Collection Overview
Title: Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Records, 1892-1958
Creator: Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church (1873-present)
Extent: 1.32 Cubic Feet
Date Acquired: 03/19/2000
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection records the business of the African American Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church at Kirksville and documents the church services, membership and leadership.
The records include a copy of the first minute book; however, the church retained ownership of that volume at the time of the donation.
Biographical Note
The Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church of Kirksville was erected in 1873 under the direction of Reverend Madison Campbell. The building has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and services are still held there.
Administrative Information
Physical Access Note:
Use photocopies before original volumes.
Acquisition Source:
Baker, James
Acquisition Method:
gift
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1
- Barcode: 31234014044463
- Folder 1: Minutes, Book 1, 15 Mar 1892-9 Apr 1898
- Photocopy of the first minute book. Some pages are missing in this volume.
- Folder 2: Minutes, Book 2, 12 Feb 1898-2 Aug 1908
- Folder 3: Minutes, Book 2, 12 Feb 1898-5 Dec 1903
- Photocopy, folder 1
- Folder 4: Minutes, Book 2, 5 Dec 1903-2 Aug 1908
- Photocopy, folder 2
- Folder 5: Minutes, Book 3, 5 Sep 1908-1 Jul 1917
- Box 2
- Barcode: 31234014044455
- Folder 1: Minutes, Book 3, 5 Sep 1908-7 Dec 1913
- Photocopy, folder 1
- Folder 2: Minutes, Book 3, 7 Dec 1913-1 Jul 1917
- Photocopy, folder 2
- Folder 3: Minutes, Book 3, 7 Jul 1917-6 Mar 1920
- Photocopy, folder 3
- Folder 4: Minutes, Book 4, 7 Mar 1920-16 Dec 1928
- Folder 5: Minutes, Book 4, 7 Mar 1920-7 Jul 1923
- Photocopy, folder 1
- Folder 6: Minutes, Book 4, 7 Jul 1923-7 Nov 1926
- Photocopy, folder 2
- Box 3
- Barcode: 31234014044372
- Folder 1: Minutes, Book 4, 4 Dec 1926-16 Dec 1928
- Photocopy, folder 3
- Folder 2: Minutes, Book 6, 1 Mar 1941-19 Jun 1949
- Folder 3: Minutes, Book 6, 1 Mar 1941-17 Dec 1944
- Photocopy, folder 1
- Folder 4: Minutes, Book 6, 7 Jan 1945-19 Jun 1949
- Photocopy, folder 2
- Folder 5: New Liberty Baptist Sunday School Convention Minutes, 1949
- Photocopy
- Folder 6: New Liberty Baptist Sunday School Convention Program, 1958
- Photocopy
- Folder 7: Photograph, ca 1900
- Included in the photograph are Rev. W.B. Thompson, Lizzie Ballard, Easter Pruitt, Edward Ballard, Calvin Turner, Samuel Hockaday and Mary Liza Walker. Others are not named.