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Second Judicial District of Indiana missionary district meetings records

 Collection — Folder: S2082
Identifier: S2082

Scope and Contents

This collection includes a copy of a transcription of a notebook titled "Record of Missionary Meetings of the Second Judicial District of Indiana, 1854-1965." The record book contained the minutes of missionary district meetings from 1854 to 1863, the Washington County, Indiana Cooperation Organization meeting meetings from 1863 to 1865, and "A Short Sketch of the Church of Christ on Millcreek, Washington, Indiana," an essay written in the notebook by Josiah T. Johnson around 1902. The copy was transcripted and typed by Lennie Martin Berkey of the Christopher Harrison Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution from the original notebook that was in the possession of the Washington County Historical Society.

Dates

  • 1854-circa 1902

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.

Historical Note

In the 1850s, the Second Judicial District of Christian congregations consisted of churches in southern Indiana from Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Orange and Washington counties. The district's missionary board consisted of one member from each county as well as a secretary and treasurer who were ex officio members of the board.

Source:

Information found within collection.

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Mrs. James G. (Lennie Rose Martin) Berkey.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2020/12/11 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2020/12/11 by Laura Eliason.
Title
Second Judicial District of Indiana missionary district meetings records
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository

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