Summary Information
Wisconsin Baptist State Convention Records
1842-1955
- Wisconsin Baptist State Convention
Mss 274
17.2 c.f. (43 archives boxes and 1 flat box)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Scattered records of the Wisconsin Baptist State Convention, of the Wisconsin Free Baptist Yearly Meeting which merged with the State Convention in 1913, and of various regional and local Baptist groups and churches. State Convention records include State Board minutes, State Mission Society records, treasurer's records, and files of State Superintendent Ezra G. Roth, of Investment Treasurer T. Knudsen, and of the Department of Christian Education. Records of the affiliated groups include those of the Northern Wisconsin Baptist Association and the Southwestern Baptist Association; proceedings of the Wisconsin Baptist Ministerial Association; records of various church women's organizations; and records of local congregations and of the Milwaukee Baptist Union. Information on youth activities, on missionaries' support and activities, and on development of the American Baptist Assembly at Green Lake, Wis., are present, as are reminiscences and other documentation of early years of Baptist activity in Wisonsin. Free Baptist records include annual meeting minutes (1845-1914), State Board minutes (1892-1913), Mission Society records (1888-1913), Advocates of Christian Fidelity minutes (1892-1912), and other items. Local records are primarily those of defunct local congregations and represent both Free Baptist and regular Baptist affiliates. Minutes and financial records predominate.
English
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Biography/History
Baptist history in Wisconsin began at Brothertown, near Fond du Lac, in 1834. Elder Thomas Dick, an Indian of the Brothertown tribe, was the first pastor. The first organization of Baptist churches was formed at Delavan in 1844 under the name “Wisconsin Baptist Convention.” Even prior to that time (1838), delegates representing several churches had met in Milwaukee to form a missionary board for central Wisconsin.
In 1846 the Wisconsin Baptist Convention was dissolved and reorganized as the “Wisconsin Baptist General Association” during a convention held at East Troy. The name was again changed in 1850 to “Wisconsin Baptist State Convention” (WBSC), and thereafter the minutes of its annual meetings were printed. (Bound copies are in the SHSW library.) The Convention was incorporated on April 5, 1852. The Northern Baptist Convention, with which the WBSC became affiliated, was founded in Washington, D.C., in 1907, and is now known as the American Baptist Convention.
A ministers' conference, called the “Ministerial Union,” was established during the Janesville annual convention of 1863. The Ministerial Union had an uninterrupted history of sixty-seven years when it was dissolved in 1931 and merged into the new, comprehensive organization of Wisconsin Baptist Men. In order to meet the specific needs of the clergy, however, a “Ministers' Council” was again organized during 1936-37.
The first women's society within the Wisconsin Baptist Convention was begun in 1871. In that same year, woman delegates to the annual convention were elected for the first time. It is believed that women served at various times as temporary or unofficial pastors of some Baptist churches. The first woman pastor of record, however, was Mrs. E.S. Paulling, whose ministry to the Washington Island church began in 1903.
By 1911, according to the Reverend Edgar Killam (author of the Baptist centennial history), a considerable number of churches had been dissolved and their property turned over to the State Convention. Some “had been hastily constituted in over-churched communities; others suffered and grew weak because of a lack of leadership.” Hence the records of many defunct churches came into the keeping of the State headquarters, which were located wherever the State Superintendent happened to live. The first official State headquarters was established in 1913 by Superintendent Dr. D.W. Hulburt, and was located at 1717 West Wells Street, Milwaukee.
Other records deposited at State headquarters include those of the Milwaukee Baptist Union which was organized in 1920 “to study conditions and promote the work of Baptists in the ... city and its suburbs.” The Union functioned until 1934 when its work was assumed by the State Convention.
Dr. Hulburt was succeeded as State Superintendent in 1921 by Dr. Abraham LeGrand who served until 1939. His successor, the Reverend J.W. Herring, died in August, 1940. Thereafter the Reverend T. Knudsen served both as acting Superintendent and investment treasurer until the appointment of Dr. Ezra G. Roth in May, 1941. Reverend Knudsen remained as investment treasurer for some years under Dr. Roth. The “Roth files” in this collection include some correspondence of LeGrand, Herring, and Knudsen.
The Free Baptists
The first Wisconsin church of the Free Baptists was organized at New Berlin in 1840. Churches were established at Honey Creek and at Prairie du Lac (Janesville) in 1841. These three churches formed the “Honey Creek Quarterly Meeting” in 1842. The Rock Creek Quarterly Meeting was initiated in 1845, at which time the two regional groups set up the “Wisconsin Yearly Meeting of Free Baptists.”
There was always general cooperation between the “regular” and “Free” Baptists. In 1904 the possibility of organic unity was proposed and thereafter explored. The last state meeting of the Free Baptists took place June 26-28, 1913. Only one person who had been present at the first meeting in 1845, Mrs. Arimintha Mattison, was present for the final Yearly Meeting. Following that meeting the Free Baptists became an integral part of the regular Baptist State Convention. The records of many of the old Free churches are found among the papers deposited with the SHSW by Dr. Ezra Roth in 1960.
References
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“Centennial History of the Wisconsin State Convention” -- Reverend Edgar L. Killam, 1944.
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“They Who Made the Way” -- Reverend Coe Hayne, 1934.
Scope and Content Note
The records of the Wisconsin Baptist State Convention consist of the official records of annual meetings, minutes of the Board of Directors, records and correspondence of the state central office, state missionary society records, financial records, minutes of meetings of intrastate regional associations, and records of state and local women's organizations, of local churches and of the Free Baptist Church. The records are organized primarily in chronological order in the series Historical Data, Wisconsin Baptist State Convention, Free Baptist Records, and Local Church Records.
The words “State Convention” in the title have the meaning of “State Association,” not “annual assembly.” The term “Yearly Meeting” used in Free Baptist records, also denotes “State Association.” Similarly, “Quarterly Meeting” means “Regional Association.” Nonetheless, the state and regional associations did meet annually and quarterly, respectively, as their titles imply.
The earliest record dates from 1842 and the most recent papers from 1955. Many series are extremely fragmentary and none are complete. Minutes of the meetings of the State Board, for example, run from 1851 to 1913. The account book of the State Treasurer only covers the period from 1897 to 1902. Some of the local church records and Free Baptist records are more complete.
The series HISTORICAL DATA consists of manuscripts and letters dealing with the early years of local, regional and state Baptist establishments. Some of these appear to rely on personal recollection or oral tradition. Included is a manuscript copy of the centennial history of the Baptists written by the Reverend Edgar Killam, then pastor of the Lake Geneva Church. A printed copy of this history is in the SHSW library. Also in this file are typed copies of letters purported to have been written by early Baptist missionaries in Wisconsin; these were compiled by the Reverend Coe Hayne.
The WISCONSIN BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION records' first subseries, the State Convention records, consist of the minutes of meetings of the State Board; Mission Society records; treasurer's records; the files of Dr. Ezra G. Roth, state superintendent; files of the Department of Christian Education; files of the Reverend T. Knudsen, investment treasurer; and other state organization records.
Records of the State Mission Society are concerned chiefly with the raising of funds for the support of domestic and foreign missions. Besides the strictly financial records there are reports from and about the missionaries.
Included in the state treasurer's records are files relating to the disposition of the property of defunct churches. These are followed by (and are virtually indistinguishable from) partial records of the “Roundy Memorial Fund.” Through a bequest, Judson Roundy established a sizeable trust designated as a loan fund for the building, expansion, and repair of Baptist institutions affiliated with the State Convention. A few loan and bequest records also are a part of the treasurer's records.
The Reverend Ezra G. Roth became State Superintendent of the Convention in 1941 and fifteen boxes of the papers are referred to as the “Roth files” since they were largely produced during his tenure. However a
few letters can also be found in these files which concern his predecessors: Dr. Hulburt, Dr. LeGrand, and Reverend Herring. The files are primarily correspondence and are arranged in two sections: a subject file and a local church file. The documents are in reverse chronological order.
The Department of Christian Education files were also generated largely during Dr. Roth's superintendency, but by others employed by the State Convention. Figuring prominently in the records of this department are the Reverend David W. Witte, Eva Basara, and the Reverend Ernest Midkiff, each of whom served as a director or a divisional head. It appears from the papers that these officials served in more than one capacity, either simultaneously or consecutively. The department records include minutes and subject files, the latter being arranged alphabetically then in reverse chronological order. In addition to subjects which parallel the Roth files, they deal with such matters as loan funds, higher education, Negro education, summer camps, youth rallies, and administrative matters.
The investment files of the Reverend T. Knudsen cover only the years 1945 to 1949. Reverend Knudsen had been an official of the Norwegian Baptist organization and served as interim state superintendent following the death of the Reverend J.W. Herring in 1940. His papers are divided into general correspondence and investment correspondence. The investment correspondence is mainly with companies and stock brokers and is useful principally to show the range of investments made by the State Convention. The general correspondence is with a wide range of people but also deals largely (though not exclusively) with matters of finance. Some of the other topics discussed are personal references, missionary visits, pastoral concerns, and social activities.
Miscellaneous items make up the final category of the State Convention records. The “Roll Call” of Wisconsin Baptist Churches lists the various churches and their membership figures from 1842 to 1931. Also included is a survey of all denominations in the state along with population figures which was probably compiled by Dr. D.W. Hulburt in 1910. Finally there are brief records regarding the construction and pledges for “Hulburt Hall,” an assembly building at Green Lake which was erected as a memorial to Dr. D.W. Hulburt.
The other subseries within WISCONSIN BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION are Regional Records, Wisconsin Baptist Ministerial Association, Women's Organizations, and Miscellany. The Women's Organizations subseries includes various records of the State Baptist Women's Missionary Society; secretary's records of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Central Association; proceedings of the Organization of Wives and Widows of Baptist Ministers of Wisconsin; and records of local church women's groups. Among these records, only those dealing with the “Houseparty” require explanation. The statewide annual “houseparty” seems to have been a combined religious retreat, educational experience and social event. In the main, these particular papers are concerned with the preparation for and functioning of the “houseparties.”
The various items grouped under Miscellany appear to have minimal value except to persons interested in the cost of living during the periods covered. The two account books designated as “Central Office” were so labelled solely through the processor's deduction. Also included are personal accounts of D.W. Hulburt, H.S. Vreeland, and H.W. Bardenweper; assorted records of the Milwaukee Baptist Union; and unidentified dramatizations concerning church affairs.
The most complete series of records in this collection comes from the FREE BAPTIST Church. Established as an autonomous Baptist group in New Berlin in 1840, its numbers grew sufficiently to warrant the establishment of a Yearly Meeting (i.e., state association) in 1845. From then until its union with the regular Baptist Convention in 1913, its Yearly Meeting minutes are virtually complete. Only one set of Free Baptist documents requires explanation. Around 1888, the group decided to provide financial aid to the Reverend Coldren, a missionary in India. The resultant organization as well as the actual monies involved was known as the “Coldren Fund.”
LOCAL CHURCH RECORDS are those of individual local churches (including some Free Baptist churches) and are among the oldest items in the collection. Some are extremely fragile. Many are the books of defunct congregations which were turned over to the State Convention for preservation. Included are the minutes of meetings of various local societies in addition to the proceedings of the regular church meetings. The dates of some of the volumes overlap; but since many lack a clear title page, it is conceivable that they actually represent two different functions, e.g., regular weekly meetings, and official annual meetings along with interim Board actions.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented by the Reverend Ezra G. Roth, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September, 1960; and by the Reverend Chris E. Lawson, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August, 1963. Accession Number: M60-156, M63-150
Processed by Brother Gregory Isenhart and Karen Baumann, September 30, 1973.
Contents List
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Series: Historical Data
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Box
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Baptists in Wisconsin, General
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Manuscript of Centennial history, Rev. E.L. Killam, 1944
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Manuscript, Coe Hayne's compilations, 1942
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Wisconsin Baptist personages: Fellman, Halteman, LeGrand, Lindsa, and Underwood
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Local history by city
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A - L
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M - W
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Series: Wisconsin Baptist State Convention
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Subseries: State Convention Records
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State Board Minutes
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1851 - 1874
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1874 - 1878
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1879 - 1883
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1883 - 1888
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1889 - 1901
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1902 - 1913
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State Mission Society Records
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Financial record, 1875-1885
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Box
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Letters, reprints, reports, 1883-1895
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Financial and other records, 1909-1915
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Sample forms, missionary literature and letters, 1911-1920
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State Treasurer's Records
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Accounts, 1897-1902
: State Treasurer deeds, judgments, correspondence, etc. re: disposal of local church properties
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A - M
: Afton, Arcadia, Black River Falls, Burlington, Burnett, Dale, Greenbush, and Maple Grove
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O - W
: Otsego, Rio, Sparta, Spooner, Spring Prairie, Thorpe, Tomah, and Wrightstown
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Roundy Memorial Fund & Investment fund records by city
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A - H
: Barron, Caldwell, Diamond Bluffs, Dunville, Fish Creek, Greenwood, and Hustler
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I - L
: Irma, Kenosha, Knapp, La Crosse, and Lodi
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M - O
: Marinette, Mauston, Milwaukee, Minocqua, Oak Center, and Oshkosh
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P - R
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S - W
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Bequests and loan records by name
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A - Ha
: Anderson loan, Buscher loan, Chadwick bequest, Dunwiddie loan, Farries bequest, and Hatfield bequest
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Hu - W
: Hulburt loan & bequest, Johnson bequest, Jones bequest, Prout loan, Sykes bequest, Sherwood bequest, and Winslow bequest
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Ezra G. Roth (State Superintendent)
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Subject Files
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Applications
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A - J
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K - V
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W, Y, Z
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A, B, General
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Baptist Home & Hospital, Maywood, Illinois
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Baptist Hospital Fund
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Bell, Rev. Edwin A.
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Board of Managers, fiscal
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1945-1946
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1944-1945
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1942-1943
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C, General
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Chicago Baptist Association
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Church Extension Reserve Fund
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Church Officers Conference
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Collins, Rev. Geo. L.
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Committees
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Christian Social Progress
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Convention Personnel
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Executive
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Executive & Promotion
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Oct., 1948-Oct., 1949
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Oct., 1947-Oct., 1948
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1942-1947
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Finance
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Historical (centennial)
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Ministry, on the
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M. & M. applications
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Pastoral Relations
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Publicity
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Revision of constitutions
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State Convention Program
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Staff
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Czechoslovakian Work
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D, General
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Department of Christian Education
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Department of Higher Education
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Deputational Workers
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1945-1947
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1941-1944
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E - L, General
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LeGrand, Dr. A.
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M, General
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Men's work
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Merrimac
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Milwaukee County Council of Churches
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Ministers' Council
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Ministers of Milwaukee Association
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Missionary Promotion
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N, General
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Northern Baptist Assembly
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Northern Baptist Assembly Board of Directors
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1947
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1946
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1945
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1944
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Northern Theological Seminary
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0, P, R, General
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Ross, Dr. Stanley C.
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Roth, Dr. E.G., personal
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Roth - Fell
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S, General
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Seminaries
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State Missions
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1945-1947
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1941-1944
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Town-Country Work
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Traffic Manager, N.B.C.
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U, V, W, General
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Waupaca Lawsuit
: Waupaca lawsuit involved the question of autonomy of local churches, specifically with regard to missionary contributions. Regular vs. “conservative” Baptist viewpoints come into the picture as well.
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Wayland Junior College
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Wayland Foundation
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Wisconsin Anti-Saloon League
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Wisconsin Baptist
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Wisconsin Baptist Fellowship Sunday, 1/10/42
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Wisconsin Negro Educational Center
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Women's Work
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1944-1947
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1942-1943
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World Emergency Forward Fund
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Young People, Division of
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Youth Fellowship
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Correspondence with Local Churches
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Albany, 1943; Allenville, , 1940-1944; Antigo, , 1942; Appleton, , 1945
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Bangor, 1940; Beloit, , 1940-1947
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Berlin, Big Bend, Blair, 1940-1947
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Cadott, 1940-1943; Cady Creek, , 1940; Campbellsport, , 1940-1947
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Camp Douglas, 1941-1947; Carey Corners, , 1940; Cassville, , 1940-1947; Clinton, , 1940-1947
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Darlington
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Delavan, Dodgeville, 1940-1947
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East Balsam, 1940-1943; East Delavan, , 1940-1947
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Eau Claire (Bethel, Washington), 1940-1947
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Eau Claire (First Church), 1940-1947
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Elkhorn, 1940-1947
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Ellison Bay, 1939-1943
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Eureka, 1941-1947
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Evansville, 1940-1947
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Fairwater, 1938-1944
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Fish Creek, 1940-1943
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Fond du Lac, 1940-1947
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Gillett, 1940; Glen Flora, , 1940-1945; Goodrich, , 1943-1945; Grantsburg, , 1943-1945
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Green Bay, 1940-1947
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Greendale Community, 1940-1944; Greenleaf, , 1943-1944
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Hillsdale, 1908-1919, 1941-1944; Honey Creek, , 1940-1947
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Hortonville, 1940-1946
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Hudson, 1940-1947
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Janesville, 1940-1947
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Juda, 1941-1947; Kendall, , 1940-1946
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Kenosha (Calvary Italian), 1940-1947
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Kenosha (First), 1940-1947; (Immanuel), 1940-1945; (2nd Negro), , 1940-1943; (Swedish), , 1940-1943
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La Crosse (Calvary), (First), 1940-1947
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Lake Geneva, 1940-1947
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Lake Nebagamon, 1941-1943; Lancaster, , 1940-1946; Lebanon, , 1943-1945
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Madison, 1940-1947
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Manitowoc, 1941-1947
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Marinette, 1940-1945; Mason, , 1941-1943
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Mauston, 1940-1947
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Menomonie, 1940-1947; Millard, , 1940-1943; Milltown, , 1940-1945
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Merrill, 1940-1947
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19
Folder
4
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Miscellaneous, 1940-1943
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Box
19
Folder
5
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New Lisbon, 1942-1947; New Richmond, , 1944-1948; Nye, , 1940-1947
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Box
19
Folder
6
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Orfordville, 1909-1910
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Box
19
Folder
7
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Oshkosh, 1940-1946
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Box
19
Folder
8
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Plainfield, 1940; Rhinelander, , 1945; Sturgeon Bay, , 1943-1947; Superior, , 1946
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Box
19
Folder
9
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Washington Island, 1917; Waldo, , 1925, 1936
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Department of Christian Education
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Box
20
Folder
1
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Minutes, 1924-1952
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Subject File
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Box
20
Folder
2
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Administration, 1942-1943
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Box
20
Folder
3
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Conference, Oct. 12-13, 1942
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Box
20
Folder
4
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Baptist Church School Advance, 1940-1942
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Box
20
Folder
5
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College Loan Fund, 1930-1942
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Box
20
Folder
6
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O.D. Cummings, Philadelphia, 1941-1948
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Box
20
Folder
7
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Evangelism, 1942-1943
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Box
21
Folder
1
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Evangelism Crusade (cancelled), 1943
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Box
21
Folder
2
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Finn, Elizabeth, 1945-1948
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Green Lake
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Box
21
Folder
3
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#1, 1942
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Box
21
Folder
4-8
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#2, 1942-1947
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Box
22
Folder
1-2
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#2, 1948, 1952
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Box
22
Folder
3
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Green Lake and Assembly Discussions, 1942-1943
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Box
22
Folder
4
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J, General, 1945-1950
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Box
22
Folder
5
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Jubilee Token Adventure, 1942
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Box
22
Folder
6
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“Lawsonia,” 1944
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Box
22
Folder
6
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Love, M.M., 1942-1948
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Box
23
Folder
1
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Leadership Training, 1951-1952
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Box
23
Folder
2
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Northern Baptist Assembly, 1945-1948
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Box
23
Folder
3
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Spring Rallies, 1943
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Box
23
Folder
3
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State College Y.P. and Work
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Box
23
Folder
4
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Stevens Point, 1942
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Box
23
Folder
5
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Witte, D.W., 1940-1942
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Young People's Work
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Box
23
Folder
6
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1943-1944
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Box
23
Folder
7
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1942-1943
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Youth Congress
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Box
23
Folder
8
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1951
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Box
24
Folder
1
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1950
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Box
24
Folder
2
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1949, 1948
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Box
24
Folder
3
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1947
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Reverend T. Knudsen (Investment Treasurer)
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General correspondence, 1946-1949
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Box
24
Folder
4
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A - F
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Box
24
Folder
5
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G - 0
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Box
24
Folder
6
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P - R
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Box
24
Folder
7
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S - Z
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Investments correspondence, 1945-1947
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Box
25
Folder
1
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A - F
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Box
25
Folder
2
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G - R
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Box
25
Folder
3
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S - Z
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Miscellaneous State Convention Records
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Box
25
Folder
4
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“Roll Call” of Wisconsin Baptist Churches, 1842-1931
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Box
25
Folder
5
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Survey of population and all churches in Wisconsin, 1910
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Box
25
Folder
6
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Hulbert Hall construction and pledges, 1921
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Subseries: Regional Records
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Box
26
Folder
1
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Northern Wisconsin Baptist Association, Annual meeting minutes, 1924-1944
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Southwestern Baptist Association (a/k/a LaFayette Baptist Association)
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Box
40
Folder
6
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Treasurer's reports, 1911-1957
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Annual reports and church letters
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Box
40
Folder
7
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1934-1943
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Box
41
Folder
1-2
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1941-1955
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Box
26
Folder
2
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Subseries: Wisconsin Baptist Ministerial Association, Proceedings, 1864-1916
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Subseries: Women's Organizations
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Baptist Women's Missionary Society of Wisconsin
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Box
27
Folder
1
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Constitution, annual meetings & executive board, 1907-1914
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Box
27
Folder
2
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Annual meetings, minutes and reports, 1915-1917
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Box
27
Folder
3
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Annual meetings and various reports (incomplete), 1917-1941
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Box
27
Folder
4
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State board minutes & reports, 1918, 1925, 1931-1933, 1938
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Box
27
Folder
5
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Junior State Secretary's reports, 1917-1918
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Box
27
Folder
6-7
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Treasurer's records, 1912-1933
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Box
28
Folder
1
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Treasurer's reports, 1914-1936
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Box
28
Folder
2
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Annual “Houseparty” records, 1933-1940
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Box
44
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Reports to national office of foreign/home mission society, 1935-1939
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Box
28
Folder
4
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State Committee for Children's Work, minutes, 1928-1931
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Box
28
Folder
5
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State Society, miscellaneous correspondence
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Box
29
Folder
3
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Woman's Foreign Mission Society of the Central Association, Secretary's Reports, 1879-1886
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Box
29
Folder
3
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Organization of Wives and Widows of Baptist Ministers of Wisconsin, Proceedings, 1911-1939
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Local Women's Missionary Societies
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Milwaukee
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Box
28
Folder
7-8
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Woman's Foreign Mission Society, Minutes, 1905-1916
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Box
29
Folder
1
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Women's Baptist Missionary Union, Account book, 1920-1937
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Milwaukee's South Church
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Box
28
Folder
6
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Woman's Foreign Mission Society, Treasurer's book, 1894-1911
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Box
26
Folder
3
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Woman's Home Mission Circle, Accounts, 1881-1911
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Box
36
Folder
2
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Home Mission Society, 1881-1897
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Box
36
Folder
2
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Young Ladies Mission Society, 1900-1908
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Box
39
Folder
1
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Stoughton: Mission Circle, 1895-1909
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Subseries: Miscellany
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Box
41
Folder
3
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D.W. Hulburt, Account with Convention Treasurer, 1896-1919
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Box
41
Folder
4
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H.S. Vreeland, Personal accounts, 1917-1933
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Box
41
Folder
5
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H.W. Bardenweper, Personal accounts, 1890-1901
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Central Office (?) Accounts
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Box
42
Folder
1
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1905-1908
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Box
42
Folder
2
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1923-1933
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Box
40
Folder
4
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Milwaukee Baptist Union, Assorted records, 1930-1932
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Box
40
Folder
5
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Dramatizations (unidentified)
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Series: Free Baptist Records
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Yearly Meeting, Minutes
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Box
30
Folder
1
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1845-1856
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Box
30
Folder
2
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1861-1902
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Box
30
Folder
3
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1904-1914
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Quarterly Meetings
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Box
30
Folder
4
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Fond du Lac Quarterly Meeting, Minutes, 1854-1868
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Waupun Quarterly Meeting
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Box
31
Folder
1
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Minutes, 1893-1913
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Box
31
Folder
2
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Treasurer's book, 1871-1913
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Box
31
Folder
3
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State Board, Minutes, 1892-1913
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Mission Society
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Box
31
Folder
4
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Home Mission Board Minutes, 1888-1912
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Coldren Missionary Fund Records
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Box
31
Folder
5
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1888-1895
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Box
32
Folder
1
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1894-1913
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Box
32
Folder
2
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1903-1913
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Ministers' Institute of the Yearly Meeting, Proceedings
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Box
32
Folder
3
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1867-1876
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Box
32
Folder
3
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1877-1891
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Box
32
Folder
4
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Ministers' Institute of the Waupun Quarterly Meeting, Proceedings, 1900-1911
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Box
32
Folder
5
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Advocates of Christian Fidelity of the Wisconsin Yearly Meeting, Proceedings, 1892-1912
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Series: Local Church Records
: By location
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Box
33
Folder
1
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Baraboo: Membership Record and Minutes, 1908-1919
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Box
33
Folder
2
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Burnett (Free Baptist): Minutes, 1855-1921
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Cascade, see Lyndon
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East Troy
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Box
33
Folder
3
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Covenant and Minutes, 1842-1905
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Box
33
Folder
3
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First Baptist Society Minutes, 1845-1900
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Greenleaf (Free Baptist)
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Box
33
Folder
4-5
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Minutes, 1876-1946
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Account Books
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Box
34
Folder
1
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1926-1940
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Box
34
Folder
1
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1940-1944
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Box
34
Folder
2
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Lake Geneva: Papers of Rev. E. L. Killam, pastor, 1939-1944
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Lamartine
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Box
34
Folder
3
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Covenant Meeting Minutes and Transactions, 1848-1903
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Box
34
Folder
3
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Minutes, 1862-1896
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Box
34
Folder
4
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Sunday School Records, 1875
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Lodi
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Box
34
Folder
5
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Covenant Meeting Minutes, 1852-1904
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Box
35
Folder
1
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Membership Register and Reports, 1852-1898
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Box
35
Folder
2
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Statistics, Membership Record, Minutes, 1904-1928
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Box
35
Folder
3
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Lyndon (formerly Cascade): Minutes and Records, 1859-1896
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Melrose
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Box
35
Folder
4
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Covenant Meeting Minutes, 1859-1889
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Box
35
Folder
4
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Annual Meeting Minutes, 1867-1889
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Milwaukee (South Church)
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Box
35
Folder
5
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Statistical Records, 1875-1904
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Box
36
Folder
1
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Annual Meetings, 1902-1922
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Box
36
Folder
3
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Finance Committee Records, 1922, 1928
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Box
36
Folder
3
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Letters from World War I Soldiers, 1917
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Box
36
Folder
4
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Moody Church (?): Neighborhood Meeting Minutes, 1912-1913
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Oakfield (Free Baptist)
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Covenant Meeting Minutes
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Box
36
Folder
5
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1847-1863
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Box
36
Folder
5
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1863-1897
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Box
37
Folder
1
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Statistics and Minutes, 1897-1926
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Box
37
Folder
2
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Oshkosh: Minutes, 1945-1947
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Portage: Statistics and Minutes
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Box
37
Folder
3
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1887-1936
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Box
37
Folder
4
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1896-1908
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Rio
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Box
38
Folder
1
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Register and Minutes, 1890-1908
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Box
38
Folder
2
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Register and Annual Meeting Minutes, 1902-1936
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Sheboygan
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Minutes
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Box
38
Folder
3
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1845-1858
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Box
38
Folder
4
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1858-1901
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Box
38
Folder
3
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Constitution and Accounts, 1850-1893
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Box
38
Folder
4
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Annual Meeting Minutes, 1850-1901
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Box
38
Folder
5
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Membership Records, 1892-1905
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Box
38
Folder
5
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Building Committee Report, 1926
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Stoughton
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Box
38
Folder
6
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Treasurer's Book, 1896-1904
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Box
38
Folder
6
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Sunday School Record, 1907-1909
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Box
39
Folder
1
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Ladies Circle (?), 1913-1914
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Box
39
Folder
2
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Trempealeau (Olive Branch): Minutes, 1858-1896
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Box
39
Folder
3
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Troy: Constitution, Minutes, and Membership Record, 1842-1862
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Weyauwega
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Box
39
Folder
4
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Minutes, 1854-1880
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Box
39
Folder
5
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Membership Record and Reports, 1854-1924
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Box
39
Folder
6
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Minutes and Contribution Record, 1907-1920
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Box
39
Folder
6
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Contribution Record, 1915-1924
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Box
40
Folder
1-2
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West Allis (Woodlawn Community): Minutes and Reports, 1922-1936
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Box
40
Folder
3
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Wisconsin Dells (Indian Church): Financial Record, 1934-1940
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