Scope and Contents This collection contains booklets from eleven New England A.M.E Annual Conference meetings. These include seven ‘Journal of Proceedings’ and five ‘Minutes of the Annual Sessions”. These all take place between 1919-1930, the 68th-79th Annual Conferences.There are two other A.M.E related materials: The 28th General Conference A.M.E Church Official Programme, dated May 7-25, 1928, and the A.M.E Church Booklet: The Review Published Quarterly Issue #242, dated April-June 1970....

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The Bethel AME Church collection spans about twenty years and primarily follows Bethel AME relocation from Meeting Street to Rochambeau Avenue, from 1961 to 1962. Included are personal letters from Pastor Oliver W.H. Childers, documents pertaining to the acquisition of Rochambeau Avenue properties, programs from Bethel AME Anniversaries and related items.

Scope and Contents The Olney Street Baptist Church scrapbook has a written breakdown of the church’s early history from establishment to Pastor O.S. Paul Thompson’s time. Following this is a timeline of events from 1901-1963, noting major events such as the laying of the cornerstone and entering the newly constructed church. The next section of the scrapbook is dedicated to the pastors of the Olney Street Baptist Church. The church’s pastors are listed chronologically from E.H. McDonald to...

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The collection includes materials from Rev. Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney, pastor of Olney Street Baptist Church from 1955 until 1958, and his wife, Louise Jones McKinney, who taught at Classical High School in Providence during her husband's time as pastor. The papers primarily consist of items from their time in Providence, although there are some items from Rev. McKinney's life after leaving to serve as pastor at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Seattle, Washington.

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Winter Street A.M.E Zion Church was founded in 1838 in Providence, Rhode Island. It is now known as Hood-Shaw Memorial church. Materials in this collection include church programs, song recitals, anniversary doucments, newspaper clippings, memorial services and photographs.