North Dakota Swedish Baptist Conference Records

Collection — Container: One box

Identifier: OGLMC-770

Scope and Contents

These records include copies of annual meeting minutes and reports of the North Dakota Swedish Baptist Conference, 1918-1929. These were printed in Svenska Standaret of the Swedish Baptist General Conference of America. There are also notes about various Swedish Baptist churches in North Dakota and five photographs of Swedish families in the Kulm, North Dakota, area. All of the copies were made from records preserved at the Bethel University archives in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Dates

created: 1918-1929

Conditions Governing Access

Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Biographical or Historical Information

The North Dakota Swedish Baptist Conference was organized in 1902. Many of the member congregations had been organized during the 1890s. Overall, about 12 churches were members in the conference. The Swedish conference remained active into the early 1930s, when most of the churches joined with the North Dakota Baptist Convention (American Baptist Churches USA).

Note written by

Full Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Method of Acquisition

Donation; 82-1013 and 82-1021

Related Publications

North Dakota Baptist State Convention 1884-1984 by JoAnne and Don Shoemaker (1984) Historik öfver Svenska Baptisternas verksamhet i North Dakota från dess början till år 1912 (1913)