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Records, 1935-1984.

Southern Baptist Convention. Brotherhood Commission.
33 linear ft.
Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives
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Notes and summaries
Historical sketch -- scope and content note -- file folder listing.
The Brotherhood Commission is an agency of the Southern Baptist Convention. The Commission develops programs of work involving men and boys in missions. Brotherhood work began an a national organization among Southern Baptists in 1907 in Richmond, Virginia as the Layman's Missionary Movement. The name was changed in 1926 to the Baptist Brotherhood of the South. In 1938 its headquarters were moved to Memphis, Tennessee, and in 1950 it assumed its present name, the Brotherhood Commission.
The records of the Brotherhood Commission include: minutes of the Commission and the executive committee, the files of four executive directors (Lawson Cooke, George Schroder, Glendon McCullough and James Smith), photographs, publications, recordings and scrapbooks. In addition there is a significant amount of material related to the National Conference for Baptist Men in Atlanta in 1978. The majority of the files cover the tenure of Schroder as the executive officer and include subject and correspondence files on the various programs of the Commission. Glendon McCullough was a personal friend of President Jimmy Carter and the collection includes correspondence and information on Carter.
Brotherhood Commission deposit 1986.
accessioned March 13, 1986
refoldered and arranged 1987-89 volunteers
completed inventory June 1, 1989
Brotherhood Commission Records, Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives.
Inventory available in archives.
This collection covers:
Laity Baptists.
Men in church work.
Editors, Translators, and other contributors:
Cooke, Lawson H., 1885-1972.
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Cooper, Owen, 1908-1986.
Euting, George L.
McCullough, Glendon, 1921-1978.
Schroder, George William, 1913-1971.
Smith, James.
National Conference for Baptist Men (1978 : Atlanta, Georgia)
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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19866544