Skip to main content

Brien Chapel A.M.E. Church records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0211
  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

The collection contains the records of this African-American church in Burnsville, Alabama, from 1924-1973, including board minutes, Sunday School records, membership rolls, assessments, other financial records, death notices, marriages, baptisms, and lists of trustees.

Dates

  • Creation: 1924-1973
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1926 - 1956

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Due to the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access to certain materials may require additional advance notice.

Biographical / Historical

From 1890 to at least 1973, the Brien Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church was in Burnsville, Dallas County, Alabama. At some point after 1973 it moved to Jones, Autauga County, Alabama

Extent

0.8 Linear Feet (7 ledgers)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Records of this African Methodist Episcopal church in Burnsville, Alabama, from 1924-1973.

Provenance

Purchased from Cather & Brown Books, 1989

General

To provide faster access to our materials, this finding aid was published without formal and final review. Email us at archives@ua.edu if you find mistakes or have suggestions to make this finding aid more useful for your research.

Processed by

unknown, 2008; updated by Martha Bace, 2012

Title
Guide to the Brien Chapel A.M.E. Church records
Status
Completed
Date
February 2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513