Finding aid for the First Regular Baptist Church, Euclid, Ohio, Records


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: First Regular Baptist Church, Euclid, Ohio
Title: First Regular Baptist Church, Euclid, Ohio, Records
Dates: 1820-1916
Extent: 0.40 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: The First Regular Baptist Church was founded in 1820, in Euclid, Ohio. The collection consists of articles of faith and practice, covenant, names of members, act of incorporation, constitution, and minutes of regular, annual, and trustee meetings (1820-892); and record book (1901-1916) of the Euclid Baptist Church's Ladies Aid Society, including constitution, by-laws, names of officers and members, and minutes of annual and special meetings.
MS Number MS 0647
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The First Regular Baptist Church, Euclid, Ohio, Records, 1820-1916, consist of articles of faith and practice, covenant, names of members, act of incorporation, constitution, and minutes of regular, annual, and trustee meetings (1820-1892); and record book (1901-1916) of the Euclid Baptist Church's Ladies Aid Society, including constitution, by-laws, names of officers and members, and minutes of annual and special meetings.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of Euclid, Ohio, and the First Regular Baptist Church there in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Those studying the history of the Baptist church and religion in the Western Reserve and Ohio will find this collection useful. Those studying women's history and the history of charity and philanthropy will find this collection useful.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Baptists -- Ohio -- Euclid.
Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Euclid.
Euclid (Ohio) -- Church history -- Sources
First Regular Baptist Church (Euclid, Ohio)
Women in church work -- Ohio -- Euclid.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 647 First Regular Baptist Church, Euclid, Ohio, Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of the Reverend Mr. Stone and the Euclid Baptist Church.

Detailed Description of The Collection

First Regular Baptist Church, Euclid, Ohio, Records 1820-1916

Box Folder
1 1 Record volume 1820-1879
1 2 Record volume 1844-1892
1 3 Record volume 1820-1894
1 4 Record volume of the Ladies Aid Society 1903-1916