Primitive Baptist Library and Archives collection

119 Items
Last Updated: 2026-02-17

This collection consists of materials loaned to the Archives and Special Collections at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary by the Primitive Baptist Library and Archives for digitization. Materials in this collection include record books of individual Primitive Baptist churches, programs from services at various churches, records books of Primitive Baptist associations, maps, letters and correspondence, newsletters of historical societies, books on the histories of Primitive Baptist associations, and membership directories of assorted Primitive Baptist churches. These materials span the years 1778 to 2013.

After digitization by SEBTS staff, all material in this collection was returned to the Primitive Baptist Library and Archives in Elon, NC where they are physically housed.

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Collection Details

Total items
190
Resource type
Text
Date Created
1778/2013
Identifier
PBLA000

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81. Montview Primitive Baptist Church Record Book 1985-1989

Title Tesim:
Montview Primitive Baptist Church Record Book 1985-1989
Subject:
Primitive Baptists
Creator:
Montview Primitive Baptist Church
Location:
Winston-Salem (N.C.) and Forsyth County (N.C.)
Language:
English
Date Created:
1985/1989
Resource Type:
Text
Identifier:
PBHLA-MPBC.005

82. Zion's Rest Primitive Baptist Church record book 1949-1970

Title Tesim:
Zion's Rest Primitive Baptist Church record book 1949-1970
Description:
Zion’s Rest Primitive Baptist Church was organized on April 23, 1949, in Rockingham County, Spray, North Carolina. This record book includes church membership rolls and minutes from regular meetings. The church held monthly meetings and according to its records closed on November 1, 1987.
Subject:
Zion's Rest Primitive Baptist Church and Primitive Baptists
Creator:
Zion's Rest Primitive Baptist Church
Location:
Rockingham County (N.C.)
Language:
English
Date Created:
1949-04-23/1970-10-03
Resource Type:
Text
Identifier:
PBHLA-ZRPBC.001

83. Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church record book 1973-1976

Title Tesim:
Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church record book 1973-1976
Description:
Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church was founded on October 28, 1899, and located in Martinsville, Virginia. Several names are used throughout the records books including Primitive Baptist Church at Martinsville, Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church, the Church Street Primitive Baptist Church Martinsville, Virginia, and Chatham Heights Primitive Baptist Church. Reference is made to the church meeting at a new location in Chatham Heights in 1963 which may explain some name variation. The church typically met monthly during which time minutes were recorded in the church record books.
Subject:
Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church and Primitive Baptists
Creator:
Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church
Location:
Martinsville (Va.)
Language:
English
Date Created:
1973-09-22/1976-08-21
Resource Type:
Text
Identifier:
PBHLA-MPBC.005

84. Primitive Baptist Library and Archives Quarterly, Volume 17, Number 1

Title Tesim:
Primitive Baptist Library and Archives Quarterly, Volume 17, Number 1
Subject:
Archives and Primitive Baptists
Creator:
Primitive Baptist Library and Archives
Location:
Elon (N.C.)
Language:
English
Date Created:
1976
Resource Type:
Text
Identifier:
PBHLA-CLPBC.017

85. The Primitive Baptist Church at Pine Forest record book 1898-1946

Title Tesim:
The Primitive Baptist Church at Pine Forest record book 1898-1946
Description:
Records of the Primitive Baptist Church at Pine Forest which was founded in Virginia on October 15, 1898, with David Sumner as its first pastor. The record book indicates meetings were typically held at least monthly and includes church minutes and member information. See additional document PBHLA-PBCPF.001a for reference guide of illegible words due to binding.
Subject:
Primitive Baptists, Pine Forest Church, and Primitive Baptist Church at Pine Forest
Creator:
The Primitive Baptist Church at Pine Forest
Location:
Language:
English
Date Created:
1898/1946
Resource Type:
Text
Identifier:
PBHLA-PBCPF.001

86. Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church record book 1875-1901

Title Tesim:
Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church record book 1875-1901
Subject:
Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church and Primitive Baptists
Creator:
Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church
Location:
Washington (D.C.)
Language:
English
Date Created:
1875/1901
Rights Statement:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Resource Type:
Text
Identifier:
PBHLA-SPBC.004

87. Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church record book 1919-1973

Title Tesim:
Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church record book 1919-1973
Description:
Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church was founded on October 28, 1899, and located in Martinsville, Virginia. Several names are used throughout the records books including Primitive Baptist Church at Martinsville, Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church, the Church Street Primitive Baptist Church Martinsville, Virginia, and Chatham Heights Primitive Baptist Church. Reference is made to the church meeting at a new location in Chatham Heights in 1963 which may explain some name variation. The church typically met monthly during which time minutes were recorded in the church record books. The first entry in this record book is February 1919 and the final entry is January 1973. The church records at the beginning start as early as 1899. A gap in entries exists from February 1945 until November 1959. Record books 2 through 4 (PBHLA-MPBC.002-.004) seem to fill this gap.
Subject:
Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church and Primitive Baptists
Creator:
Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church
Location:
Martinsville (Va.)
Language:
English
Date Created:
1919-02-15/1973-01-27
Resource Type:
Text
Identifier:
PBHLA-MPBC.001

88. The Lone Pilgrim Volume 2 Number 6 1924

Title Tesim:
The Lone Pilgrim Volume 2 Number 6 1924
Description:
The Lone Pilgrim was a Primitive Baptist publication that had its first issue around 1922. It was edited by Elders J. W. Wyatt and H. F. Hutchens, both from North Carolina. It was a monthly publication with readership in North Carolina and Virginia. The issues typically contained articles discussing doctrine or similar topics of the day. They would often include announcements from associations and churches regarding meeting times and locations and sometimes speaking arrangements of traveling elders. Letters and articles from readers were frequently printed and at times obituaries as well.
Subject:
The Lone Pilgrim and Primitive Baptists
Creator:
Wyatt, J. W. and Hutchens, H. F.
Location:
Selma (N.C.)
Language:
English
Date Created:
1924-03-15
Rights Statement:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Resource Type:
Text
Identifier:
PBHLA-TLP_002_006_1924

89. Montview Primitive Baptist Church Record Book 1986-2000

Title Tesim:
Montview Primitive Baptist Church Record Book 1986-2000
Subject:
Primitive Baptists
Creator:
Montview Primitive Baptist Church
Location:
Winston-Salem (N.C.) and Forsyth County (N.C.)
Language:
English
Date Created:
1986/2000
Resource Type:
Text
Identifier:
PBHLA-MPBC.006

90. The Lone Pilgrim Volume 2 Number 7 1924

Title Tesim:
The Lone Pilgrim Volume 2 Number 7 1924
Description:
The Lone Pilgrim was a Primitive Baptist publication that had its first issue around 1922. It was edited by Elders J. W. Wyatt and H. F. Hutchens, both from North Carolina. It was a monthly publication with readership in North Carolina and Virginia. The issues typically contained articles discussing doctrine or similar topics of the day. They would often include announcements from associations and churches regarding meeting times and locations and sometimes speaking arrangements of traveling elders. Letters and articles from readers were frequently printed and at times obituaries as well.
Subject:
The Lone Pilgrim and Primitive Baptists
Creator:
Wyatt, J. W. and Hutchens, H. F.
Location:
Selma (N.C.)
Language:
English
Date Created:
1924-04-15
Rights Statement:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Resource Type:
Text
Identifier:
PBHLA-TLP_002_007_1924