[Records of Mother Bethel AME Church, 1760-1972] [microform]

Format:

Book

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Philadelphia, Pa.).

African Methodist Episcopal Church--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.

African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Physical Description:

ca. 2000 items.

Other Title:

Holdings of Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in manuscript and print

Place of Publication:

1760-1972.

Contents:

reel 1. Record, 1760-1874 and 1880-1891. Marriages until 1902. Large record book, 1871. Roll book of members, marriages, and baptisms, 1907-1912

reel 2. Minutes and financial book of the Trustees, 1863-1894 and account books, 1865-1891. Minutes of the Building Committee, 1889-1890

reel 3. Minutes of the Trustees, 1910-1933 and 1937-1944. Trustees' ledger, 1897-1899. Receipt book by the Secretary, 1832-1847

reel 4. Receipt book, 1840-1847. Finance cash book, 1890-1894. Treasurer's receipts, 1894-1896. Finance Committee's book, 1897-1903. Trustees' receipts and expenditures, 1897-1899

reel 5. Cash book, 1909-1927. Trustees' financial ledger, 1927-1942

reel 5A. Receipts of leaders and stewards, 1846-1851. Minutes of the Official Board, leaders and stewards, etc., 1848-1849. Account book of leaders and stewards, 1851-1858

reel 6. Class book, names and contributions, 1852-1854 and 1872-1894. Roll of classes, 1874-1877. Minutes of the Board of Stewards, 1876. Receipts of the Stewards, 1879-1886. Minute book of the Official Board, 1887-1890. Account book of the Board of Stewards, 1887-1901. Minute book of the Official Board, 1890-1900

reel 7. Class roll book, ca. 1890. Minutes of the Corporation, 1894-1950. Book listing trustees, stewards, local preachers, class leaders and members, 1901. Minutes of the Corporation, reports from the Trustees, 1951-1972

reel 8. Minutes of the Union Benevolent Sons of Bethel AME Church (burial society), 1826-1844. Minute and trial book, 1822-1835 and 1838-1851. Minute book, United Daughters of Tapsico Society, 1837-1847. Appointment of ministers to mission churches, 1839-1844. Minute book, 1859-1865. Names of scholars in the Sunday School. Catalog of books in the Sunday School Library, 1864

reel 9. Sunday School book, ca. 1860 and 1934-1939. Minutes of the Preachers' Association, Philadelphia Conference, 1897-1901. Minutes of the Richard Allen Christian Endeavor, 1902-1910. Book of membership rolls, ca. 1916

reel 10. Minute book of the Ushers' Association, 1925-1930 and 1931-1941

reel 11. Bible presented to Richard Allen, 1802. Three "love feast" tickets, 1818 and 1823. "Free paper" for James Jacoby, 1840. Program of events souvenir book, 1878-1901. Solicitor's book, Grand Class Rally, 1892. Badge, Daughters of Allen, 1902. Ordination of Bishops Beckett and Ross, 1916. Burning of the mortgage, 1945. Visitors book registrations, 1901-1909, 1916 Centennial Conference, and 1923-1931

reel 12. Visitors book, 1931-1944, 1947-1949, and 1960-1970.

Notes:

Includes general records, minutes of the trustees and cash books, cash books and ledger (pertaining to the trustees), books relating to leaders and classes, special organizations and activities, and miscellany compiled by the Church's Historical Commission.

Microfilm. Philadelphia, Pa. : Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1973. 13 microfilm reels (numbered 1-12, with 5a).

Local Notes:

Historical Society of Pennsylvania manuscript collection no. 2017--Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Philadelphia, Pa.). Records, 1822-1972.

HSP has finding aid shelved at RDESK BX8445.P5M6 1973.

OCLC:

918044