Barton College has what records exists for eastern NC Disciples Churches and they also have all of the copies of the Watchtower as well as another publication whose name I forget but it was edited by Alfred Moye of Pitt Co. The only time I have been in the Collection at ACC the records were a disaster but they have now gotten them in order or so I understand. One of my projects down the road. Martha At 03:11 PM 7/25/2006, you wrote: >Bill, > >The Archives and Library for the Disciples of Christ is in Nashville, TN. >This facillility is run by the Disciples of Christ Historical Society. I >contacted them in 1997 from information on their web page. At that time >you could join the Disciples of Christ Historical Society for $20 a year >and that entitled you to a few hours of research by a staff member. On >their web page they had an index of their biographies available at the >facility, and this index included my GGGrandfather who was a Disciples >minister and missionary. They sent me a good number of excerpts from >publications about my ancestor, and best of all, a copy of a photograph. >At that time the facility was open to the public to go there and research. > >I found it interesting that in the late 1800s "The Watchtower" was a >Disciple magazine. It was edited by J.W. Walsh in Newbern during the >1880's and by J. L. Winfield abt. 1895. During my younger years it was a >magazine for the Jehover's Witnesses. > >I looked today online and their web page is no longer available, although >I found the link in several places. I did find the information below: >Disciples of Christ Historical Society >Library and Archives >1101 19th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37212 tel. 615-327-1444 >Holdings: The archive and library at the Disciples of Christ Historical >Society, founded in 1931, collects material pertaining to the >Stone-Campbell Movement, which includes the Disciples of Christ, the >Churches of Christ, and the Christian Churches. The collection includes >thirty-five thousand volumes, twenty-five thousand biographical files, and >seventeen thousand congregational files, in addition to audio-visual >items, photographs, microfilm, personal papers, and more. The materials >largely pertain to religious history, local and regional history, >educational history, philosophy, and theology. > > > > >----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Kittrell >To: [email protected] >Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 8:38 AM >Subject: [genpcncfir] Barton College > > >Barton College may have records of some of the Disciples of Christ >churches. I have a copy of Rountree Chronicles signed by Charles C. Ware, >which I purchased years ago. Have talked with them about donating it to >the college. In his signing he states this is the very first copy sold to >his friend. E. Leon Roebuck. Also have another book of Dr. Ware's entitled >Tar Heel Disciples 1841-1852. There were a couple of other books by Mr. >Ware that I donated to Sheppard Library. >Bill > >[. > >__,_._,___ > >==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== >Post to this mail list at: [email protected] >Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr >Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, >and public records. > >============================== >Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >