This collection contains three series across one bankers box and one oversized document case.

Maurice Lawson

The Personal Autobiography folder contains a typed autobiographical manuscript of the life and work of Maurice and Muriel Lawson.

The 1930s-1948 sub-series contains folders of newspapers, newsletters, pamphlets, photographs, and correspondence relating to the time the young family lived on Bethel’s campus as Dorm Parents and Maurice’s time serving as the pastor of Bethany Baptist in Ludington, Ill. and Bethany Baptist in Joliet, Ill.. - Bethel Institute, Ludington, Bethany Baptist in Joliet - Bethel Baptist, Joliet, Ill. (1943-1945) - Photographs

The 1951-1960s sub-series contains folders of newspapers, bulletins, booklets, and correspondence from the time Maurice Lawson pastored Olivet Baptist while teaching Literature at Bethel College. - Olivet Baptist, Robinsdale (Now Cornerstone, Crystal) - Letters

The 1960-1968 sub-series contains folders of newspaper clippings, bulletins, reports, cards, correspondence, and photographs from Maurice Lawson’s time as pastor of Bethany Baptist in Whittier, California. The BGC Keynote Address 1969 folder contains a typed manuscript of Lawson’s speech before the Baptist General Conference. - Pastor of Bethany Baptist, Whittier - Welcome Lawsons - Letters - Theft of Offerings - BGC Keynote Address 1969 - Bulletins - Photographs The 1968-1975 sub-series contains folders of newspaper articles and correspondence from Maurice Lawson’s time serving as Campus Pastor of Bethel College and Seminary, including controversies. - While Campus Pastor - Against Bethel

Minnesota Baptist Conference

The History sub-series contains various documents and play scripts relating the history of Swedish Baptists, missions supported by the Minnesota Baptists Conference (MBC), new church plants in Minnesota, church camps, and the work of Truett Lawson as the head of the MBC. - Skits - Missionary and Ministry Histories - New Churches - History of Trout Lake Camp - 30th Anniversary of History of Wood Lake Camp in Grantsburg, WI (1933-1963) - Retirement Program - Thank You, Truett for Opening Doors of Opportunity (1990-2008)

The Newsletters, 1945-2007 sub-series contains an incomplete set of the Minnesota Baptist Conference Newsletter over a span of 60 years. - 1945-1954 - 1955-65 - 1966-1970 - 1971-1977 - 1978-1986 - 1987-2007 Controversy The Open Membership and Requiring Baptism sub-series contains reports, memorandums, agendas, correspondence, and survey results relating to the Minnesota Baptist Conference debate on membership and baptism. - Reports, Memorandums, Task Force Agendas, and Miscellaneous Documents - Direct Correspondence - Results of Survey on Membership and Baptism - Official Statements on Open Membership and Baptism

The Open Theism Debate sub-series contains correspondence, faith statements, reports, resolutions to pastors and members, Truett Lawson’s personal notes and correspondence relating to the famous debate of the late 90s and early 00s between Gregory Boyd and John Piper at Bethel University and in the Minnesota Baptist Conference. - Gregory Boyd and John Piper Theology Statements - Reports, Resolutions, and Memorandums to Pastors and Churches - Notes and Document Corrections - Direct Correspondence - Results of the Poll of Minnesota Baptist Conference Senior Pastors

The Reports sub-series contains spiral bound Bethel Seminary and Minnesota Baptist Conference reports. - Developmental Crises in New Church Planting - Annual Conference Report, September 2000 - Annual Conference Report, October 2001 - Annual Conference Report, October 2002 - Annual Conference Report, September 2003 - Annual Conference Report, October 2004 - Annual Conference Report, October 2005 - Annual Conference Report, October 2006 - Annual Conference Report, October 2007 - Seminary Vision Committee 1992-2001 Report to the Board of Regents

The Centennial Conference Folder folder contains a mini folder of materials given to participants in the Centennial Conference of the Minnesota Baptist Conference.

The Exhibit in the American Swedish Institute, Sept. 2007 folder contains written notes, proposed plans, and preparatory materials relating to the creation of a special exhibit on the history of Swedish Baptists in Minnesota.

The Pietism Rocks booklet folder contains a pamphlet written by Truett Lawson.

The Ukrainian Missions folder contains a brochure and correspondence relating to MBC sister churches and missions in Ukraine.

The Love Lift for Ukraine -- Sister Churches, 1992-2007 book contains images of the pastors and sister churches of the MBC in Ukraine.

The Miscellaneous Documents folder includes an empty survey sheet and correspondence.

Photographs

The Miscellaneous folder contains various photographs from the ministry of Truett Lawson.

The Andrew Peterson Homestead folder contains photographs and a card of the Andrew Peterson Homestead in Carver County provided on behalf of the Carver County Historical Society by Truett’s uncle. The Ukraine folder contains photographs taken on the MBC-sponsored Ukraine trip. Other unlabeled Ukraine photographs may still be in the Miscellaneous folder.