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Scope and Content Note
Organization and
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Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
Series Description
Rev. John Buzzell Letters, 1793-1842
Alfred W. Anthony Correspondence,
1912-1932
Letters of Joseph W. Mauck, 1912-1913
Letters to Joseph W. Mauck, 1911-1934
Miscellaneous papers, 1660-1980
Missionary Reports , 1917-1930
Genealogy of Roger Williams, Undated
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Collection
Summary
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David Crowe collection |
| Creator |
Crowe, David |
| Dates |
1660-1980 |
| Bulk Dates |
1911-1934 |
| Extent |
.25 linear ft. |
| Collection ID |
MC047 |
| Abstract |
The collection is comprised of photocopies of letters,
catalogues, and other documents in the personal collection of David
Crowe regarding the Freewill Baptists. |
| Repository |
Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library,
Bates College |
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David Crowe is a Freewill Baptist minister living in Tennessee
as is a member of the National Association of Free Will Baptists
Historical Commission.
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Scope and Content
Note
This collection is comprised of a variety of photocopied
material pertaining to the Free Will Baptists. It includes seven
letters from the Rev. John Buzzell to his brother Aaron
(1793-1843); eleven letters from Alfred W. Anthony (1912-1932), all
but one of which are to Joseph W. Mauck, president of the General
Conference of Free Baptists; and twenty letters between Joseph W.
Mauck and several members of the Free Will Baptist denomination
(1911-1934). The letters discuss various issues related to the Free
Will Baptists during these years. There are also photocopies of
school catalogues as well as other historical material. One paper
discusses the role of Free Will Baptists in the abolition movement
and another discusses the historical, theological and social
perspectives of the Free Will Baptists. The collection also
contains ten missionary reports from the Rev. J.J. Tatum who was
serving in Bryan, Texas (1917-1930) and a geneaology of Roger
Williams.
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Organization and
Arrangement
The collection is organized into seven series: I. Rev. John
Buzzell Letters; II. Alfred W. Anthony Correspondence; III. Letters
of Joseph W. Mauck; IV. Letters to Joseph W. Mauck; V.
Miscellaneous Papers; VI. Missionary Reports; and VII. Genealogy of
Roger Williams.
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Restrictions
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for
research.
Use Restrictions
The collection is the physical property
of Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library. Bates
College holds literary rights only for material created by College
personnel working on official behalf of the College, or for
material which was given to the College with such rights
specifically assigned. For all other material, literary rights,
including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and
assigns. Researchers are responsible for obtaining permission from
rights holders for publication or other purposes that exceed fair
use.
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Related
Material
Alfred Williams Anthony papers, Edmund S. Muskie Archives and
Special Collections Library, Bates College,
http://abacus.bates.edu/muskie,archives/EADFindingAids/MC007.html
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Index Terms
These records are indexed under the following headings in the
Bates College Library catalog. Researchers wishing to find related
materials should search the catalog under these index terms.
Personal Names:
Anthony, Alfred Williams,
1860-1939
Buzzell, John, 1798-1863
Mauck, Joseph W.
Corporate Names:
Free Will Baptists
(1780?-1911)
Topical Subjects:
Antislavery movements -- United
States
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Administrative
Information
Acquisition and Custody Information
Gift of David Crowe, 2000. Accession
No.: 00-023.
Preferred Citation
David Crowe collection, Edmund S.
Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College.
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MC047/01: Rev.
John Buzzell Letters, 1793-1842
7 letter(s) |
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The letters, all written to his brother the Rev.
Aaron Buzzell, contain comments on several Free Will Baptist
meetings he had attended as well as on the governance of the
denomination. He also comments on personal issues such as the death
of his wife Anna and his subsequent remarriage. |
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Arranged in chronological order. |
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MC047/02: Alfred
W. Anthony Correspondence, 1912-1932
11 letter(s) |
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All but one of these letters were written to
Joseph W. Mauck, president of the General Conference of Free
Baptists. The majority were written while he was serving as
corresponding secretary and treasurer of this organization. One of
the letters discusses his efforts in finding a depository for the
denominations' documents and records. |
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Arranged in chronological order. |
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MC047/03:
Letters of Joseph W. Mauck, 1912-1913
6 letter(s) |
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These six letters were written to several members
of the Freewill Baptist denomination during the time he was
president of the General Conference. He also served as president of
Hillsdale College in Ann Arbor, Michigan from 1902-1922. One of the
letters was written to J.W. Lucas concerning his thoughts on a
proposed school in Unicoi, Tennessee. |
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Organization and Arrangement |
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Arranged in chronological order. |
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MC047/04:
Letters to Joseph W. Mauck, 1911-1934
14 letter(s) |
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These fourteen letters were written by several
members of the FreeWill Baptist denomination to Mr. Mauck during
his tenure as president of the General Conference of Free Baptists.
Several of the letters, including three from J.W. Lucas, discuss
the situation at Unicoi |
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Arranged in chronological order. |
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MC047/05:
Miscellaneous papers, 1660-1980
9 paper(s) |
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Consists of photocopies of eight papers and/or
articles and one pamphlet dated 1660 including a paper by Floyd
Wolfenbarger entitled "Two Mites: the Contribution of Free Will
Baptists into the Offering of Emancipation" (1980). |
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Organization and Arrangement |
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Arranged in chronological order. |
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"A Loving Salutation to All People Who
Have Any Desire After the Living God; but Especially to the
Free-Will-Anabaptists," 1660
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Manual of the Roger Williams Church in
Providence, Rhode Island, 1873
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Minutes of the General Six Principle
Baptists, 1879-1979
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Catalogues 1882-84; 1914-15
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"Twenty Years of Disobedience and
Thirty Years of Obedience" (1914)
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The Bicentennial Historical Papers
published by the American Baptist Historical Society, 1980-"An
Historical and Theological Perspective" by Frank H. Armstrong and
"Social Views of the Freewill Baptists" by Raymond J. Bean
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"Two Mites: the Contribution of Free
Will Baptists into the Offering of Emancipation" by Floyd
Wolfenbarger, 1980, Ohio State University
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"A History of Ayden Seminary and
Eureka College," by Dr. Michael Pelt
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MC047/06:
Missionary Reports , 1917-1930
10 report(s) |
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These are photocopies of reports which were
written by the Rev. J.J. Tatum while he was serving in Bryan,
Texas. Also included is a photocopy of his obituary. |
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Arranged in chronological order. |
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