 65 May 3, 1936-September 13, 1942. 66 Attendance record for Men's Bible Class, August 3, 1924-May 1, 1927. 151.E.13.8F 67 Minute book and membership register, Christian Endeavor, May 31, 1921-December 13, 1925. 68 Minute book and membership register, Christian Endeavor, May 31, 1921-December 13, 1925. 69 Treasurer's book, Christian Endeavor, October 1920-February 1928. 70 Cashbook and journal, Minnesota Baptist Student Foundation, June 30, 1954-December 30, 1966. 71 Attendance record, Paul's Disciples, circa 1920s. 72 Guest book, University Student groups, 1958-1966. 73 Attendance register, Sunday School, 1880. 74 Statistical record book, Sunday School, 1882. Attendance record books, Sunday School: 75-80 1900-1901. 81 1883.

Includes cash receipts.

 82 1886-1887.

Includes cash receipts.

 83 1887-1888.

Includes cash receipts.

 84 1888-1889.

Includes cash receipts.

 85 1889-1890.

Includes cash receipts.

 86 Minute book, Sunday School teachers, September 25, 1916-July 14, 1919. 87 Minute book, Christian Education Committee, April 23, 1956-May 3, 1965. 88-94 Sunday School secretary's books, Prospect Hill Sunday School, 1905-1912. 95 Librarian's book, Prospect Hill Sunday School, circa 1906. Attendance records, Prospect Hill Sunday School: 96-101 1905-1906. 102-113 1906-1907. 114-119 Circa 1908. 120-122 1911. Visitors register: 123 1927-1930. 124 September 18-28, 1948.