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1Title:  Progressive Baptist District Association Records     
 Creator:  Progressive Baptist District Association 
 Dates:  1953-1969 
 Abstract:  The Progressive Baptist District Association is a Cleveland, Ohio, Baptist Association which is a member of the National Baptist Convention, the nation's largest African American religious group (est. 1880). The collection consists of programs and a scrapbook containing speeches, photographs, and other items. 
 Call #:  MS 3596 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Progressive Baptist District Association (Cleveland, Ohio) | Baptist associations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American Baptists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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2Title:  John T. Weeden Sr. Family Papers     
 Creator:  Weeden, John T. Family 
 Dates:  1922-1994 
 Abstract:  John T. Weeden, Sr. was a prominent African-American Baptist minister in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended Indiana Central College, Butler University, Moody Bible Institute, and Case Western Reserve University. He was ordained in 1928. Reverend Weeden married the former Gladys Mae Evans in 1922. After serving as pastor at two churches in Indianapolis, Indiana, he was called in 1948 to St. Timothy Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio, remaining there until his death in 1988. In addition to his extensive involvement in a number of Baptist and religious organizations, Weeden was involved in civil rights and political issues, including service as co-chair of the clergy committee for Carl Stokes during the mayoral campaign of 1967. The collection consists of church programs, bulletins, brochures, bylaws, minutes, reports, sermons, certificates, cards, correspondence, memorabilia, datebooks, telegrams, financial and family records, registers, notes, speeches, lessons, postcards, passports, books, obituaries, and newspaper clippings. In addition to family-related documents, the collection includes extensive material related to St. Timothy Baptist Church, Cleveland, Ohio. 
 Call #:  MS 4789 
 Extent:  1.60 linear feet (3 containers) 
 Subjects:  Weeden, John T., Sr., 1901-1988. | Weeden family. | St. Timothy Baptist Church (Cleveland, Ohio). | African American Baptists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American clergy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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