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Emmanuel Baptist Church (Lafayette, Louisiana). Records, 1955-1989, n.d.

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0480

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of articles of incorporations and bylaws, documents, minutes of meetings, general and financial records, and committee reports.

Dr. Michael S. Martin donated the collection.

Dates

  • 1955-1989, n.d.

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Emmanuel Baptist Church of Lafayette was organized on Sunday, April 17, 1955 by church members living south of the city limits along the Abbeville Highway. Until a permanent building was erected on property already purchased, meetings were held in the Morgan-Hall building in Arnold Heights.

The first Board of Trustees for the Church were H.B. Fletcher, Clyde R. Williams, Grady R Harris, Coy E. Upshaw, Roy A. Eaton, Charles L. Beck, and Thomas A. Durham. The first officers of the Church were H.B. Fletcher, chairman; Roy A. Eaton, secretary; Thomas A. Durham, treasurer.

Extent

1.041667 Linear Feet (1 foot and 0.5 inches of materials contained in 3 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Title
Emmanuel Baptist Church (Lafayette, Louisiana) Records
Status
Completed
Author
Zack Stein
Date
12/04/2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection Repository

Contact:
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031