Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection

Series 8: Dexter Avenue Baptist Church Organizational Records

Series Summary

Repository: Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center

Creator: Dexter Avenue Baptist Church (Montgomery, Ala.)

Collection Number: Series 8

Title: Series 8: Dexter Avenue Baptist Church Organizational Records

Date: 1954-1964

Quantity: 0.25 linear feet

Scope and Contents of the Series

The series contains annual reports, newsletters, programs, and a few other documents about the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. The annual reports, both in completed and draft form, detail the church’s yearly activities, membership, finances, and plans for the future. They also include observations by Martin Luther King, Jr. about the past year’s endeavors, recommendations, and thanks for the congregation’s understanding of the demands made by his leadership position in the civil rights movement. The "Dexter Echo" newsletters, 1957-1964, provide accounts of church activities, articles on religious matters, announcements about members and groups, and related news items. Sunday services and an organ recital are described in two separate programs. The series also includes a financial statement for 1954-1955, a form letter sent to dinner guests, and a list of repairs and furniture for the parsonage.

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The series is arranged alphabetically.

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Administrative Information

Access is restricted to digital surrogates available in the Archives and Special Collections Department of the Robert W. Woodruff Library.

All documents in this collection either are protected by copyright or are the property Morehouse College, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. Permission to consult the Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection does not automatically include permission to publish from the Collection. Permission to publish or quote from previously unpublished materials or from materials under copyright must first be obtained from the copyright holder. Requests for permission to publish any of Dr. King’s copyrighted speeches, sermons, books or other writings, in whole or in part, shall be addressed to Intellectual Properties Management, Inc., 449 Auburn Ave., Atlanta, Georgia, 30312.

Materials should be cited as: The Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection at the Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc. Researchers are encouraged to furnish the Archives with a copy of any publication that cites materials from the Collection.

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