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Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection consists of photocopies of minute books from the Silver Creek Presbyterian Church, the First Presbyterian Church of Richmond, KY and the Kirksville Presbyterian Church. Also included are church histories, newsletters, publications and bulletins from the First Presbyterian Church of Richmond. Most of these materials were collected from various sources over a long period of years and are not complete records of any of these churches.
Collection Historical Note
The first Presbyterian church in Madison County, KY was organized in 1790 by Rev. James Crawford in the community of Kirksville and was called the Silver Creek Presbyterian Church. This church eventually came to be known as the Kirksville Presbyterian Church, and it continued until 1921 when church members voted to consolidate with the First Presbyterian Church in Richmond which had been founded In 1827. The complete history of these churches is much more convoluted than this brief overview shows, but interested researchers can refer to the collection for a more complete version.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives
Accruals:
Photocopies of Kirksville and Silver Creek Church minutes were received from Mrs. O.W. Hisle.
Acquisition Source:
Barr, Dixon
Acquisition Method:
gift
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 1
- UnitID: 31234014052714
- Folder 1: Budgets, 1959-1988
- Folder 2: Bulletins, 1947-1976
- Folder 3: Bulletins, 1977-1979
- Folder 4: Bulletins, 1980-1982
- Folder 5: Bulletins, 1983-1984
- Folder 6: Bulletins, 1985-1988
- Folder 7: Congregation Annual Report, 1972-1979
- Folder 8: Correspondence, 1955, 1971-1981
- Box 2
- UnitID: 31234014052722
- Folder 1: Directories, 1913, 1961-1983
- Includes a photocopy of a yearbook from 1913.
- Folder 2: Ephemera
- Includes calendars, programs, brochures, invitations and one sermon.
- Folder 3: Financial Reports, 1956-1979
- Folder 4: Historical Materials, 1921-1927
- Includes photocopy of the 1921 dedication program for the new church, the Shackelford 1927 history and a list of known clerks.
- Folder 5: History of Richmond First Presbyterian Church, f.1 of 2, ca 1965
- Photocopy of a manuscript history compiled by the Presbyterian Women.
- Originals or Copies Note: photocopy
- Folder 6: History of Richmond First Presbyterian Church, f.1 of 3, ca 1965
- Photocopy of a manuscript history compiled by the Presbyterian Women.
- Originals or Copies Note: photocopy
- Folder 7: Lawsuits
- Photocopies of two lawsuits involving the church.
- Originals or Copies Note: photocopy
- Folder 8: Session Minutes, 1827-1836
- Originals or Copies Note: photocopy
- Folder 9: Session Minutes, 1839-1849
- Originals or Copies Note: photocopy
- Folder 10: Session Minutes, 1849-1859
- Originals or Copies Note: photocopy
- Folder 11: Session Minutes, 1859-1884
- Originals or Copies Note: photocopy
- Box 3
- UnitID: 31234014052730
- Folder 1: Session Minutes, 1884-1894
- Originals or Copies Note: photocopy
- Folder 2: Session Minutes, 1895-1900
- Originals or Copies Note: photocopy
- Folder 3: Session Minutes, 1901-1906
- Originals or Copies Note: photocopy
- Folder 4: Session Minutes, 1907-1917
- Originals or Copies Note: photocopy
- Folder 5: Session Minutes, 1918-1931
- Originals or Copies Note: photocopy
- Folder 6: Session Minutes, 1932-1940
- Originals or Copies Note: photocopy
- Folder 7: Session Minutes, 1940-1944
- Originals or Copies Note: photocopy
- Folder 8: Session Minutes, 1971-1977
- Originals or Copies Note: photocopy
- Box 4
- UnitID: 31234014051716
- Folder 1: Session Minutes, 1955-1983
- Also includes some congregational and trustee minutes.
- Originals or Copies Note: photocopy
- Folder 2: Deacons Minutes, 1976-1978
- Originals or Copies Note: photocopy
- Folder 3: Church Register, 1895-1913
- Church membership lists.
- Folder 4: Newsletters, 1963-1983
- Folder 5: Newsletters, 1984-1988
- Folder 6: Organizational Records
- Folder 7: Presbyterian Women
- Folder 8: Stewardship, 1971, 1989
- Folder 9: Silver Creek Presbyterian Church Session Minutes, 1790-1919
- Minutes stop in 1895, but the volume was used to record death notices until 1919.
- Originals or Copies Note: photocopy
- Folder 10: Kirksville Presbyterian Church Records, 1895-1921
- The end of this volume documents the disbanding of the church.
- Originals or Copies Note: photocopy
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