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American Baptist Historical Society Digital Collection

Congregational files, recordings, periodicals, personal papers, and more.

Angus Library

The Angus holds the foundation documents of the Baptist denomination and is one of the oldest and most comprhensive Baptist collection in the world. It holds the archive and library of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Baptist Missionary Society, and Baptist Historical society.

Baptistische Archivalien

Germany.

Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies and the Virginia Baptist Historical Society at the University of Richmond

Free Will Baptist Historical Collection

Freewill Baptist Materials

Furman University Libraries - Special Collections

S.C. Baptist Historical Collection contains records from over 500 South Carolina Baptist churches, a 5000-volume book collection, church histories, congregational records, association minutes, biographical materials, newsletters, hymnals, and sermons.

Georgia Baptist History Depository

From Mercer University, Macon, Georgia. Mercer University has collected and preserved Baptist history materials with conscious intent since the late 1870s, following the University's move from Penfield to Macon. At a number of points during the ensuing years, the Georgia Baptist Convention has named the University as the official depository of state Baptist records.

James P. Boyce Centennial Library

Ladd Library at Bates College

Lewiston, Maine.

Mississippi Baptist Historical Commission - LibGuides at Mississippi College-Leland Speed Library

Clinton, Mississippi. From the Leland Speed Library, Mississippi College. Holds materials relating to the Mississippi Baptist Convention.

North Carolina Baptist Historical Collection

From Wake Forest University, Z. Smith Reynolds Library. Includes searchable online databases.

Primitive Baptist Church Library

Carthage, Illinois.

Samford University Library

Birmingham, Alabama.

Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archive

Tennessee. A world center for the study of Baptist history. Operated by the Council of Seminary Presidents, the SBHLA is one of the major denominational collections in the nation and serves by assignment of the Southern Baptist Convention as the central depository and archives of SBC records.

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Special Collections

Texas Baptist Historical Collection

Purpose is to collect, preserve, and communicate the history of Baptists in Texas.

The Alabama Baptist Index

The American Baptist - Samuel Colgate Historical Library

Rochester, New York. Purpose is to document the history and thought of the Baptist movement in all of its forms. The Library is believed to hold the largest collection of Baptist related research materials in the world. It holds approximately 80,000 volumes, including over 500 volumes of original church records. More than 400 manuscript collections of Baptist ministers, missionaries, and scholars are kept here.