Baptist General Conference Annual Meetings collection, 1888-2020
Scope and Contents
The Annual Meetings collection dates between 1888 and 2020. It spans 19 cubic feet in 12 boxes.
The translated copies of the meetings of the Baptist General Conference were translated by Harry Eriksson, edited by G. David Guston, with an introduction by Norris Magnuson from 1988. These are contained in the first folder. Following folders contain translated meeting minutes, possibly translated by someone else.
The published Annuals are spread by year throughout the collection. These include information such as meeting minutes from the annual meetings, as well as statistics on churches, and pastoral roles. Some of the early Annuals are split into two volumes.
Many of the dated folders contain programs from the events, memoirs of the events, and tourist information. Some years lack material, including the meetings prior to 1907, 1908-1914, 1916-1926, 1928-1932, 1934, 1937-1938, 1940-1941, 1943-1946, 1948-1951, 1954-1960, 1962-1963, 1969, and 1994.
The 1999 Acquisition series dates between 1974 to 1983, containing many planning documents and reports.
The photographs series dates between 1902 and 2000. Many are oversized long photographs of meeting attendees.
Dates
- 1888 - 2020
Creator
- Magnuson, Norris Alden (1932-2006) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for researcher use.
Historical note
The first Swedish Bapitst Church in America was founded in 1852 in Rock Island, Illinois. The Swedish Baptist General Conference began annual meetings on a national level in 1879. Prior to these meetings, there were district meetings starting in 1856. The annuals changed from Swedish to English in 1935. In 2008, they switched from annual to biennial meetings.
Extent
19 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Swedish
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically, with the 1999 Acquisition separate as its own series.
Custodial History
It is unclear who donated much of this collection. The 1999 Acquisition series was donated to the archives by the Baptist General Conference headquarters in 1999.
Physical Description
The oversized photographs are interleaved with acid-free paper.
Creator
- Magnuson, Norris Alden (1932-2006) (Person)
- Title
- Baptist General Conference Annual Meetings collection, 1888-2020
- Author
- Rebekah Lopez
- Date
- November 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The History Center: Archives of Bethel University and Converge Repository
