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Mount Lebanon Circuit Methodist Episcopal Church South records

 Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-1978-115.2

Scope and Contents

This item is a photocopy facsimile of a quarterly conference record book for the Mount Lebanon Circuit of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Reports in the record book include information about the general state of the churches and Sunday Schools, the religious instruction of children, and financial matters. Specific individuals identified in the volume are usually church administrators. Congregations identified on the circuit: Arcadia, Athens, Hickory Grove, Mount Lebanon, Mount Mariah, Mount Zion, and White’s Schoolhouse.

Dates

  • 1870 - 1872

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Physical rights are retained by the Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Biographical / Historical

The Mount Lebanon Circuit of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, appears to have been established in the mid-1860s. It consisted of church congregations located in the region of Bienville and Claiborne parishes. In the 1870s, the circuit included the following congregations: Arcadia, Athens, Hickory Grove, Mount Lebanon, Mount Mariah, Mount Zion, and White’s Schoolhouse.

Extent

1 Folders

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acquired in 1978 from University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana.

Existence and Location of Originals

Original item - Mount Lebanon Circuit minutes, Manuscript Collection M-009, Parnell Family papers, University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana.

Title
Finding Aid to the Mount Lebanon Circuit Methodist Episcopal Church South records
Author
Chris Brown and Christopher Willie
Date
2021
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections Repository

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